Software Test Engineer

Title: Software Test Engineer

Location: Alexandria, VA or Colorado Springs, CO

Clearance: TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph

Job Details:

• Assist the customer with testing network modernization solution implementation and quality of a Cloud-Native, Software-defined network
• Take a test lead role in setting the long-term testing system, application, and automation vision and strategies for the customer-modernized network, security, and/or infrastructure
• Present testing results of applications and systems from laboratory and network emulation space
• Develop software modules to test solution deployment and security control effectiveness, including security sensor functions such as PCAP, deep content, and packet inspection
• Develop software unit tests for all software code and utilize provided scanning systems to eliminate code smells, defects, and bugs from the finished product
• Utilize system automation technologies and configuration management technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes OpenShift to create and maintain standardized IT environments (Dev/Test/Prod)
• Coordinate with Network/Cyber/DevOps engineering to ensure complete software build, scanning, deployment, and testing automation
• Design, build, and integrate a CI/CD pipeline for testing software artifacts, solution deployment, and solution security posture using git-based technologies such as Bitbucket and GitLab pipelines
• Apply knowledge of the latest software test engineering industry trends to implement telco cloud and software-defined network security requirements
• Support execution and refinement of the engineering process as part of the customer's RMF efforts
• Provide the security engineering lead input throughout the lifecycle to ensure systems meet ICD-503 standards

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institute in an area applicable to the position; an additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
• Minimum of eight (8) years of directly related software experience in addition to education level
• Strong background in computer science basics (data structures, algorithms, etc.)
• Experience with common scripting languages such as Bash and Python, Git tools and overall best practices
• Proficiency with DevOps processes, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using tools such as Bitbucket and/or GitLab
• Experience testing software applications with cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, etc.) using IaC tools such as Terraform and Red Hat Automation Platform (Ansible)
• Experience with RPM and/or APT-based operating systems such as Red Hat and/or Ubuntu
• Expert knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocol, Web APIs, REST, XML, JSON, YAML
• Experience using API testing tools such as Postman
• Solid client-facing, communications, and collaboration skills
• Must possess current DoD 8570 IAT II and a current system-specific certification (e.g. Microsoft, Cisco, Juniper, Linux, Unix, AWS, Tableau, Splunk etc.)
• Current active TS/SCI clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled