Test Systems Engineer-Senior Level

Strategic ACI is seeking a Senior-level Test Systems Engineer that will assist in leading Application, System and Integration Testing teams performing test and evaluation to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

Responsibilities:

• Perform testing of applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) in DevOps pipelines utilizing quality assurance measures established by the government and industry best practices
• Perform independent integration testing on system software and hardware to determine the system’s compliance with specified requirements.
• Plan and execute manual tests, and automated test scripts using scripting and programming languages
• Support technical investigations for defects discovered during test activities
• Support agile, end-to-end system, operational, integration, and regression testing and analysis on mission production systems, GEOINT services in support of programs
• Support early integration testing of multiple interactive systems to demonstrate stability and readiness for operational exposure in support of programs
• Perform requirements decomposition to identify and develop test cases and objectives
• Conduct system workflow and interoperability analysis to identify test case insertion points
• Conduct assessment of risk to the enterprise, architecture, legacy capabilities, and end user to determine the risk priority and scope of planned testing
• Coordinate program test participation with all stakeholders, mission partners, other programs, segments, and projects, de-conflicting schedule, and resource conflicts
• Track Discrepancy Reports (DRs) and developer and program office Technical Investigation (TI) updates to determine need for re-test
• Perform analysis of program test case results and analyze output from artifacts against risk; develop a recommendation for operational readiness
• Coordinate recommendation with the program, mission partner, segment, and project office to determine the appropriateness of deployment with liens, delayed deployment, or partial operationalization of capabilities
• Support readiness of programs, segments, and projects at various milestones through participation in required readiness reviews and assist government POCs with recommendations to ensure success
• Provide support to develop Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) criteria and system acceptance tests
• Facilitate and oversee self-service and collaborative end-to-end system testing and analysis inclusive of DevOps and cloud hosted developed applications, tools, and services
• Guide Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing test and evaluation across multiple agencies

Qualifications:

Required: 

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience
• Senior-level systems integration experience working in government or industry integrating large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools
• Experience with traditional, Agile, and DevOps development practices and associated testing strategies

Desired: 

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program
• Experience with JMeterand, Jenkins, Docker, Postman, Swagger, Nexus, Apigee or GitHub/GitLab (or equivalent software packages), Java, Bash, Curl, XML, JSON, SQL, Python, Javascript, and AWS and C2S
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools, and languages.
• Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience