Test Engineer

What you will be doing

As a Test Engineer, you would be responsible for:

• Developing and executing functional test procedures.

• Feature, System, and Regression testing of each release (per the Sprint schedule) of the product.

• Testing within an agile development environment for a feature-based release model.

• Documentation and maintenance of the test plan, test environments, and test event checklists for each test cycle.

• Providing feedback to the project team, software developers, and Government Program Manager (GPM) on test results and defects.

Required Qualifications:

• Conducting research into and applying knowledge of Government est and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities.

• Plan and Execute Performance Analysis

• Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support

• Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning

• Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use

• Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates

• Select, develop, & use analysis tools

• Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing Tasks

• Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection

• Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points

• Establish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilities

• Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes

• Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning

• Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning

• Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E

• Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test

• Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance

• Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans

• Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports)

• Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties.

• Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, & facilities

• Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements

• Participate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans

• Execute Testing and Data Collection per plan

• Produce associated Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports/Briefings, Data Management Plan

Telework Availability: Hybrid work authorized up to 16 hours per week

Required Experience/Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

• Two (2) years of experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

• Six (6) years of TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Clearance Required: Must possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance to be considered for this role.

Independent Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE, M/F/D/V.