Test Engineer, Principal I

Hiring a Principal I, Test Engineer to support the Agile-based design, development, integration, testing, & deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities in Dulles, Virginia. This is a full-time, hybrid position, but remote work may be considered.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop & lead continuous test activities in close coordination with the agile development/integration teams & other teams on the program

Define, plan & perform test assignments for large scale, complex, software & hardware systems

Establishes automated & manual test methods & techniques, develops test plans & requirements, writes test procedures & reports, & conducts tests

Collaborate with developers to create the appropriate automated & manual tests for software, interfaces, features, stories, workflows, etc.

Participates in test readiness reviews & design reviews

Applies software development experience & knowledge to ensure test validity, integrity, quality, & execution

Conducts tests which include collaborating closely with others in establishing language, database, & computer requirements along with configuration management techniques

Performs test planning & implementation using state-of-the-art technologies, processes, & frameworks (e.g. SAFe/ similar framework)

Develops & maintains test documentation including plans, procedures, reports, etc.

Analyzes test results & accurately discuss them with management & teams - Documents & keeps program management informed of deviations from customer requirements

REQUIRED

U.S. Citizenship

Active Secret clearance

Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

8+ years of directly relevant experience, ideally in an agile environment

4+ years of automated &/or manual test experience

Excellent & applicable experience with Agile Continuous Development / Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery along with hands-on experience with automated test tools such as Docker, Jenkins, JIRA, Git, Ansible, JMeter, RSpec, Cucumber, Jest, React Testing Library, Selenium Web Driver, Mocha, Jasmine, Chai, Karma, Enzyme, Cypress.io, Puppeteer, testing React applications & other industry-leading tools & techniques

2+ years' experience developing software with Java, Cucumber, Gherkin or similar language in an agile environment

Hands-on & meaningful experience with automated test tools, Selenium preferred

Experience with requirements development & management along with associated

Ability to plan & conduct security testing

Meaningful & relevant experience in developing test procedures

Experience with systems engineering & configuration management processes

Generate test-related documentation as necessary

Excellent teamwork skills including ability to work well with agile development teams, customers, & coworkers at all levels

Work collaboratively across agencies & physical locations

EDUCATION

BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering (2 years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

Automated & manual testing processes

Hands-on DevOps or DevSecOps

Technical understanding of cybersecurity attack techniques & associated mitigation techniques

Program Languages: Java, Perl, Ruby, Python, JavaScript

Database Technologies: SQL, Oracle, MySQL, JBDC, NOSQL

DHS experience

Working in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure)

CERTIFICATIONS

DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II

Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) or similar

Certifications related to Agile development & Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

AWS Certifications