Contract Writing System Test and Evaluation Analyst

Agile Defense; Fort Huachuca (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Retirement

Learning and Development opportunities

Job summary

Agile Defense, located at Fort Huachuca, AZ, seeks a Contract Writing System Test and Evaluation Analyst to validate functional requirements and advance software toward production. The role collaborates with product owners, developers, and program management to ensure high-quality outcomes.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of experience (or equivalent education) and strong communication, prioritization, and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 4 years of experience; or 60 semester hours with 6 years experience; or 8 years total.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Experience with government contract writing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and validate user stories, technical specs, and functional requirements for test coverage.
• Design, write, and execute detailed test cases for functional, integration, and regression testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects; collaborate with development for root-cause analysis.
• Coordinate with product owners, developers, and program management to align quality goals.
• Develop and maintain functional test cases to verify application features meet requirements.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies to communicate testing status and quality metrics.

Skills

Communication

Prioritization

Detail-oriented

Self-motivated

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years experience

60 semester hours toward Bachelor’s with 6+ years

Job description

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition # 1827

Job Title: Contract Writing System Test and Evaluation Analyst

Location: Fort Huachuca, AZ

Clearance Level: Secret Required to Start

Required Certification(s): ITIL, SCRUM or SAFE

Job Description

We are seeking a collaborative and driven Software Quality, Functional and Development testing analyst. In this role, the ideal candidate will be an integral part of ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions. The successful candidate will work closely with product owners, developers, and program management to validate functional requirements while also contributing to the advancement of the system to the production environment.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze and validate user stories, technical specifications, and functional requirements to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Design, write, and execute detailed test cases, and test scenarios for functional, integration, and regression testing phases.
• Identify, document, and track software defects, at times collaborating with development teams to recreate or perform root-cause analysis.
• Work closely with teammates, product owners, software developers, and program management to ensure alignment of quality goals and project deliverables.
• Design, execute, and maintain functional test cases to validate that application features meet established requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Actively participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to provide testing status and quality metrics.

Education and Background

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree with at least 4 years of experience; or an Associate’s degree with at least 6 years of experience; or at least 60 semester hours of formal education working towards a Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of experience; or 8 years of experience.

Required Skills

• Excellent communication skills—written, verbal, and interpersonal.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks within restricted timeframes.
• Detail-oriented, able to work independently, self-motivated, and a proactive team player

Preferred Skills

• Experience with government contract writing, including familiarity with federal accounting and entitlement systems.

Working Conditions

• Office setting, sedentary.

In addition, Agile Defense invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Agile’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities as well as other optional benefit elections.

Our Core Values

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities