Senior Software Engineer (Test)

Brandes Associates, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense contractor is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Test) with 3+ years of experience to work in a continuous integration environment. The role involves testing naval mission planning systems with opportunities for career advancement and excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• 3-10 years experience in software testing and engineering.
• 4+ years in software assessment and testing.
• Experience with automated testing tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual and automated testing of applications.
• Create test plans and maintain test environments.
• Support automated load/performance testing.

Skills

Microsoft Team Foundation Server

Atlassian Suite

Software Assessment

Software Testing

Software Engineering

Automated Software Testing Tools

JIRA

Jenkins

Maven

Jama

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Education

BS or BA in Computer Science

Tools

SmartBear

HP UFT

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (Test)

Job Locations

US-CA-Point Mugu

Req No.

2025-1918

Category

Computers/Software

Type

Regular Full-Time

Clearance Level

Secret

Overview

BAI, a defense contractor, is seeking a Software Test Engineer with 3+ years of experience, to work in a continuous integration continuous development environment in support of current and evolving Naval Air mission planning system products at Point Mugu Naval Base in Camarillo, CA. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company.

Salary

The typical annual salary range for this position is $90,000 USD to $115,000.00 USD. Salary will be based on current qualifications, directly related experience, geographic location, and possible contractual requirements which could fall outside of this range.

Responsibilities

Performing manual and automated testing of Web and Desktop based applications and software on user representative hardware and virtual machines
• Creating test plans and maintaining test environments
• Working with development teams to design, develop, and execute scripts which validate, to a high degree of confidence, test cases defined within the projects test plan
• Ensuring the appropriate testing and monitoring tools/technologies are configured accordingly with the test objectives/project team requirements
• Conducting test case execution based on functional and technical requirements, and user stories
• Utilizing manual and automated testing to ensure stability of each release
• Supporting the automated load/performance testing across multiple messaging protocols (including HTTP), focusing on overall application performance - validating that application response and outputs accurately reflect functional and technical requirements
• Analytical; tracking and communicating task progress, status, and key performance metrics
• Assembling, debugging and qualifying new test systems; hands on identification of bug trends, defects and resolution working closely within teams
• Characterizing and isolating bugs and providing steps to reproduce
• Entering bugs into a bug database and keep track of requirements and bug fixes that were implemented correctly
• Assisting technical writers with help documentation
• Communicating effectively across multiple teams, Developers, Scrum Masters, and Project Managers
• Participating in a Scrum/Agile development process

Qualifications

• Between 3 to 10 years of experience performing the duties described in the job description and responsibilities sections
• Knowledge and experience using Microsoft Team Foundation Server, and/or Atlassian Suite
• 4+ years in software assessment, software testing, and software engineering required
• Experience with automated software testing tools such as SmartBear or HP UFT preferred
• 3 years' experience developing, creating, and modifying general computer applications software or specialized utility programs
• 2 years' experience with JIRA, Jenkins, Maven, and Jama
• Knowledge of Electronic Warfare would be a positive but not required
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills
  
  

Education
BS or BA degree in a Computer or Information Science field or a relevant technical discipline.
ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTION: An additional 6 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree, or 4 additional years of work experience with a relevant Associate's Degree.

Clearance
Condition of employment - must have an active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to attain a Top Secret upon employment. Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

BAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other non-merit based factors made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.