Test Engineer 3 (TS SCI with Poly)

Bct Llc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 190,000 - 291,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Tuition reimbursement

Pet adoption program

Job summary

BCT LLC in Annapolis Junction, MD seeks a Test Engineer 3 with active TS/SCI with POLY. The ideal candidate will lead testing efforts across software and hardware domains, designing testing postures and frameworks, and enabling other test teams.

Qualifications include 8+ years of experience, a STEM degree (or equivalent with extra years), and proficiency in Python/Java/C#; Linux command line; experience with automated test frameworks and CI/CD tools.

Qualifications

• Eight years of testing experience in software and hardware.
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM required; non‑STEM with 5 extra years of testing allowed.
• Experience designing automated test frameworks from scratch.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or C#.
• Linux/Unix command line interface proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead TE tasks and serve as primary liaison to the government for contract coordination.
• Manage T&E resources and QA processes; ensure QA of tests and products.
• Communicate issues and solutions to government and contract management.
• Drive testing design and risk mitigation; develop fallback plans.
• Maintain test documentation and CI/CD familiarity (GitLab, Jenkins).

Skills

Leadership

Test framework design

Linux familiarity

CI/CD

Data visualization

Acceptance criteria

Government liaison

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

SQL

Job description

BCT LLC is seeking a Test Engineer 3. The ideal candidate must possess an active TS/SCI with POLY. This position is located in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. CI Poly must be less than five years old.

A career at BCT LLC means being part of something bigger than yourself.

Our success comes from the dedication of our people and their commitment to delivering meaningful solutions for our customers and their missions. If you’re looking for a supportive, team-oriented workplace where collaboration and shared success matter, we invite you to explore a career with BCT LLC. This position is contingent upon Contract Award.

If you are seeking a meaningful work experience along with a workplace culture that thrives on teamwork, we invite you to explore this career opportunity to join us.

Role Description:

The candidate will be a dedicated tester with experience in both the Software and Hardware worlds. A tester in this role will enable other test teams and testing activities by designing testing postures/frameworks at a macro level and supporting work performed at the micro level. Members of this team will get a broad spectrum of the entire effort and help drive testing design/ improvements.

Qualification requirements include:

• Eight (8) years of experience
• Bachelor's degree or above from an accredited University in Math, Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or a related field is required.
• If the degree is not in the STEM field, must have an additional 5 years of Testing for a total of 13 years.
• Five (5) additional years of TE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree; Professional Certification as SE or T&E level 3 and PM level 2, or equivalent experience is required.
• Demonstrated experience of at least five (5) years shall be within the focus areas needed by the program.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, Java, or C#.
• Comfortable with Linux/Unix command line interface and command execution.
• Experience designing and developing automated test frameworks from scratch.

Skill Sets:

• Provide overall leadership of the T&E task and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution
• Manage T&E resources and tasks; ensure quality assurance of test processes and products
• Communicate issues and solutions to the broader government and contract management structure as requested by Leadership
• Drive innovation and responsiveness to program changes and evolving T&E status to help manage program risk: develop alternative courses of action, work-arounds, and fallback positions with a recommended course of action for each risk, and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones
• Ensure the appropriate level of independence of the team from the solution provider to support government management of objectivity risk
• Familiarity with troubleshooting and performing system administration on Linux servers.
• Experience with Splunk, Grafana, Kabana, or other data visualization dashboard tools.
• Experience creating user stories and defining acceptance criteria.
• Recommend draft plans and reports from the Level 1 tasks for approval by the task leader
• Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
• Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
• Familiarity with the creation and maintenance of test documentation.
• Understanding of software configuration management practices and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins).
• Basic understanding of database concepts and query languages such as SQL or others.
• Ability to develop test cases through the analysis of system requirements.
• Scripting in languages such as Bash, Python, or similar.
• Basic understanding of software testing methodologies.
• Self-motivated and able to work effectively both independently and in a team.

What we Offer

Some of BCT LLC’s benefit offerings include:

• Very competitive 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
• Independent 401(k) and Investment Advisory Services
• BCT-Funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life/AD&D/Disability Coverage paid 100% by BCT
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Tuition/Training Reimbursement
• Pet Adoption Program
• Several Scholarship Opportunities- available to BCT family members/dependents

Salary Range: $190,000 - $291,000

Who is BCT?

BCT LLC is a small business founded in 2006. Since then, BCT has worked tirelessly to construct a foundation laser-focused on its core values of Humility, Respect, Integrity, Loyalty, Kindness, Gratitude, Innovation, and Initiative. In mobilizing these values, BCT has delivered exceptional service to its valued customers and seeks to maintain that reputation at each step. Headquartered in Annapolis Junction, MD, they serve customers throughout the DMV and beyond. With a combined 70 years of experience directly supporting the missions of National Security, BCT’s leadership knows their business better than most. Employees find themselves highly supported by a dedicated and available home-office team and leadership whose focus is their employees' success and happiness. In short, BCT does a small business like none other - check out the difference!

BCT LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All facets of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based solely on merit & business need. Candidates and Employees will never be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.