Test Engineer with Security Clearance

Altamira Technologies Corporation; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Altamira Technologies Corporation is seeking an experienced Automated Test Engineer to join the team. The role focuses on developing and executing automated test plans for custom software within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, including cloud-based or classified AWS contexts.

You will collaborate with test, development, and deployment teams to ensure robust test coverage and reliability. The candidate should have 7+ years in test engineering, strong scripting abilities (Python

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• Seven or more years’ experience as a test engineer in programs of similar scope.
• Experience creating and executing automated test plans, scripts, and integrating them into development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute automated test and evaluation plans for custom software.
• Coordinate and integrate Evaluation and Testing tasks and products.
• Drive action on program risks and propose alternatives and contingencies.
• Create and maintain automated test scripts for validation of features, configurations, and upgrades.
• Manage regression testing with comprehensive coverage of patches, upgrades, and releases.
• Produce high-quality documentation for test plans, automation standards, and procedures.

Skills

Automated testing

Python scripting

Agile development

US Citizenship

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Tools

JIRA

SVN

Git

Job description

Altamira Technologies has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities worldwide by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security. Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies. We are Looking for an experienced Automated Test Engineer to join our team. In this role you will support testing activities as a member of the test, development and deployment team. You will be supporting key activities in defense of emerging threats in the cybersecurity domain and work as part of a team that develops and tailors’ capabilities with the common goal to prevent and eradicate threats to critical U.S. systems. TS/SCI/FS Poly clearance only is required for this position. Qualifications: * Work to develop and execute automated test and evaluation plans for custom software as a part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.

• Coordinate and integrate Evaluation and Testing tasks and products
• Drive innovation and responsiveness to program changes and evolving test and evaluation (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
• Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline from an accredited college or university. * Minimum Seven (7) years’ experience as a test engineer in programs of similar scope, type and complexity is required. * Four (4) years of additional test engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. A master’s degree may be substituted for two (2) years of experience Required Skills: * Must have a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• Seven (7+) years’ experience creating and executing automated test plans, scripts, and integrating them into development.
• 5+ years of experience applying techniques to create automated solutions in support of dynamic, evolving mission requirements.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automated test scripts to validate new features, custom applications, configuration changes, and system upgrades.
• Experience managing regression testing including comprehensive coverage of all software/system patches, upgrades, releases.
• Experience writing/maintaining high-quality documentation for test plans, automation standards, and execution procedures.
• Experience working within cloud infrastructure in classified AWS environment.
• Scripting experience/Python is desired
• Ability to work version control systems (e.g. SVN, GIT), and experience with JIRA ticketing tool, and understanding of basic CM principles.
• Strong written and verbal communications with experience working as part of an Agile Development Team
• U.S. Citizenship
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph Education and Experience: * Applicant must have a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• Seven (7+) years’ experience creating and executing automated test plans, scripts, and integrating them into development.
• 5+ years of experience applying techniques to create automated solutions in support of dynamic, evolving mission requirements.

Altamira is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.