Senior Test Systems Engineer

VT Group (VTG); Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

VT Group (VTG) is looking for a Senior Test Systems Engineer to join their team in Springfield, VA. This role involves leading Application, System, and Integration Testing for complex systems, ensuring compliance and quality across various projects.

The ideal candidate will have a background in Systems Integration and experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies. The pay range for this position starts at $135,000 annually, with considerations for experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields.
• Senior-level systems integration experience in government or industry.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead Application, System, and Integration Testing teams.
• Perform integration testing on system software and hardware.
• Plan and execute manual tests and automated test scripts.

Skills

Systems integration experience

Experience with test management tools

Experience with Agile and DevOps practices

Programming skills (Python, Java)

Familiarity with AWS and C2S

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field

Master's degree in STEM or related field (desired)

Tools

JMeter

Jenkins

Docker

Postman

GitHub/GitLab

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Test Systems Engineer, located in Springfield, VA.

What will you do?

Senior-level Test Systems Engineers assist in leading Application, System and Integration Testing teams performing test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

• Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing test and evaluation across the NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies.
• Performs testing of applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) in DevOps pipelines utilizing quality assurance measures established by the government and industry best practices.
• Performs independent integration testing on system software and hardware to determine the system’s compliance with specified requirements.
• Plans and executes manual tests, and automated test scripts using scripting and programming languages.
• Supports technical investigations for defects discovered during test activities.
• Refer to Section 3.3.2 for a listing of expected work activities the Test Systems Engineer position would be required to support.

Qualifications

Do you have what it takes?

Required

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience.
• Senior-level systems integration experience working in government or industry integrating large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures.
• Experience with testmanagement and defect tracking tools.
• Experience with traditional, Agile, and DevOps development practices and associated testing strategies.
• TS/SCI w/Poly.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Desired

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• Experience with JMeter, Jenkins, Docker, Postman, Swagger, Nexus, Apigee or GitHub/GitLab (or equivalent software packages), Java, Bash, Curl, XML, JSON, SQL, Python, Javascript, and AWS and C2S.
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.

Pay Range: VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $135,000 - $190,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.