DevOps Engineer (NTO Test Support)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$105K — $142K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in software testing and development
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Strong familiarity with Agile methodology for software development
  • Ability to create and document test cases/results for software products
  • U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Deliver technical support for software testing within the NCE Testing Organization
  • Lead coordination of test events across systems
  • Engage in Agile ceremonies to drive continuous application improvements
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish effective testing strategies
  • Develop and document automated test cases and test scripts
  • Perform exploratory and regression testing during development cycles
  • Manage test defects and enhancements through to completion

Benefits

  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan options
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible work schedule promoting work/life balance
  • Comprehensive paid time off including holidays, sick leave, and parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability, life, and accidental death insurance
  • Regular reviews of the benefits package to ensure it meets employee needs
Full Job Description

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Professional Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Test Case Design, Writing Test Plans

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a DevOps Engineer (NTO Test Support Focus) at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a DevOps Engineer (NTO Test Support Focus) you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a DevOps Engineer (NTO Test Support Focus) joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA.

HOW A DEVOPS ENGINEER (NTO TEST SUPPORT FOCUS) WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Job Summary:

Designs, develops, evaluates, plans and tests engineering specifications for software programs and applications.  Performs basic troubleshooting and maintenance of the integrated test environment as a part of an operational DevOps team.

Job Duties:

•Dedicated onsite test support for a software application within the NCE Testing Organization (NTO)

•Lead the coordination efforts for all test events that involved our system.

•Participate in Agile ceremonies (standup, sprint planning, increment planning, etc) to support innovation and enhancement of applications through iteration/functionality testing

•Participate and collaborate with team members to assess story point/complexity efforts (using best practices) to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria

•Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Product Owner, DevOps Engineers, Software Developers, etc) to develop test approaches with an emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets, Develop and document end-to-end functionality test case narratives using task management system (JIRA/Confluence)

•Provide early exploratory testing during the development phase

•Design, code and deploy automated test scripts

•Maintain test documentation, provide support to government test organization, conduct load and performance testing, evaluate test results, and provide feedback in a Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery Pipeline.

•Provide Test and End user support for test events and operations; perform basic troubleshooting of the test environment when issues arise.

•Setup test configurations in preparation for test events

•Manage test defects and follow through to code enhancement completion

•Perform upgrade activities in the NTO test environment(s)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Skills/Qualifications:

Required:

•5+ years of experience

•Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, systems engineering or any related field/major, or 3 additional years of experience in information technology.

•Demonstrated experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence.

Desired:

•Technical certification Network +, Security +, Oracle or specializing in Software Development, or Cloud Computing.

•Demonstrated experience working in an Agile development framework.

Location: On Customer Site

US Citizenship Required

The likely salary range for this position is $105,400 - $142,600. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Springfield

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 


Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

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