Software Test Engineer - Level IVDepartment: NOAP
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
Compensation: $121,000 - $150,000 / year
DescriptionThe Software Test Engineer will have opportunities to interface with senior level customers, warfighters, and leadership while performing the following functions:
- Plan and manage assignments, progress, and evaluate results.
- Conduct integration and test activities of application software on multiple platforms that include System Drivers, Android devices, Windows, and Linux machines.
- Develop detailed Software Test Plans and prepare Test Reports.
- Participate in software design and development meetings.
- Analyze and identify system level integration issues and resolve issues and dependencies in a team environment.
- Conduct detailed interaction and follow through actions with development teams for issues and requirements
- Conduct testing on software builds and report functionality and interface issues.
- Understand Apps and functionality of Apps as a complete system.
- Perform initial troubleshooting and classification/characterization of defect findings, then enabling software development teams to investigate/fix further.
- Ensure software builds represent military tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Evaluate test data, assess risks, and develop test result summaries for leadership briefings, Suitability Statements and Milestone Decisions.
- Ensure all Government test planning documents are uploaded to the appropriate databases.
- Interface with customers, vendors, and various stakeholders to identify and resolve problems that cause failures.
- Provides feedback on test trends, returns and vendor performance.
A Test Engineer who fits our team is: - Dynamic: contributes energy and enthusiasm to our daily tasks, to the team's interactions, and to the Company's mission.
- Thorough: possesses an unparalleled work ethic; produces complete, even polished products; persistent; mission-focused; asks "Why?" as often as necessary to get to the root of the matter.
- Mature: respects others' opinions, beliefs, and culture; listens to ideas, shares thoughts, and works independently and together to contribute insights to the company's leaders.
- Forthright: speaks with conviction; argues based on understanding, respectfully.
- Inquisitive: seeks deeper explanations of how systems work, not the surface-level description of the actors involved; goes beyond "stick-fetching" to connect the unconnected.
- Timely: shows up, ready to think, prepared to get on with the day's assignments; contributes analytical insights that meet time-sensitive, reasonable requests.
- Honest: knows what's right, what's legal, what's appropriate; conducts himself/herself accordingly.
Required Qualifications- Because this role requires a DOD security clearance, all applicants must be able to provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
- Due to the sensitive nature of the work being performed, a candidate must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- High School diploma and 20 years' experience, or
- Bachelor's degree in a directly related field and 10 years of experience, or
- Master's degree in directly related field and five years of experience
- Lab and hands-on Debugging Exposure.
- Ability to support occasional travel.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with one or more of the following development tools/environments is desired: Android SDK, .NET SDK, OpenGL, FFMPEG, and SQLite.
- Domain experience in geospatial systems (i.e., moving map display), geo-positioning devices, advanced GPS technology, tactical networking, and/or mission planning solutions desired.
- Experience with mobile applications, Android OS, and Windows preferred.
- Knowledge and experience with Mission Command and Control Software to include Nett Warrior, ATAK, WinTAK, Mounted Computing Environment, Command Post Computing Environment, Blue Force Tracker, GPS, Geospatial, Military communications.
ACI Offers a Robust Benefits Package Which Includes:- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Group Life and Voluntary Life Insurance plans
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition and Professional Development Reimbursement Program
