Staff / Senior Staff Software Test Engineer

SciTec, Inc.

$102K — $157K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
  • U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for a DoD security clearance
  • 3+ years of experience in software test engineering
  • Strong collaboration and team skills
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Detail-oriented

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain CI pipelines for automated testing
  • Orchestrate automated testing using Kubernetes and Helm
  • Execute tests in various environments
  • Develop test automation suites
  • Participate in engineering artifact reviews
  • Conduct performance and risk analyses
  • Maintain test documentation as per procedures

Benefits

  • 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
  • 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance
  • 80% company paid Dental insurance
  • 100% company paid Vision insurance
  • 100% company paid Life insurance
  • 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
  • Short-term Disability insurance
  • Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
  • Discretionary Performance Bonus
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Generous Paid Time Off including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
  • Flexible Work Hours
Full Job Description
SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented software test engineer to support our programs delivering Next-Generation Missile Warning software. This is a unique opportunity to join a small business delivering core capabilities for National defense. You will work within a fast-paced team delivering end-to-end software processing of Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) sensor data for Missile Warning, Missile Defense, Battlespace Awareness, and Technical Intelligence. The position is on-site in Boulder, CO.

Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain CI pipelines (GitLab CI) for automated testing
  • Orchestrate automated testing across development and test environments using Kubernetes and Helm
  • Executing tests and supporting test execution in multiple environments
  • Developing test automation suites
  • Participating in test engineering artifact reviews
  • Conducting performance analyses, risk analyses, and trade studies
  • Maintaining test documentation in accordance with management procedures
  • Completing assigned tasks to meet program schedule milestones
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
  • U.S Citizenship and eligibility for a DoD security clearance
  • 3 years of experience in software test engineering roles and functions
  • Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Detail oriented
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Candidates with the following qualifications will be preferred
  • Experience with testing Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) processing systems
  • 1 year of experience in software development or test automation (preferably in Python)
  • Experience with formal requirements verification for Government programs
  • Experience working within AWS cloud services and environments.
  • Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks for cloud infrastructure
  • Familiarity with Python, CI/CD tools, container orchestration with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  • An active DoD security clearance

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Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:
  • 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
  • 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
  • 80% company paid Dental insurance
  • 100% company paid Vision insurance
  • 100% company paid Life insurance
  • 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
  • Short-term Disability insurance
  • Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
  • Discretionary Performance Bonus
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
  • Flexible Work Hours


The pay range for this position is $102,000- $157,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

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