Test Engineer 3 (TS SCI with Poly)

BCT LLC

$190K — $291K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Eight (8) years of experience in testing engineering.
  • Bachelor's degree or above in Math, Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or related field.
  • If degree not in STEM, must have a total of 13 years of Testing experience.
  • Five (5) years of experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree with certain certifications.
  • Demonstrated experience aligned with specific program focus areas for at least five (5) years.
  • Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, Java, or C#.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix command line interface.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the T&E task and serve as the primary liaison to government for contract coordination.
  • Manage T&E resources/tasks and ensure quality assurance of the testing processes.
  • Communicate testing issues and solutions to government and contract management teams.
  • Drive innovation in response to program changes by developing contingency plans.
  • Ensure team independence from solution providers to maintain objectivity.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot Linux server configurations.
  • Create user stories and define acceptance criteria for testing.

Benefits

  • Very competitive 401(k) plan with matching contributions.
  • BCT-Funded Health Savings Account (HSA).
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Competitive PTO and federal holiday package.
  • Life, AD&D, and disability coverage paid 100% by BCT.
  • Employee referral program with generous incentives.
  • Tuition and training reimbursement for professional development.
  • Gym membership program promoting health and wellness.
  • Pet adoption program supporting employees' pets.
  • Scholarship opportunities for employees' family members.
Full Job Description
BCT LLC is seeking a Test Engineer 3. The ideal candidate must possess an active TS/SCI with POLY. This position is located in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. CI Poly must be less than five years old.

Role Description:

The candidate will be a dedicated tester with experience in both the Software and Hardware worlds. A tester in this role will enable other test teams and testing activities by designing testing postures/frameworks at a macro level and supporting work performed at the micro level. Members of this team will get a broad spectrum of the entire effort and help drive testing design/ improvements.

Qualification requirements include:
  • Eight (8) years of experience
  • Bachelor's degree or above from an accredited University in Math, Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or a related field is required.
  • If the degree is not in the STEM field, must have an additional 5 years of Testing for a total of 13 years.
  • Five (5) additional years of TE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree; Professional Certification as SE or T&E level 3 and PM level 2, or equivalent experience is required.
  • Demonstrated experience of at least five (5) years shall be within the focus areas needed by the program.
  • Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, Java, or C#.
  • Comfortable with Linux/Unix command line interface and command execution.
  • Experience designing and developing automated test frameworks from scratch.

Skill Sets:
  • Provide overall leadership of the T&E task and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution
  • Manage T&E resources and tasks; ensure quality assurance of test processes and products
  • Communicate issues and solutions to the broader government and contract management structure as requested by Leadership
  • Drive innovation and responsiveness to program changes and evolving 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
  • Ensure the appropriate level of independence of the team from the solution provider to support government management of objectivity risk
  • Familiarity with troubleshooting and performing system administration on Linux servers.
  • Experience with Splunk, Grafana, Kabana, or other data visualization dashboard tools.
  • Experience creating user stories and defining acceptance criteria.
  • Recommend draft plans and reports from the Level 1 tasks for approval by the task leader
  • Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
  • Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
  • Familiarity with the creation and maintenance of test documentation.
  • Understanding of software configuration management practices and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins).
  • Basic understanding of database concepts and query languages such as SQL or others.
  • Ability to develop test cases through the analysis of system requirements.
  • Scripting in languages such as Bash, Python, or similar.
  • Basic understanding of software testing methodologies.
  • Self-motivated and able to work effectively both independently and in a team.

What we Offer

Some of BCT LLC's benefit offerings include:
  • Very competitive 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
  • Independent 401(k) and Investment Advisory Services
  • BCT-Funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Health/Dental/Vision Coverage
  • Competitive PTO & Federal Holiday package
  • Life/AD&D/Disability Coverage paid 100% by BCT
  • Generous Employee Referral Program
  • Tuition/Training Reimbursement
  • Gym Membership Program
  • Pet Adoption Program
  • Several Scholarship Opportunities- available to BCT family members/dependents

Salary Range: $190,000 - $291,000

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