Test Engineer

LufCo

$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, or related field.
  • Eight years of experience as a Test Engineer in relevant programs.
  • Strong knowledge of test plan construction and implementation.
  • Familiarity with Agile tools like Jira & TestRay.
  • Expertise in test frameworks such as Cypress, Selenium, or Puppeteer.
  • CI/CD knowledge, especially configuring gitlab-ci.yml.
  • Experience with Docker container management.

Responsibilities

  • Automate tests across various platforms, including manual testing.
  • Utilize open source testing platforms for integration and performance testing.
  • Develop innovative testing ideas for hard-to-test scenarios.
  • Plan, execute, and present performance test data.
  • Conduct security testing within a DevSecOps framework.
  • Assess operational requirements for testability and prioritize objectives.
  • Collaborate with Systems Engineering teams on T&E-related data.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off to ensure work-life balance.
  • 401K with employer matching contributions.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Employee Assistance Program for personal support.
  • Access to LufCo's full benefits information on their website.
Full Job Description
Overview

Position Title: Test Engineer (PRIME Contract)

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Reports To: Technical Task Lead

Job Type: Full-time

Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI with polygraph, U.S. Citizen

Summary: Seeking a Test Engineer who likes digging into their tasks and has a desire to be a part of pushing secure access solutions forward to support the customer. This individual should enjoy engaging with their teammates and have strong communication skills to effectively communicate at all levels, both those that work with them and those they serve.

To be successful: You bring attention to detail and possess the agency to make decisions in support of problem solving and completing tasks in a timely manner. You value the support from company leadership to deliver the highest quality product while supporting a healthy work/life balance. You want to grow and contribute to improve the mission.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Experience in automating all levels of tests, including traditional manual testing, across a wide variety of platforms.
  • Proficient with popular open source testing platforms and tools to perform integration, system and load/performance testing.
  • Uncanny ability to think about how to test the untestable followed up with planning and executing creative testing ideas.
  • Ability to plan, execute and present test Performance Data.
  • Knowledge of security testing as part of a DevSecOps development process and the ability to plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to sync T&E events with supported decision points.
  • Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning.
  • Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information.
  • Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans.
  • Structure tests for build/deploy in stages for Dev, Test/Integration, and Production environments.
  • Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E crosswalk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports).
  • 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.
  • Provide overall leadership of the T&E task and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution.
  • 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


Qualifications

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline from accredited college or university is required.

Experience:
  • Eight (8) years experience as a Test Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
    • 4 years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Skills:
  • Strong knowledge of constructing and implementing test plans (including Strategies, Suites, Cases, Cycles, & Archiving Test Artifacts)
  • Familiarity with Agile tools like Jira & TestRay
  • Test Frameworks with Cypress (strong background), Selenium and/or Puppeteer
  • Familiarity with Java J2EE, Gradle, and Node.js
  • CI/CD knowledge strongly encouraged. Configuring gitlab-ci.yml and gitlab runners
  • Working knowledge of running Docker containers
  • Strong knowledge of types of tests needed for the program: Unit, Integration, End-to-end, Regression, Performance, Accessibility, etc.Familiarity with dashboard technologies such as Splunk, Grafana.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to collaborate with others to determine root cause.

Physical Requirements:

  • Standard office environment with occasional requirements to visit client sites, labs, or field environments.


Compensation and Benefits:
  • Competitive Pay: Salaries depend on labor category, years of experience, education, skills relevant to the position, and type of contract.
  • Benefits: Including Paid Time Off; 401K Contribution and Employer Match Contributions; and Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage; and Employee Assistance Program.
  • For the full list of LufCo Benefits, visit our website: https://www.lufburrow.com/careers

Position availability can vary due to dynamic, evolving contract needs. This job posting being active does not guarantee an immediately available position matching its description. This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities and qualifications for this position. It is not an exhaustive list and may be subject to change based on the needs of the company.

LufCo Employees: This position qualifies for up to a Purple Award level referral bonus. For more information, visit the Employee Portal.

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