Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
Software Engineering
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automated Testing, Manual Testing, Test Automation Tools, Test Engineering
Certifications:
None
Experience:
6 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Test Engineer supporting customer activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
HOW A TEST ENGINEER SUPPORT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Work with a team of systems engineers and software developers to specify, design, develop, test and deploy the end-state system. Development will take place in an iterative fashion using scrum techniques with inputs from multiple stakeholders. The work will be done in a dynamic stakeholder environment within AWS. Communicate with team leads and senior leadership and rapidly adjust direction in support of new and/or changing requirements. This effort will include a variety of activities, including:
- Automated and manual software testing
- Developing test plans based on software requirements and technical specifications.
- Identifying new test scenarios and create detailed test cases to cover all aspects of the software.
- Performing functional, regression, integration, usability, and performance testing as necessary.
- Documenting defects and track them to resolution.
- Working closely with team members to clarify requirements and resolve issues
- Test Data Creation
- Familiar with the creation and updating of various file formats (e.g. XML, JSON, CSV, Microsoft Excel)
- Programming languages (e.g. Python, R, SQL) commonly used for data manipulation and generation.
- Scripting languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell) commonly used to automate routine tasks.
- Working with databases and SQL for querying, inserting, and updating data as part of the generation process.
- Assessing quality and validity of generated data.
- Addressing challenges in data generation, such as generating data in formats suitable for specific applications.
- Documenting data generation processes, including parameters used, assumptions made, and transformations applied.
- Working with test automation tools (e.g. Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Cypress, JMeter) to validate web-based applications.
- Using Zephyr for test management
- Working with automation frameworks (e.g. JUnit, TestNG, NUnit, Protractor, PyTest) to test custom applications.
- Understanding how to test headless applications using application programming interfaces (e.g. REST).
- Debugging automated test scripts and understand application logs and error messages to pinpoint issues.
- Working with large and small teams of software developers as part of an Agile process.
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. GitHub, GitLab) for managing code and collaborating with other team members.
- Working with CI/CD products (e.g. Jenkins, AWS Pipeline, DevOps) and integrating automated tests into the CI/CD process.
- Working within cloud-based platforms (e.g. AWS)
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
- Education: Bachelors Degree (Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline)
- Required Experience: 6+ yrs
- Required Technical skills:
- Knowledge of testing and automated testing approaches
- Desired Skills:
- Knowledge of testing in a cloud architecture
- Willingness and ability to stay updated with advancements in software testing, data creation techniques, tools, and best practices.
- Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI with active polygraph
- Location: Bethesda, MD - On Customer Site
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
- 401K with company match.
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from.
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays.
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The likely salary range for this position is $157,250 - $212,750. 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:
Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options:
Onsite
Work Location:
USA MD Bethesda
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.
