Software Application Tester

Why this is an Exciting Role:

As a Software Application Tester at Boeing Intelligence & Analytics you will be responsible for a streamlined, collaborative User Interface (UI) that shares data across agencies within the IC.

•  A UI that allows users to consolidate, organize, and reconcile and update data in real-time tabular, graphical, and map visualizations.
•  A tool that allows analysts to quickly capture, document and access information.
• Stay at the forefront of data visualization by staying current on trends, top tools and emerging technologies and recommend, advocate for, and implement solutions that are a fit.
• Be part of collaborative and diverse team of junior, senior, and expert level developers and mission leaders allowing you to mentor and learn from others in multiple product teams.
• Provide direct test support to browser-based web applications written in JavaScript. Provide test support for REST APIs (or web services) between the web application and its related back-end data.
• Unique opportunities to work with UI/UX designers who manage the design – look and feel – of the application, as well as Mission Outreach teams who provide direct user feedback for continuous product improvement.
• Review and test software components and gain experience developing comprehensive system, performance, and design plans.

What Makes BI&A Different:

As a fully owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, BI&A offers an optimal mix of a small company environment with exceptional opportunities supported by a large corporation.

Every day, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics supports global missions by building and delivering intelligence, analytics, and cyber solutions that enable users to advance national security. From hardware and software engineering solutions to analytics that keep this nation safe, we create value that meets users’ needs. With vibrant partnerships and innovative approaches, we serve the Intelligence Community through innovation and vision. We have provided our customers with the tools needed to counter evolve global and cyber threats, and to improve wartime decision-making.

• Our talented employees bring software development, systems engineering, and advanced analytics expertise.
• We offer numerous prime contract opportunities with customers headquartered in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as subcontract opportunities that align with our areas of focus and additional opportunities nationwide through our parent company.
• We have current open positions on awarded programs across diverse customer sets and are anticipating upcoming contract awards with a 5-year life cycle and an additional 5 option years.
• Our diverse portfolio allows our employees to move to other projects and teams as they gain further proficiency in their current skill set and learn new skill sets along the way. 
• We offer hands-on access to cutting-edge technologies and a culture of technical excellence. 

Experience and Qualifications:

To be eligible for this demanding position, the ideal candidate should demonstrate the following experience and qualifications:

Required Education and Years of Experience: 

• Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics orchemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD 9 years' related workexperience, Master 12 years' related work experience). 

Required Qualifications: ​

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Experience working in a SAFE Agile software development environment.
• Experience developing automated test scripts (e.g., Selenium, SoapUI, Katalon, Cucumber)
• Experience managing software code using Git & MAVEN
• An Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Fourteen (14) or more years of experience with the following:
• Full Systems Engineering Lifecyle (SELC) experience that includes fourteen (14) years or more of:
  • Work as an individual contributor and in teams, communicate directions, and/or provide guidance to all levels of team testers, as required. 
    • Testing from web applications which use modern JavaScript front-end frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue) and/or backend run-time environment (Node.js).
    • Testing applications interfacing with REST-based APIs/services.
    • Software testing and troubleshooting of software issues for SIGINT systems using test-driven development frameworks. 
    • Experience testing applications for 508 compliance. 
    • Experience with automatic testing and generating test scripts. 
    • Working experience with behavior-driven developments (BDD) such as Cucumber and Lettuce. 
    • Experience with STEP, TD&E, and AO testing process.
    • Full Systems Engineering Lifecyle (SELC) experience that includes fourteen (14) years or more of:
    • Analyzing, translating, and managing user requirements and decompose into software solutions. 
    • Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers. 
    • Developing simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories. 
    • Software integration (new and existing systems)
    • Troubleshooting, debugging and defects correction. 
    • Creation and editing of software system documentation. 
    • Assisting with development and execution of test procedures for software components. 

Desired Qualifications: ​

• Experience working with applications which use NoSQL (i.e., MongoDb, Elasticsearch), advanced key store (i.e., REDIS), and/or relational (i.e., Oracle, MySQL) databases.
• Experience with writing Linux based scripts to facilitate application integration using a one or more appropriate server-side languages (i.e., Shell, Python, etc.)

Telework Availability: Hybrid model approved, up to 16-hours per week (dependent on team)

Work Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Summary Pay Range:

Please note that the information shown below is a general guideline only. Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

$151,000 - $185,000