Test Engineer (Senior)

Job Title: Test Engineer (Senior)

Location: Huntsville, AL 

Position Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

Cintel is seeking an experienced Test Engineer to join our team supporting mission-critical systems. The ideal candidate will have expertise in software and system testing, automation, and evaluation of large-scale, high-performance immersive systems. This role requires a proven ability to design, implement, and manage complex test environments while ensuring compliance with government standards and supporting program objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and automate software test cases, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
• Perform application testing, validate bugs, and isolate issues to improve system quality.
• Initiate, execute, and analyze test results, reporting findings through ticketing systems.
• Perform configuration management, change management, and release management.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement automated test tools and strategies.
• Design and conduct test and evaluation procedures to verify system requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and upgrade automated test scripts and test architectures.
• Write, implement, and report on system test cases, providing progress updates.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in testing practices for highly complex software/hardware systems.
• Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development, emphasizing user requirements, test design, and tool selection.
• Review government test plans and reports for compliance, technical soundness, and effectiveness.
• Observe and evaluate customer acceptance testing, providing feedback and recommendations.
• Support integration activities for developed application software.
• Identify, document, and analyze issues, providing root-cause analysis and remediation guidance.
• Assist in scheduling test events and managing test environments.
• Prepare and present test results, including formal reviews, audits, and decision support materials.
• Maintain and control multiple test software and hardware baselines.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in software/system testing, automation, and evaluation.
• Strong background in automated test tools, test design, and test strategy implementation.
• Experience with high-performance and large-scale immersive systems is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with risk management, system integration, and configuration/change management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical reporting and briefings.
• Must hold an active Top Secret clearance.

CULTURE REQUIREMENTS:

• Engineers, Analysts, and Developers at Cintel, Inc. are highly motivated, technical, and self‐organized. We place a lot of trust in our team members to develop technical solutions for ill‐defined problems (i.e. thrive in an environment where the problem is vague, requirements are lacking, and a solution is not obvious). We need problem solvers.
• We want our team members to be self‐motivated and eager to learn new skills. If you consider yourself a jack‐of‐all‐trades, and are eager to keep up with the latest trends in technology, you’ll fit right in.

ABOUT CINTEL, INC:

Cintel Inc. is a Small Business providing strategies and services to support an array of Government clients in Software Development, Operational/Tactical and Installation/Facilities Energy, Cyber Security, Modeling and Simulation, Data Science, and Programmatic support.

We offer our clients nimble, unique, and value focused solutions with an emphasis on people, connectivity, communication, and teamwork. Our team believes that people drive solutions. By connecting people, information, teams, and experience we deliver solutions that respond to customer needs.

It is the policy of Cintel that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veteran status. These policies shall ensure that the practice of nondiscrimination will be applied in the employment, promotion, upgrading, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, recall or rehire of personnel. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Cintel, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated.