Test Engineer

Our Partner is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. They are seeking a Test Engineer to support this critical customer mission.

Responsibilities

• Define, plan, and perform test assignments for large scale, complex, software and hardware systems
• Establish automated and manual test methods and techniques, develop test plans and requirements, write test procedures and reports, and conduct tests
• Participate in test readiness reviews and design reviews
• Apply software development experience and knowledge to ensure test validity, integrity, quality, and execution
• Conduct tests which include collaborating closely with others in establishing language, database, and computer requirements along with configuration management techniques
• Perform test planning and implementation using state-of-the-art technologies, processes, and frameworks (e.g. SAFe or similar framework)
• Develop and maintain test documentation including plans, procedures, reports, etc.
• Analyze test results and accurately discuss them with management and teams
• Document and keep program management informed of deviations from customer requirements

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain a TS/SCI
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related discipline, or HS diploma and 7 years of directly relevant experience
• 6 years of directly relevant experience, ideally in an agile environment
• 2 years of automated and/or manual test experience
• 2 years' experience developing software with Java, Cucumber, Gherkin or similar language in an agile environment
• Excellent and applicable experience with Agile Continuous Development / Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery along with hands-on experience with automated test tools such as Docker, Jenkins, Rational Team Concert, JIRA, Git, Chef, Ansible, Puppet, Junit, JMeter, RSpec, Cucumber, and other industry-leading tools and techniques
• Experience with requirements development and management along with associated
• Ability to plan, conduct and conduct security testing
• Meaningful and relevant experience in developing test procedures
• Experience with systems engineering and configuration management processes
• Able to generate test-related documentation as necessary
• Excellent teamwork skills including ability to work well with agile development teams, customers, and coworkers at all levels
• Ability to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations

Desired Skills

• Experience with automated and manual testing processes
• Hands-on DevOps or DevSecOps experience
• Familiarity with following CISA practices:
  • Securing the Software Supply Chain
  • Cybersecurity Best Practices
  • Open-Source Software Security
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-218, Secure Software Development Framework V1.1: Recommendations for Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities
• Hands on experience with automated testing solutions such as: Selenium, Puppeteer, Cypress, WebDriverIO, Playwright, Cucumber or NightWatchJS.
• Manual and Automated Testing experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following program languages: Java, Perl, Ruby, Python, and JavaScript
• Experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following database technologies: SQL, Oracle, MySQL, JBDC, NOSQL
• DHS experience

Desired Certifications

• DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II
• Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) or similar
• Certifications related to Agile development and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• AWS Certifications

About Us
For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients' toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics. Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ