Software Test Engineer, Senior

Overview

Software Test Engineer, Senior

Onsite | Huntsville, AL | 5 Days a Week

Active Top Secret Clearance Required

 

SummaryOur client brings bold thinking and a desire to be the best at their work in consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber, and with industries ranging from defense to health to energy to international development.

 

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Test Engineer on our team, you’ll use your experience to work with cross-functional teams and users to evaluate software developed for our law enforcement team. You’ll create test plans and test cases, based on user stories. Through a deliberate blend of functional and automation testing, you’ll generate data and implement the test cases to observe how the software performs, then document the results and communicate defects to the development team so they can start improving the tool. You’ll automate continuous security and performance testing and monitor the health of analytics applications, host platforms, and data. This is an opportunity to supercharge your skills by writing the code to test, creating libraries, and building ground-up frameworks. You’ll also broaden your experience in automation testing, cloud, and enterprise systems, and gain skills in new areas such as automation and cloud computing, while sharing your testing experience with your team.

 

Requirements

• Experience designing and executing test scripts, test plans, and procedures and documenting the expected and actual results

• Experience with automation testing frameworks

• Experience creating and updating automated test cases or scripts

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with programming in Python, JavaScript, or Java
• Experience with backend testing, API testing, UI testing, and DB queries
• Experience testing cloud-based architectures
• Experience integrating test frameworks with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with an Agile release methodology
• Knowledge of commercial cloud platforms, services, and technologies

Education/Certification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years of experience with software testing, or 14 years of experience with software testing in lieu of a degree

Clearance Requirements

• Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; an active Top Secret clearance is required.

Other DutiesPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. --------------  About UsNorthern Virginia-based Precision Solutions is an expert in staffing solutions for companies of any size that open the door to new opportunities and seek outstanding talent. We pride ourselves on being versatile enough to tailor our relationships to the needs of each individual client, being agile in the fast-paced marketplace, and being precise in meeting the needs of any company.  Equal Opportunity Employer StatementPrecision Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.