Junior Test/SW Engineer

This position is for the NCRC Range Modernization (RM) Junior-level Test Engineer position whose primary responsibility includes integration, functional, and system testing processes and activities across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of automated integration and functional testing and deployment processes and tools to support CI/CD.
• Establish functional test cases and procedures for program capabilities and products.
• Operate as a development team member for an NCRC product scrum team providing testing guidance and input.
• Provide testing support as part of resolution of any open program problem reports (PPRs).
• Support all RM functional, integration, and delivery verification testing activities for NCRC products.
• Support all NCRC baseline release verifications and validations.
• Support design and configuration of test automation initiatives and solutions.
• Support the development of automated test scripts using scripting languages and test frameworks to validate software functionality, performance and integration with hardware/IT components.
• Execute and analyze automated test runs, monitor results and identify defects or inconsistencies in software behavior.
• Support NCRC Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and Event Execution System (EES) hardware and software patching reviews and deployment verifications.
• Provide testing support for capability assessment and technology investigation activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field.
• Three (3) years or more of experience in software engineering and/or test engineering roles.
• Experience planning and executing software system test cases and procedures.
• Experience with test scenario and script development and requirements management.
• Ability and experience effectively communicating technical and programmatic issues.
• Experience with project logistics and working with controlled engineering baselines.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to express technical ideas to senior decision makers.
• Experience developing and executing testing programs and scripts in Linux-based environments.
• Knowledge of virtualization and containerization technologies such as VMware, Docker, HyperV, Xen, Kubernetes, etc.
• Basic proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java or C++[IG1]
• Familiarity with version control systems such as SVN and Git.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps methodologies and tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work within teams.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Must currently have a Secret clearance with eligibility to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience configuring software and system test automation tools and processes.
• Working knowledge of cyber testing or training.
• Experience capturing and utilizing testing metrics and telemetry data to assess health of system components.
• Experience making technical presentations and writing formal test reports.
• Experience using virtualization and containerization technologies such as VMware, Docker, HyperV, Xen, Kubernetes, etc.
• Experience testing components residing in virtualized and containerized environments.
• Experience integration testing systems containing Cisco-based networking appliances.
• Knowledge of complex enterprise infrastructures using various operating systems and domain services such as AD, Exchange/email, DNS, DHCP, VPN, databases, IIS, Apache, etc.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, TFTP, DNS, FTP, etc.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps methodologies and tools.
• Familiarity with test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, pytest, or JUnit.

About us: We are Command Post Technologies, Inc. (CPT). CPT is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), providing engineering services in the areas of Cyber Security, Software Development, Test & Evaluation, and Strategic Planning. CPT employees appreciate working in a caring environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance. As individuals, we come together as a team, supporting a culture rooted in our core principles of integrity, determination, and innovation. In all of CPT’s collaboration efforts, our team prioritizes communication, accountability, and being resourceful in order to maximize efficiency and results.

What’s In It for You

• Great health benefits (for more info contact us directly)
• Leadership training
• 401k with generous company matching
• Career professional development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible hours
• Work/Life balance
• Rewards and recognition
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave

Command Post Technologies, Inc. (CPT) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2008 and headquartered in Suffolk, VA with personnel in various states including Virginia, Maryland, Florida, and Texas. With 2/3 of our staff being former military, CPT firmly believes in employing veterans. Command Post Technologies, Inc. is a unique provider of innovative solutions that enhance our corporate clients’ productivity and empower our government clients with the ability to protect against all enemies: foreign and domestic. CPT adapts its successful military experiential approach to the needs of leaders in a global business environment and provides an elite leadership curriculum that results in a world-class, leadership-altering event.

Command Post Technologies Inc. (CPT) is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identify, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law. We take Affirmative Action to ensure equal opportunities for employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

We abide by the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision and will refrain from discharging or otherwise discriminating against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants. An exception exists where the employee or applicant makes the disclosure based on information obtained while performing his or her essential job functions.