JOB DESCRIPTION: Gray Tier is seeking a software engineer to perform as one of the primary software test engineers for the development and integration phase of SDLC. These activities are across the development lifecycle from concept development, design, and implementation and will be the SME of the project final stage leading to production. To accomplish these activities candidates will need to apply a diverse skills in software engineering, system engineering & administration, integration, test and system security. Customers often come to our unit with a goal in mind, but they need our help to realize it. As such, candidates should be able to analyze requirements to ensure overall test-ability, and then develop appropriate software design, test plans, and procedures. Since we are a small team with a small dedicated testing staff, candidates should also be able to assist in the execution of functional, performance, and security tests and support debug of system issues. While a separate part of the team does oversee maintenance activities, candidates may be called upon to review existing programs and assist in making refinements to aid in reducing operating time and/or improving current development methods.
- Manage projects to ensure timely production of quality products aligned to requirements.
- Consult with clients to understand and determine software requirements.
- Collect, analyze and suggest short term and long-term budgetary activities
- Test software functionality and design concepts.
- Engage in working groups to streamline costs, determine risks and gaps and offer strategic support.
- Evaluate and analyze high-profile projects.
- Oversee project performance to identify areas requiring adjustments like portfolio rebalance.
- Interface with Government engineering and senior management teams.
- Work closely with 3rd party vendors /service providers on all touch points, including upgrading applications and production support issues
- Provides end-to-end project management support for the software development lifecycle
- Map resources to projects to provide management insight into resource utilization
- Apply program management principles to improve project implementation, reporting, and internal metrics
- Oversee and perform change management activities
- Provide expert counseling and support to the development team on the construction and maintenance of robust, secure, and efficient applications
- Research emerging technologies to decide if the installation can increase the organization's efficiency and effectiveness
- Prepare an analysis of cost and benefits for decision making on IT systems and computing infrastructure efficiencies
- Devise ways to add new functionality to existing technical systems and architectures
- Design and implement new systems by choosing and configuring software
- Oversee the installation and configuration of new software and capabilities
- Conduct testing to ensure that the systems work as expected
- Train system end users and write instruction manuals
Qualifications:
- Master's degree plus 2 years experience, Bachelor's degree plus 4 years experience, Associates degree plus 6 years experience, or a minimum of 8 years experience, in relevant field
- Applicable software/hardware training & certification (e.g.; specialties like Amazon Web Services (AWS) developer/engineer)
- Able to develop & use more complex concepts & processes:
- Leads multiple Junior/Mid-level personnel
- Conducts root cause problem analysis
- Performs multiple tasks at the specialist level
- Looked at as an SME of the project assigned
- Guide & support Journeyman level personnel
- Self-guided individual work, Key Member of team
- Proactive team member, Monitors task(s)
- Task lead, Provides issue resolution
- Provides expert guidance & direction (possibly as SME):
- Directs multiple personnel/contractors through the entire project life cycle
Top Skills
What We Do
Gray Tier Technolgies is a privately held company providing full cyclic cybersecurity services and products. Gray Tier is headquartered in Alexandria, VA with offices in Orlando, FL and Denver Co. Our vision is to be the premier security services and solutions provider for our Enterprise, Government, and military customers. To prepare our customers to defend their systems against global cyber threats. By leveraging our many years of defending mission-critical systems for the US military we are here to help you safeguard your corporate data from attackers. Gray Tier’s experts use techniques and tactics from world-wide cyber threats to provide a realistic evaluation of your network defenses against today’s adversaries.
