Overview

Provide software testing support for Air Force staff training simulations as part of a development team. Responsibilities include: ensuring that testing conclusions and recommendations are fully supported by test results, and program leadership is fully informed of testing status and application deviations from documented user requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute functional, integration, and system test procedures
• Identify opportunities for automated test and assist in test implementation
• Assist end users, who may not be knowledgeable in test procedures, to accomplish user acceptance testing
• Develop and refine test procedures to verify satisfaction of requirements in a complex to highly complex software system
• Document test results and system defects
• Provide onsite helpdesk and system operator support for major events or exercises
• Install, operate, and maintain program software in support of test and exercise requirements
• Understand and adhere to project schedules and stay within established budgets

• Comply with program processes for software development and configuration management. This includes meaningful participation in Agile development process events such as scrums and sprint reviews

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as computer science, information technology, systems or software engineering from an accredited college or university or any bachelor's and two years additional software testing experience. High school diploma and 5 years' additional testing experience can substitute for bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 4 years software testing experience.
• Firm understanding of processes involved in full lifecycle software development
• Strong Linux skills
• Troubleshooting and system analysis
• Experience in the development of test scenarios and providing support for User Acceptance Testing
• Experience in assisting developers in creating and maintaining automated test scripts
• Comfortable operating with minimal supervision and coordinating with a geographically distributed team
• Written and oral communication skills sufficient to test results and explain them to both developers and system users
• Use of Git or similar version control system

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U. S. Citizenship status with ability to obtain a SECRET to TOP SECRET security clearance.
• Position requires COVID 19 full vaccination or willingness to test as required by the customer; testing is at the cost of the individual