Job Description:
Competitive Range partners with the government to plan and deploy complex, IT-enabled, and mission-essential capabilities. Our goal is to help you develop and expand your professional capabilities while working on challenging, exciting projects in a collaborative, congenial environment.
We are seeking a Senior System Tester to conduct comprehensive requirements analysis, software testing, debugging, and performance optimization in support of mission-critical defense applications. This role requires expertise in Agile Scrum methodologies, microservice architectures, cloud computing, and security compliance within DoD environments.
Key Responsibilities:- Perform requirements analysis, software design, development, integration, and testing for defense applications.
- Develop, execute, and maintain test cases and automated testing strategies within Agile frameworks.
- Conduct bug fixing, troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning for DoD software systems.
- Implement configuration management practices ensuring software integrity and compliance.
- Develop microservice architectures for web and application services, including load balancing, automated surge capability, and performance monitoring.
- Work with traditional SQL-based and NoSQL database management systems, integrating full-text search capabilities.
- Implement security controls compliant with Federal and DoD cybersecurity regulations.
- Automate application deployments, scaling, and management across on-premise and off-premise cloud environments.
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations and documentation to DoD stakeholders.
- Collaborate within cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of testing methodologies and best practices.
- Active Secret Clearance: TS preferred.
- Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field OR equivalent work experience.
- Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of experience supporting software development and testing within Agile Scrum methodologies.
- Technical Expertise:
- Strong proficiency in Java and scripting languages such as Python.
- Extensive experience in debugging, troubleshooting, and optimizing software performance.
- Deep knowledge of cloud architectures, microservices, database technologies, and security compliance.
- Ability to assess and improve test automation strategies for mission-critical defense applications.
- Experience working with classified defense systems and DoD software testing procedures.
- Familiarity with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and secure cloud infrastructures.
- Certifications such as Security+, CISSP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or DoD-approved system testing credentials.
Top Skills
What We Do
Competitive Range is a Management Consulting and Technology Solutions consultancy that provides acquisition, program management, and IT engineering.
OUR VISION
It is our vision to be the standard against which mission support and technology partners are measured in ethics and value added outcomes.
OUR MISSION
We are highly ethical, operationally agile, and aggressively committed to delivering on customer objectives. These “rules of engagement” delineate us from our competitors. They define the mechanics of our success, and the longevity thereof.
OUR BRAND
The vision for Competitive Range was formed over many years of dedicated service alongside the extraordinary men and women of the USAF 375th Civil Engineering Squadron.
We are committed to providing our customers with a value added engagement experience.
