Lead Software Test Engineer with Security Clearance

4 weeks ago


Reston, United States LinQuest Corporation Full time
Are you innately curious about unfamiliar subjects and developing new skills? Do you like to tinker with tools or situations to make a thing or a process better? Are you a self-starter who instinctively explores and implements solutions to difficult problems? If your answer is a vigorous, “Yes” to these questions, then the LinQuest Corporation wants you to join our team to contribute to an exciting and dynamic effort for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on location in Reston, Virginia. LinQuest Corporation is seeking a Lead Software Test Engineer, preferably with direct development and user testing experience with AFSIM or similar mission-level modeling & simulation tool to contribute to an exciting project to advance Department of Defense capability to conduct mission-level modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of complex, adaptive kill webs. The selected individual will serve on a broader multi-disciplinary team of operational military subject matter experts, operations research analysts, and modelers conducting sponsor-directed studies and analyses using an environment and MS&A tool being developed by DARPA. Other applicant requirements and job functions include: * Develop structured user testing protocols, vignettes, and use cases which may involve pairwise interactions of few models developed by the broader team through large scale interactions to test high-level behavior and decision logics
* Manage, execute, and report on operational testing of recurrent releases and updates of the MS&A software prior to each release being used for analytic purposes
* May engage directly with the third-party software developer regarding testing results and findings to inform corrective action.
* Provide oversight of testing and systems engineer personnel
* The ability to work in a secure, confined location(ie., SCIF)
* An active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Comparted Information (SCI) eligibility is required.
Required Skills & Experience: * Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience
* Master’s Degree in a related field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
* Degree must be in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, or related fields
* DoD 8570-approved certifications (or demonstrated equivalency):
* CompTIA Security+ or Level I equivalent (minimum)
* ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) or Level II equivalent (preferred)
* High level of proficiency in developing and implementing operational software testing protocols and reporting on results thereof
* Ability to think creatively and function as part of a high-performing team
* Ability to coordinate with government and external contractor stakeholders to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify objectives
* Excellent oral and written communications skills
* Familiarity with one or more mission-level modeling and simulation (M&S) environments, such as AFSIM, NGTS, ITASE, etc.
* Experience developing and testing mission-level modeling & simulation software
* Familiarity with Joint warfighting capabilities, advanced weapons, current and future operational concepts and modeling & simulation of the same
* Active DoD Top Secret clearance with current SCI eligibility
* Eligible for Special Access Program (SAP) access
* US Citizenship
Preferred Skills & Experience: * Understands systems engineering principles and can identify data exchange requirements between software modules and/or subsystems
* Proficiency in one or more of the following or related languages: Python, C++, XML
* Familiarity with Test-Driven Software Development (TDD).
* Experience with CI / CD pipelines to facilitate automatic test execution.
* Experience with unit testing using Google Test or other unit test frameworks.
* Experience with GUI testing using tools such as Selenium, Appium, and Qt Squish
* Familiar with the AFSIM scripting language.
* Master’s Degree in a related field with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience
* Extensive knowledge/experience in Joint warfighting capabilities, advanced weapons, current and future operational concepts and modeling & simulation of the same
* Experience implementing and testing tools in a Linux environment
* Active DoD Top Secret clearance with active SCI within the last 12 months
Benefits: LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits Why LinQuest? LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts. Qualifications Licenses & Certifications Required TS/SCI

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