Deputy test Director

Title: Deputy Test Director

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Location: Remote

Status: Regular Full-Time

Minimum Clearance: Ability to obtain Secret **US Citizen**

Superlative Technologies (DBA SuprTEK) is seeking a full-time Deputy Solution Architect (Dep SA) to assist the Solution Architect/Chief Engineer in the execution of his responsibilities; specifically, leading and managing software development, sustainment and back office teams in architecting, designing, planning, coding, testing, releasing and deploying multiple web-based, graphic-rich applications. These applications are used for mission planning and re-planning for the Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) and Department of Defense U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM); so, familiarity with these subject areas or knowledge and experience with AMC’s current portfolio of Command and Control (C2) Systems (e.g., CAMPS Legacy, GDSS, GATES, etc.,) is very helpful.

Job Description

The Deputy Test Director is responsible for ensuring portfolio item level acceptance criteria includes all development of automated testing code necessary for completion of the item, relative to all functional acceptance criteria included in the portfolio items.  If the automation of testing portions of the new functionality is to be deferred, the Test Director is responsible for ensuring a separate portfolio item is generated to provide sufficient automated testing coverage at a later date.  The Test Director is also the Sentinel visionary for the Customer Focused Report, the high-level design and strategy of the automated testing portion of the applications, and all AISS testing, Government Acceptance Testing, and Customer Testing correspondence. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate with external partners and set up and manage the new DMR testing environment.
• Provide sustainment and break-fix engineering support for all components, COTS, infrastructure, and information services to include development and test environments, unclassified primary and alternate production environments, and classified primary and alternate production environments.
• Develop and sustain a comprehensive test plan that describes the test environment, projected specific testing events and schedules, and expected outcomes for remediating existing or future vulnerability.
• Provide Functional, Security, Automated and Integration Testing in the Non-Production and Production Environments
• Develop (or update) a Cloud One plan documenting how each area of testing will be performed, test results documentation approach, and the metrics that will be reported.
• Manage Non-Production and Production test environments as required by the Government.
• Fully implement automated testing possible utilizing Government-approved automated testing tools to verify that the software meets test pass/fail criteria for each requirement as directed by the Government.
• Provide Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts, and Test Results for each software release in accordance with DMR requirements.
• Use blueprints and automated pipelines to the fullest extent possible to establish and validate Non-Production and Production environments, ensuring DMR code and infrastructure changes can be securely promoted from the development environment to the test and Production environments.
• Execute the following tests based on the software release requirements during the DevSecOps Development and Build Phases: unit, smoke, integration, security, regression, performance/load (use load simulation tools to simulate users and monitor system performance in accordance with the Key Performance Parameters), stress (to assess the impact of changes on system performance and availability), failover, interface testing, end-to-end, to verify and validate the software release.
• Support Government Acceptance Testing, interoperability testing, collaborative testing, and customer testing as directed by the Government.
• Facilitate and participate in Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs), and Operational Readiness Reviews (ORRs) as directed by the Government.
• Enter test defects into the Government-approved test defect tracking tool.
• Resolve test findings based on Government priority to fix test issues and defects.
• Participate in Government test-related meetings as requested.
• Perform data testing to ensure the data population process and programming logic are accurate and in accordance with Government-approved specification, to include validating data is replicated across data stores and/or caches as designed.
• Perform Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) testing to include setting up environments, providing data, reporting metrics, etc., as directed by the Government.

Qualifications

Qualified Candidates will have:

• A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in a related field (computer science, computer engineering, management information systems, or science field).
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with web-based technologies and services.
• At least 8 years of hands-on experience with Agile software development and testing methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly present information in oral and written format.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to evaluate complex situations in order to develop helpful solutions, including innovative approaches.
• The ability to contribute to contract deliverables (i.e., architecture diagrams, data flows, process documentation, performance metrics, etc.,)
• U.S. Citizenship.
• An active SECRET security clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Preferred Candidates should have:

• A solid understanding and experience with the software development, testing, and sustainment lifecycle.
• An understanding of AMC, USTRANSCOM and/or DoD C2 systems and their requirements; specifically, CAMPS Legacy, GDSS and MEIS.
• Interpersonal skills to relate to both team members and customers at all levels.
• Time management skills and the ability to prioritize assigned tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office applications to include Teams.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Frameworks/Architectures such as: Micro Services, SOA, Spring Boot, Java EE, AngularJS, .Net Web API, and .Net Web Forms.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Platforms such as: AWS, Red Hat, Docker, Kubernetes, Windows Server, JBoss, Tomcat, Apache, and IIS.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Languages such as: JavaScript, Java, C#, Bash, SQL, and C.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Databases such as: MongoDB, Postgres, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Tools such as: Jenkins, VersionOne, Jira, Bitbucket, Gitlab, Fortify, SonarQube, IBM Datapower, IntelliJ, and SoapUI.

About SuprTEK

Since 1996, SuprTEK has performed exceptionally well on a multitude of DoD and government agency contracts. SuprTEK is an IT Engineering and Professional Services firm focused on helping the DoD and government agencies assure mission success by delivering exceptional solutions with proven results. With corporate headquarters in Ashburn, VA, SuprTEK has a strong presence in the St. Louis Metro East with its Solution and Engineering Delivery business unit, which is currently fulfilling several contracts associated with Scott AFB. SuprTEK is geographically dispersed supporting many successful contracts throughout the DC Metro Area.

SuprTEK provides competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package (Including but not limited to Health, Dental & Vision, 401(k) match, Training, and PTO). We have recently won #124 place of the Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies rated by Inc. Magazine and Comparably’s Top Workplace awards, including Best Perks and Benefits, Best Company Culture, Best Company Compensation, Best CEO’s for Diversity, Best CEO’s for Women, Best Company Outlook ,and Best Place to Work in the DC Metro Area.

SuprTEK does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19; however final vaccination requirements will depend on customer site requirements.

SuprTEK is an Equal Opportunity Employer