Overview:
BAI, a defense contractor, is seeking a Software Test Engineer to work in a continuous integration continuous development environment in support of current and evolving Naval Air mission planning system products at Point Mugu Naval Base in Camarillo, CA.
Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company.
Salary
The typical annual salary range for this position is $80,000 USD to $115,000 USD.
Salary will be based on current qualifications, directly related experience, geographic location, and possible contractual requirements which could fall outside of this range.
Responsibilities:
Performing manual and automated testing of Web-based applications and software on user representative hardware and virtual machines
Creating test plans and maintaining test environments
Working with development teams to design, develop, and execute scripts which validate, to a high degree of confidence, test cases defined within the projects test plan
Ensuring the appropriate testing and monitoring tools/technologies are configured accordingly with the test objectives/project team requirements
Conducting test case execution based on functional and technical requirements, and user stories
Utilizing manual and automated testing to ensure stability of each release
Supporting the automated load/performance testing across multiple messaging protocols (including HTTP), focusing on overall application performance - validating that application response and outputs accurately reflect functional and technical requirements
Analytical; tracking and communicating task progress, status, and key performance metrics
Assembling, debugging and qualifying new test systems; hands on identification of bug trends, defects and resolution working closely within teams.
Characterizing and isolating bugs and providing steps to reproduce
Entering bugs into a bug database and keep track of requirements and bug fixes that were implemented correctly
Assisting technical writers with help documentation
Communicating effectively across multiple teams, Developers, Scrum Masters, and Project Managers
Participating in a Scrum/Agile development process
Qualifications:
Between 3 to 10 years of experience performing the duties described in the job description and responsibilities sections
Knowledge and experience using Microsoft Team Foundation Server, and/or Atlassian Suite
4+ years in software assessment, software testing, and software engineering required
Experience with automated software testing tools such as SmartBear or HP UFT preferred
3 years’ experience developing, creating, and modifying general computer applications software or specialized utility programs
3 years’ experience with Java/C#
2 years’ experience with Docker, micro-services, ReactJS, and Javascript
2 years’ experience with JIRA, Jenkins, Maven, and Jama
Knowledge of Electronic Warfare would be a positive but not required
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills
Education
BS or BA degree in a Computer or Information Science field or a relevant technical discipline.
ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTION: An additional 6 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree, or 4 additional years of work experience with a relevant Associate’s Degree.
Clearance
Condition of employment – must have an active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to attain a Top Secret upon employment.
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.