Cyber Test Engineer

About the position

In this portion of IPSecure Inc., you'll shape the future of DoD Cyberspace Weapon Systems by addressing the cyber warfighter operational requirements with rigorous testing on enhancements to current systems or employment of future systems in live or operational representative environments. Team IPSecure builds and test the technology to tackle the toughest challenges and stay ahead of the latest threats. Member of a test team that plans, executes, and reports on operational test and evaluations of a cyber-weapon system. Applies knowledge of the operational test lifecycle. Incorporates broad technical knowledge in one or more areas on specific systems or applications.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, recommends, and implements automated test tools and strategies.
• Designs, implements, and conducts Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E), analyze, and reporting procedures to ensure requestor requirements are met.
• Plan, execute test, and reports findings on the operational telecommunications or cyberspace system in operational realistic environments.
• Develops, maintains, and upgrades automated test and architectures for application products. Also writes, implements, and reports status for system test cases for testing. Analyzes test cases and provides regular progress reports.
• Serves as subject matter expert, possessing in-depth knowledge of a particular area, such as Cyberspace weapon system operational experience, Test and Evaluation (T&E) applications, business, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or the various sciences. Provides testing know-how for the support of user requirements of complex to highly complex software/hardware applications.
• Directs and/or participates in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design and test tools selection.
• Provides technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation and implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems that need extensive knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.
• Participates as needed in all phases of cyberspace applications with emphasis on the planning, analysis, testing, integration, documentation, and presentation phases.
• Applies principles, methods and knowledge of the functional area of capability to specific task order requirements, advanced mathematical principles and methods to exceptionally difficult and narrowly defined technical problems in engineering and other applications to arrive at analytical justified recommendations. Apply knowledge of Department of Defense Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) process.
• Detects, diagnoses, and reports severity and impact of related problems.
• Makes recommendations to the test requestor regarding effectiveness, suitability, and security of proposed software/hardware, documentation, and training applications.

Requirements

• Experience with DevSecOps and/or Scaled Agile Framework Enterprise (SAFE)
• Active DoD TS/SCI government clearance in JPAS
• Bachelor's degree in related field; additional years of experience in lieu of degree will be considered
• 1-3 years of experience in Test Engineer role preferred
• Requires a DoD 8140 IAT level II certification or higher (example: a minimum of CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP)

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of customary approaches, techniques, and requirements appropriate to the assigned legacy systems, current operational systems, and latest trends in related technologies for future weapon systems
• Knowledge of operations test and evaluation (OT&E) types and applications for evaluating, analyzing, maintaining, managing, or improving cyberspace system performance.
• Knowledge of operational test initiation, risk management, planning, execution, data collection, analyzing, evaluating, and reporting activities.
• Knowledge of Headquarters Air Force and Air Combat Command Test and Evaluation directives.
• Experience with SCRUM/AGILE test framework
• Operating System Command Line experience with LINUX and Windows
• Zero Trust
• Cloud Architecture/Engineering
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
• Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
• Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
• Programming experience in Python, Batch, C++, JAVA, SQL
• Experience with Docker and Robot Framework
• The initiative to work the advancement of activity in a defined test process lifecycle.
• Adept at problem solving, identifying risk, and clearly communicate results and recommendations to decision makers at all levels.
• Intermediate level of experience in use Microsoft Office programs plus Project, Visio, SharePoint applications.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Unlimited Vacation
• Sick Leave
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Education and Certification Reimbursement Program
• 401(k) retirement plan with safe harbor employer match after 3 months
• Prepaid legal plan and ID protection plan available
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance available