Software Engineer (Tester) USC

Connexions Data - Fort Meade, MD

Full-time - Senior

Fort Meade, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Software Engineer (Tester) role involves developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex software systems, including processing-intensive analytics and real-time systems. The position requires an active TS/SCI Polygraph Clearance and focuses on software design, testing, and problem resolution, working both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
• Debug existing software and correct defects
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
• Write or review software and system documentation
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries
• Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
• Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products
• Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces

Requirements

• Java experience
• Spring Boot
• Linux Containerized Software
• Clean Code principles
• Automation
• GitLab
• Continuous Integration
• SAFe Agile
• Eclipse
• JIRA
• Atlassian Tools
• Test automation
• Robot Framework
• TestLink
• Linux
• Test Case development and execution
• Cameo
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university
• Twenty (20) years experience as a Software Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity

Nice-to-haves

• Four (4) years of additional Software Engineer experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree

Benefits

• W2 employment with benefits