Overall Assignment Description:Senior-level Test Systems Engineers assist in leading Application, System and Integration Testingteams performing test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG),Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurateGEOINT.Duties may include:Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing test and evaluation across theNational System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence(ASG) and Federal Agencies.Performs testing of applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) in DevOpspipelines utilizing quality assurance measures established by the government and industry bestpractices.Performs independent integration testing on system software and hardware to determine thesystem's compliance with specified requirements.Plans and executes manual tests, and automated test scripts using scripting and programminglanguages.Supports technical investigations for defects discovered during test activitiesSupports agile, end-to-end system, operational, integration, and regression testing and analysison NGA, NSG, and ASG mission production systems, GEOINT services in support of SensorPrograms.Supports early integration testing of multiple interactive systems to demonstrate stability andreadiness for operational exposure in support of Sensor Programs.Performs requirements decomposition to identify and develop test cases and objectives.Conducts system workflow and interoperability analysis to identify test case insertion points.Conducts assessment of risk to the enterprise, architecture, legacy capabilities, and end user todetermine the risk priority and scope of planned testing.Coordinates Sensor Program test participation with all NGA stakeholders, mission partners,other NSG/ASG programs, segments, and projects, de-conflicting schedule and resourceconflicts.Tracks Discrepancy Reports (DRs) and developer and program office Technical Investigation(TI) updates to determine need for re-test.Performs analysis of Sensor Program test case results and analyze output from artifactsagainst risk to the NSG/ASG to develop a recommendation for operational readiness.Coordinates recommendation with Sensor program, Mission Partner, segment, and projectoffice to determine the appropriateness of deployment with liens, delayed deployment, orpartial operationalization of capabilities.Supports readiness of programs, segments, and projects at various milestones throughparticipation in required readiness reviews and assist government POCs withrecommendations to ensure success.Supports the NTO to develop Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) criteria and systemacceptance tests for Sensor Programs.Coordinates with NGA Foundational Engineering (NFE) contractor to ensure the Sensorprogram test campaigns are in accordance with the NSG/ASG Test & Evaluation Master Plan(TEMP).Facilitates and oversee self-service and collaborative end-to-end system testing and analysisinclusive of DevOps and cloud hosted developed applications, tools, and services.Skills and Experience:Required:Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering,Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program,or related equivalent additional experience.Senior-level systems integration experience working in government or industry integrating largecomplex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, onpremise, or hybrid infrastructures.Experience with test management and defect tracking tools.Experience with traditional, Agile, and DevOps development practices and associated testing strategies.Desired:Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, EngineeringManagement, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.Experience with JMeterand, Jenkins, Docker, Postman, Swagger, Nexus, Apigee orGitHub/GitLab (or equivalent software packages), Java, Bash, Curl, XML, JSON, SQL, Python,Javascript, and AWS and C2S.Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.EEO StatementWe are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, "protected statuses"). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.
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