Expert Test and Evaluation Engineer

Amentum•Springfield, VA

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About The Position

Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. Amentum is seeking an Expert Test & Evaluation Engineer to join our team of passionate individuals in Springfield, VA. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation's security and intelligence mission. The Geospatial Enterprise Open Data Store (GEODS) contract provides integration, design, development, and sustainment for data services in support of the Federal Government. The Expert Test and Evaluation Engineer is responsible for overseeing the testing of products from development to operational deployment, working with Scrum Masters and developers through the requirements process and contributing to a robust, organized Backlog and streamlined Roadmap for the GEODS program.

Requirements

Analyzes system requirements and concepts of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plan and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results
Provides visibility into progress and impediments
Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test Evaluation Master Plan, Event Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports
Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration
Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to systems functions, level, maturity, and performance areas
Execute test plans and procedures, confirm results of automated tests
Ability to clearly communicate, verbally and in writing, complex technical challenges and obstacles in a clear and direct manner
Experience utilizing SAFe or similar Agile methodologies
Experience with Cloud Services, preferably AWS Cloud, with the ability to discuss cloud service concepts
Familiarity with Cloud-based cross-domain solutions (CDS), preferably AWS Diode Services
Familiarity with AI/ML, preferably AWS SageMaker
Active TS/SCI with Poly
Master's degree with 4 years' experience, Bachelor's degree with 6 years' experience, Associates degree with 12 years' experience, or a minimum of 15 years' experience, in relevant field

Nice To Haves

Certified Scrum Product Owner or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification
AWS certification(s)
Strong grasp of Atlassian tool suite, specifically Confluence and Jira
Familiarity with NGA requirements process, to include RFCs
Previous experience as a test automation engineer
Proficiency in test tools such as LambdaTest & Cucumber
Applicable software/hardware training & certification (e.g. specialites like Amazon Web Services (AWS) developer/engineer

Responsibilities

Developing and executing test plans
Verifying and validating systems against requirements
Ensuring safety criteria are met for defense and government contracts
Writing test plans
Reviewing contract deliverables
Chairing test working groups
Executing test procedures
Recording results
Developing hazard analyses
Performing risk assessments
Contributing to safety culture
Able to develop & use more complex concepts & processes
Conduct root cause problem analysis
Performs multiple tasks at specialist level
Analyzes system requirements and concepts of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plan and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results
Provides visibility into progress and impediments
Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports
Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration
Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance areas
Designs and develops test automation scripts
Execute test plans and procedures, confirm results of automated tests