Senior Integration & Test Lead

General Dynamics Mission Systems • PA-Pittsburgh, PA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Developing mission-critical systems that help keep people safe is what we do. At General Dynamics Mission Systems, you’ll be part of the team that helps heroes make a true impact. The work we do is important. The challenges we face are career-defining. The opportunity we can offer is one-of-a-kind. As an Space Force Golden Dome Integration & Test Lead, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for building software and platforms that support our customer’s most important missions in the Space and Intelligence domains. The ideal candidate is an I&T engineer with a strong software background and has experience on large solution programs. We highly recommend you apply if you have any of the following job experience: Have worked as an I&T Engineer on a complex software system. Or is someone who understands DOD domain/programs well, has a demonstrated capability to think at a Systems Level, and has a growth mindset. Space domain experience preferred. As an I&T Engineer, you will: Design, build, integrate, test, deploy, and improve software services and platforms within a cross-functional agile team Work closely with the engineering leadership to ensure quality is built in early and is testable Develop and participate in the QA/test approach, methodology, and process for a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment Test applications through automated and manual back-end functions as well as through UI Qualify all new features by testing on supported platforms and configurations Implement, execute and troubleshoot automated tests during the sprint cycles Verify installations with acceptance tests, track bugs, and participate in development meetings Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of technical engineering products Support and develop our technical culture by being engaged, intellectually curious, friendly, motivated to solve complex problems, and inspired to deliver superior user-centered software solutions Participate in internal reviews of software components and systems

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related Science, Technology or Mathematics field.
• Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience.
• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
• Deep knowledge of test methodologies, writing I&T plans, creating test cases and debugging
• Working knowledge of application deployment tools such as Ansible
• Experience with DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or Gitlab Runner
• Experience with Junit-Mockito, Apache HTTPD Server, and Spring Boot
• Extensive knowledge of Unix/Linux Environments
• Expertise in Test Automation using Selenium, Test Complete, Cucumber, Apache JMeter or similar tools
• Familiarity with Cloud Computing and IaaS environments such as the Red Hat Open Stack Platform (RHOSP), Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services
• Familiarity with Container technologies such as Docker and/or Orchestration technologies such as Rancher/Kubernetes
• Full use and understanding of software engineering concepts, principles, and theories
• Effective communication and attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Space domain experience preferred.
• Familiarity with multiple DevSecOps tool chains
• Experience using Agile methodologies
• Detailed and fully proficient knowledge of technology trends and champions new ideas and product and process improvements
• Memory and CPU profiling
• Experience building large-scale mission-critical applications
• Experience with distributed systems
• Information visualization
• Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycle
• Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and influence management skills, with notable record of securing buy-in on concepts and ideas
• Experienced in the art of negotiation with ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

Responsibilities

• Design, build, integrate, test, deploy, and improve software services and platforms within a cross-functional agile team
• Work closely with the engineering leadership to ensure quality is built in early and is testable
• Develop and participate in the QA/test approach, methodology, and process for a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment
• Test applications through automated and manual back-end functions as well as through UI
• Qualify all new features by testing on supported platforms and configurations
• Implement, execute and troubleshoot automated tests during the sprint cycles
• Verify installations with acceptance tests, track bugs, and participate in development meetings
• Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of technical engineering products
• Support and develop our technical culture by being engaged, intellectually curious, friendly, motivated to solve complex problems, and inspired to deliver superior user-centered software solutions
• Participate in internal reviews of software components and systems

Benefits

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level