Software Engineer, Senior

Torch Technologies•Randolph AFB, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with Test Automation Experience to join a team supporting the testing of systems assigned to the Air Force Human Resources Systems Division (HRSD). This role involves applying software engineering skills to test automation, tool engineering, and quality verification for the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) and other legacy applications within HRSD. The ideal candidate will have programming skills to write automation code for test workflows, execute manual testing, support pipeline integration, and utilize enterprise automation suites like UiPath and OpenText UFT One. This position supports the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate (BES)/GBH Human Resources Systems Division. The individual will apply a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of Agile-based software engineering.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 years of which must be in the DoW.
OR, Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 of which must be in the DoW.
OR, 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, 8 of which must be in the DoW.
Secret clearance (required to start) and/or ability to obtain and maintain a DoW Clearance.
Practical software engineering and scripting experience with proven proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, VBScript, or C++) and core software engineering concepts.
Experience creating, debugging, and maintaining automated test suites using enterprise tools such as UiPath, OpenText UFT One (formerly HP UFT/QTPP), or similar GUI automation frameworks.
Possesses understanding of software quality assurance, manual test execution, test procedure creation, and defect logging platforms (e.g., Jira).
Experience in Air Force Program system/software engineering policies, procedures, and practices.
Knowledge and understanding of Federal and DoD Cybersecurity regulations and policies.
Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Federal DoW Cybersecurity regulations, policies and best practices.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Oracle RDBMS and the ability to execute basic SQL queries to inspect and verify database states.
Prior experience operating within a DoW test and evaluation environment.
Familiarity with MilPDS user interfaces, Oracle Forms, personnel data structures, or legacy military HR software applications.
Experience executing or triggering automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines (such as FlexDeploy, Jenkins, or GitLab CI/CD).
Certification- IAT/IAM level II certification (Minimum of Security+; equivalent or higher certification) .

Responsibilities

Determining operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
Improving operations by conducting systems and process analysis plus recommending changes in policies and procedures.
Advising (licensed) software procurements by researching, analyzing, comparing, and documenting results of vendors and products, which may include installation, configuration and testing (of products).
Developing software solutions by studying requirements/user stories, user/system/data needs, conferring with users, studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes, investigating problem areas, and following an Agile software development lifecycle.
Evaluating software technologies such as containerization and the use of Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, configuration as code, micro services, standard application program interfaces (API), continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and maximizing the automation of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Ensuring the rigorous application of information security/cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices to the delivery of application software services.
Creating, debugging, and maintaining automated test suites using enterprise tools such as UiPath, OpenText UFT One (formerly HP UFT/QTPP), or similar GUI automation frameworks.
Performing manual testing, supporting pipeline integration, and supporting agentic testing workflows.