Software Engineer, Senior

Torch Technologies, Inc.•Texas - Randolph AFB, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with Oracle EBS or SQL database experience to support testing of systems assigned to the Air Force Human Resources Systems Division. The position applies software engineering and database expertise to enterprise automation, unattended workflow execution, and integration-focused quality verification across the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS), legacy applications, and related enterprise personnel systems. In coordination with the Test Manager, Senior Software & Database Systems Engineer (SME), and software/configuration management personnel, the engineer will sustain existing automation, expand unattended automation, and integrate automated validation into an emerging CI/CD pipeline and future agentic quality workflows. The role supports the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate (BES)/GBH Human Resources Systems Division. The engineer applies broad theoretical and practical knowledge of Agile-based software engineering. Work includes software and database evaluation, automation development and maintenance, structured and exploratory testing, documentation, and support for modernization and secure application delivery. The position is onsite at Randolph AFB, follows a Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. schedule, and requires 10% travel. Relocation assistance is not available. The position is not contingent upon a contract award.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
One of the following education and experience combinations: a master’s or doctorate in a related field and 10 years of experience in the technical/professional discipline, including 5 years in the DoW; a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of experience, including 5 years in the DoW; or 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, including 8 years in the DoW.
Experience evaluating Oracle database code, PL/SQL packages, stored procedures, triggers, views, and schema updates.
Experience applying software engineering practices to design, build, maintain, and refactor automated test scripts and utilities for functional validation, regression coverage, and repeatable execution across MilPDS and related legacy systems.
Experience using enterprise automation and RPA platforms such as UiPath, or comparable toolsets as required by the environment.
Experience maintaining and troubleshooting automation routines operating in legacy DISA-supported environments.
Experience executing structured manual test procedures, ad hoc verification, and exploratory testing as needed.
Secret clearance required to start, and/or ability to obtain and maintain a DoW clearance.

Nice To Haves

Technical familiarity with enterprise Air Force/DoW personnel and HR database architectures, Oracle PL/SQL structures, and personnel data models such as MilPDS, DCPCS, DJMS, or equivalent DoW/Federal HR and payroll systems.
Expertise in Oracle RDBMS and advanced PL/SQL programming, including packages, procedures, functions, triggers, and dynamic SQL, as well as execution plan analysis and query optimization.
Experience building automated database test frameworks and decoupling legacy code.
IAT/IAM Level II certification, with Security+ as the minimum or an equivalent or higher certification; highly desired.

Responsibilities

Prepare, create, review, and analyze documentation for planning, requirements, design, coding, support, and testing, including source code and configuration files; provide engineering resolution support.
Evaluate operational feasibility through analysis of problem definitions, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
Document and demonstrate solutions using documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, and code comments.
Determine and design system specifications and standards; program, code, and install solutions.
Analyze systems and processes and recommend changes to policies and procedures to improve operations.
Research, analyze, compare, and document software vendors and products to advise on licensed software procurements; assist with product installation, configuration, and testing when applicable.
Collect, analyze, and summarize development- and service-related issues and provide information and recommendations.
Complete related engineering and organizational work as needed.
Develop software solutions by studying requirements and user stories, user, system, and data needs; conferring with users; studying system flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; and following an Agile software development lifecycle.
Evaluate software technologies including containerization, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, configuration as code, microservices, APIs, CI/CD, and opportunities to automate the software development lifecycle.
Apply information security and cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices to application software services.
Evaluate Oracle database code, including PL/SQL packages, stored procedures, triggers, views, and schema updates.
Design, build, maintain, and refactor automated test scripts and utilities for functional validation, regression coverage, and repeatable execution across MilPDS and related legacy systems, using enterprise automation and RPA platforms such as UiPath or comparable tools as required.
Maintain and troubleshoot automation routines in legacy DISA-supported environments, preserving operational usefulness while reducing brittle dependencies, execution failures, and technical debt.
Execute structured manual test procedures, ad hoc verification, and exploratory testing for new features, edge-case analysis, automation gaps, or unstable areas not yet suited to full automation.