Software Quality Tester

Total Technology Inc • Morris Township, NJ

7d • $87,000 - $92,000

About The Position

Total Technology, Inc. is seeking a Software Quality Tester to support software testing, verification, validation, and quality assurance for artillery fire control and related command-and-control software systems. The role supports the Government in evaluating functionality, identifying and documenting defects, executing formal and informal test procedures, conducting regression testing, and verifying corrective actions. The position requires demonstrated artillery experience and a working understanding of artillery fire direction, fire mission processing, tactical operations, and associated command-and-control systems. IFATDS experience is highly desired; AFATDS experience is acceptable.

The tester develops and executes testing based on system and software requirements, interface requirements, and Government-defined operational use cases. Testing includes functional, integration, system, regression, and quality testing, along with realistic artillery operational scenarios. The role also supports software builds and releases, configuration verification, test-environment preparation, analysis of test results and diagnostic information, technical reviews, and coordination with developers, engineers, artillery subject matter experts, Government personnel, and other stakeholders. The position maintains accurate test records and supports Government testing at contractor and Government facilities and field or test locations when required.

A bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline is preferred, but relevant military artillery experience, specialized technical training, AFATDS/IFATDS experience, and software testing experience may be considered in combination with or in lieu of formal education, subject to applicable contract labor-category requirements. The ideal candidate combines hands-on artillery operational knowledge with disciplined software testing experience.

Requirements

• Practical knowledge of artillery operations, fire direction, fire mission processing, tactical procedures, and associated fire control systems.
• Experience conducting software testing, system testing, operational testing, quality assurance, verification and validation, or similar technical testing activities.
• Ability to translate operational and system requirements into executable test cases and scenarios.
• Experience documenting software defects and communicating technical findings to developers, engineers, and Government personnel.
• Ability to execute repeatable test procedures and accurately document results.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering and Government teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required Government installation, network, and system access.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated U.S. Army or DoD artillery experience.
• IFATDS experience.
• AFATDS experience, acceptable in lieu of direct IFATDS experience.
• Experience supporting Army field artillery tactical fire direction or fire control systems.
• Experience with artillery command-and-control software, tactical message processing, digital fire missions, or related interfaces.
• Experience developing software test procedures and formal test documentation.
• Experience with software defect/change tracking systems and configuration management processes.
• Experience performing regression, integration, interface, and system-level testing.
• Familiarity with Army software development, sustainment, test, and configuration-control environments.
• Previous experience supporting DEVCOM Armaments Center, PEO GCS, Army artillery programs, or comparable DoD organizations.
• Field Artillery Fire Direction Center (FDC) operations experience.
• AFATDS/IFATDS operations experience.
• Fire Direction Specialist experience.
• Artillery tactical data systems experience.
• M109-series self-propelled howitzer operations experience.
• M777-series or M119-series howitzer operations experience.
• Paladin fire control and digital fire mission process experience.
• Artillery command-and-control systems experience.
• Digital fire mission processing and tactical messaging experience.
• Artillery software operational testing experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, mathematics, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and execute software test procedures, cases, scenarios, and acceptance criteria based on system, software, and interface requirements and Government operational use cases.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and software quality testing of artillery fire control and command-and-control software.
• Support testing of IFATDS and/or AFATDS functionality, interfaces, message processing, fire mission workflows, and related artillery operational functions.
• Evaluate software performance against approved requirements and expected operational behavior.
• Execute representative artillery operational scenarios under realistic mission conditions.
• Identify, reproduce, isolate, document, and track software defects and anomalous system behavior.
• Prepare detailed defect reports that include test conditions, reproduction steps, expected and actual results, supporting evidence, and recommended disposition.
• Perform regression testing after software modifications and defect corrections to verify resolutions and identify unintended impacts.
• Support software builds, releases, configuration verification, installation, and test-environment preparation.
• Verify software and test configurations before execution to ensure repeatable results traceable to the appropriate baseline.
• Analyze test results, system logs, software messages, interface data, and other diagnostic information to assist engineering personnel with root-cause determination.
• Participate in technical reviews, test readiness reviews, defect review boards, configuration reviews, and Government Integrated Product Team meetings.
• Coordinate with software developers, systems engineers, artillery subject matter experts, Government personnel, and other stakeholders to resolve technical issues.
• Maintain accurate test records and provide test results, status reports, defect metrics, and supporting documentation.
• Support Government testing at contractor and Government facilities and at field or test locations when required.

Benefits

• Company-paid life insurance, with an option for an additional voluntary plan.
• Employer-paid dental coverage.
• Employer-paid vision coverage.
• Medical coverage with two plans, offered as employer-paid or partially employer-paid coverage.
• Employee Flex Spending Account.
• Annual paid time off.
• Accrued sick leave.
• Eleven paid holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
• Company events or engagements annually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed