Software Test Engineer - JobID-0322

Innovative Defense Technologies•San Diego, CA

4d•$90,000 - $184,000•Onsite

About The Position

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), a leading defense technology company, is seeking a Software Test Engineer to be part of our Integrated Mission Systems team and based out of our San Diego, CA location. The Software Test Engineer (STE) will be paired with a project test lead and work with a fast-paced team of mission-focused engineers to solve some of the DoD’s toughest challenges. The STE must possess initiative, creativity, reliability, and efficient teamwork and strict attention to detail and possess solid analytical abilities, coupled with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive. The STE will work as a team to design, build, test, and deliver innovative, secure, and fully integrated software solutions for complex, mission-critical systems in the US Department of Defense (DOD). All applicants must be able to obtain/maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. This is an on-site position. Requiring at least three days in office, based out of our San Diego, CA location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in applicable discipline such as software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, data science, cyber security, mathematics, or aeronautical engineering (or equivalent full-time experience).
3+ year’s experience with one or more of the following: Git or similar version control systems
3+ year’s experience with one or more of the following: Program languages such as C++, Python, Java or JavaScript
3+ year’s experience with one or more of the following: Container concepts (Docker/OCI/Podman images, containers, registries)
3+ year’s experience with one or more of the following: SQL and relational databases (e.g., Postgres)
3+ year’s experience with one or more of the following: Linux-based systems command-line usage and file/system permissions
3+ year’s experience with one or more of the following: React or similar modern frontend frameworks
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time as needed
Ability to obtain/maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

2+ year’s experience working with DoD and Naval systems
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Visualization and human interface development
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Use DEVSECOPS to streamline software testing and platform deployment
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Software system remote monitoring, maintenance and upgrade
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Cloud computing, virtualization (VMWare), and containerization.
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS)
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Working with APIs or third-party services
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Scripting for automation (Groovy, Python, Bash, PowerShell)
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Big data solutions (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Cassandra)
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Machine learning and/or artificial intelligence
Desire to stay current with industry trends and best practices. Openness to new tools and concepts, showing initiative, innovation and creativity
Ability to communicate, report and document progress and issues
Problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations
Strong analytical abilities, sense of ownership, urgency and drive

Responsibilities

Integrate and test software solutions across IDT’s Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) business area
Provide feedback to developers to help build high-quality, innovative, and effective software which integrates with other system components.
Work with various IMS teammates to gather user requirements, define system functionality, and develop test plans for various integrated commercial applications and code written in various languages, like Java, C++, Python, and JavaScript.
Work with other software engineers, systems engineers, integration engineers, and subject matter experts to deliver robust technical solutions
Adhere to government and industry security, reliability, and performance standards; understand orthodox programming paradigms; interpret and apply DoD and industry standards; and participate in peer reviews, configuration, design, and performance reviews.
Apply common and emerging (AI/ML) tools, approaches and best engineering practices including; building, maintaining, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines for software deployment; integrating third-party and externally developed software into a container runtime environment; configuring, adapting, and validating software components to operate correctly within a Containerized environment; integrating with internal systems and third-party applications; and assisting with containerization, configuration management, and customization of vendor or open-source software.