Software Test Engineer

COLSA•Montgomery, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The team is looking for a software tester to support the Lead Development Test Organization (LDTO), 96 CTG/45 TS OL-A, United States Air Force, at Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Alabama. The software test team conducts many different activities, such as test planning, analyzing, designing, configuring, and test execution. Additionally, we report daily test progress and results and evaluate the quality of test results. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment, learning new technology areas, this is the team for you. The team provides opportunities to advance your career and experience through on-the-job training, hands on testing, self-paced learning, and program and project management. You will be working directly with experienced team members with many years in the software testing field and professional certifications like CTFL, CTFL-AT, ATSQA DevOps, CompTIA Security+CE, and Micro Focus UFT One Tester Specialist. If you have a technical IT-background and want to learn more about software and other related testing such as automated and performance testing, this is the job for you. We are looking for professionals with a software testing background, who have strength in requirements reviews or user story refinement, experience working closely with system designers and developers while the code is under development. And experience with verifying and validating software prior to release. While executing test events, work hours can be extended and may vary. Test events are typically 1 -2 weeks in length with personnel spending 5 days a week in the office. Travel requirements are typically 4 one week trips a year but may vary. Telework is rare and must be approved by supervisor and customer. At COLSA, people are our most valuable resource and centered at our core value. We invite you to unite your talents with opportunity and be a part of our “Family of Professionals!” Learn about our employee-centric culture and benefits here [https://www.colsa.com/culture_benefits/].

Requirements

Software testing background
Strength in requirements reviews or user story refinement
Experience working closely with system designers and developers while the code is under development
Experience with verifying and validating software prior to release
Technical IT-background

Nice To Haves

Experience with automated testing
Experience with performance testing

Responsibilities

Plan, execute, and report on the developmental test and evaluation for the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul - (MRO).
Provide individual technical effort in responding to questions/issues of critical importance to the customer.
Support the development of strategic test documents such as Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), test team charters and Test Plans as applicable.
Assist in ensuring system requirements are testable and advise on performance measures, test entry/exit criteria, test design limitations and constraints, and test progress.
Employ test automation tools and utilities supporting test execution.
Develop and execute tests utilizing performance-testing tools.
Identify and document deficiencies and anomalies of systems under test, evaluate and report deficiencies, provide recommendations, and participate in deficiency review boards.
Prepare, execute, review, and analyze test objectives, plans, procedures, and metrics; prepares reports throughout the software development life cycle. Develop and write methods of tests, test cases, test cards, and any other test process documents required to plan, execute, and report on testing.
Must be willing to work extended hours including weekends and holidays when required to meet mission requirements.
Travel to TDY locations to execute test procedures; perform data management, reduction, and analysis; perform configuration management, hardware setup, and hardware troubleshooting.