Software Tester (5056)

SMX•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SMX is seeking a Software Tester with 5+ years of professional experience to develop a new digital engineering environment for a government client in Huntsville, AL. This environment will include virtual testing and deployment capabilities to simulate UxS platforms for the DoD. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Work with an Agile software development team delivering value to a DoD customer in small, incremental iterations. Be responsible for following pre-defined software safety practices to develop flight critical software. This includes software architecture reviews, documentation updates, and comprehensive testing of new capabilities. Develop software designs using best practices and object-oriented methodologies. Routine collaboration with team members in developing system capabilities is expected. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Clearance Required: Secret
US citizen ship is required for work on DOD contracts
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required
4 additional years of related experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
3+ years of related experience is required
Must have experience in an object-oriented programming language like C#/.NET, Java, or C++.
Candidate must have experience creating automated unit and integration level tests.
Experience establishing good configuration management practices; will be responsible for proper code maintenance, merging, and configuration management.
Experience presenting to customers and conducting demonstrations.
CONUS Travel required: Less than 20%
Must reside within a 70-mile radius of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL

Nice To Haves

Prefer understanding of agile software development, ideally Extreme Programming (XP).
Experience with web and platform engineering is desired.
Familiarity with Git for software source control and configuration management.
Experience leading small agile teams and mentoring junior software engineers.
Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like terraform.
Experience developing in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or similar cloud environments.
Familiar with docker and/or Kubernetes deployment strategies.

Responsibilities

Work with an Agile software development team delivering value to a DoD customer in small, incremental iterations.
Be responsible for following pre-defined software safety practices to develop flight critical software.
This includes software architecture reviews, documentation updates, and comprehensive testing of new capabilities.
Develop software designs using best practices and object-oriented methodologies.
Routine collaboration with team members in developing system capabilities is expected.
Other duties as assigned.