Systems Engineer (Test Focused)

Visionist, Inc.•Columbia, MD

2d•$176,000 - $220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Visionist has an exciting new opportunity for a Systems Engineer with a focus on testing on our PRIME contract. You will join a team of 20+ who work together to provide full-lifecycle support to a software application that provides multi-media ingest, storage, query, playback, analysis, and transcription capabilities. This program performs development, pre-production staging, and production maintenance and support activities. Dependent on the role being performed this program allows hybrid work from home opportunities 2 days a week. For over 15 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation’s cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. Our open-door leadership team fosters a supportive culture, where internal growth and promotion opportunities are the norm. Join a company that feels like a family with regular happy hours, baseball games, activity clubs and more.

Requirements

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
10 years of experience in systems engineering
Experience with GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience working in Linux environments (RHEL 8/9, Rocky Linux 8/9).
Experience with manual software testing, including functional and regression testing.
Experience documenting test cases, test results, and software defects.
Experience with Jira and Confluence for test documentation and defect tracking.
Familiarity with Grafana for reviewing system information in support of test activities, as needed.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical teams.
U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

Perform manual testing of system and application testing to validate functionality, usability, and system performance against defined requirements
As an Epic Champion, collaborate with DevOps and Development teams to define testing needs and develop compliant test plans and cases
Execute functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing as appropriate
Document test results, identify defects, and submit detailed findings through established defect-tracking processes
Perform system and application installations, upgrades, and configuration validation in support of testing responsibilities
Develop and maintain test documentation, procedures, and supporting technical material
Provide training to users on application functionality and system usage / monitoring
Collaborate with development teams to validate defect fixes and verify that changes meet acceptance criteria
Participate in occasional CONUS/OCONUS travel (approximately 1–2 times per year)

Benefits

Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
4 weeks paid time off that is never “use or lose”
12 paid holidays
Comp time
Overtime
Flexible work hours
80 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families
401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 – use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
Term life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability