Test Engineer

Abacus Technology•San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

Abacus Technology is seeking a Test Engineer to provide Test and Evaluation (T&E) support for the Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence and Networks (C3I&N) Directorate at Lackland AFB. This is a full-time position. The Test Engineer supports testing across software releases and IT and data center functions. The role includes developing test concepts, methodologies, plans, and reports; conducting test execution, data reduction and analysis, and end-user operational testing; and evaluating test environments for configuration, capability, and operational relevance. The engineer also helps resolve scheduling conflicts among releases and provides analysis and recommendations to the program test lead. Work is performed with general instructions, with selected portions reviewed in detail for adequacy of approach, execution, and presentation.

Requirements

At least 12 years of experience in test engineering and support, including at least 5 years in a DoD environment.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field; additional years of experience may substitute for degree requirements.
Experience developing test plans and test cases.
Broad knowledge of quality assurance processes as they apply to testing and evaluation of software applications and mission systems.
Ability to communicate with all levels of an organization.
Must be willing to provide hands-on testing support when necessary.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must hold a current Top Secret clearance with SCI Access (TS/SCI).
Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information, including undergoing a U.S. government security investigation if selected.

Responsibilities

Document test concept and methodology development, test planning, test execution, reporting, data reduction and analysis, and end-user operational testing.
Use Design of Experiments methods to plan and conduct test programs.
Prepare criteria, computations and analyses, specifications, cost estimates, test plans, and technical reports in the relevant area of technical expertise.
Select and apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate problems, data, and other features of work that are broad in scope and complexity.
Review and evaluate the quantity, quality, and adequacy of results and conclusions from test engineering tasks.
Develop innovative approaches to problems and complete assigned tasks efficiently, thoroughly, and on time.
Evaluate the configuration, capability, and operational relevance of test environments, ensuring they are available for thorough software-release testing, including fault insertion and fault identification.
Deconflict schedule conflicts between multiple releases and provide analysis and recommendations to the program test lead.
Plan, coordinate, and implement activities related to testing IT and data center functions.
Provide hands-on testing support when necessary.