Jr Software Test Engineer at LinQuest Corporation

LinQuest is seeking a Jr Software Test Engineer to join our team remotely anywhere in the United States.

Required Skills:

• Interpersonal, organizational, oral presentation, technical writing, and software documentation skills
• Self-motivated and ability to work effectively on an Agile Scrum team
• Proficient in Agile approaches to software development
• Excellent analytical and assessment skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in deployment and troubleshooting of web services and applications
• Familiarity with microservice concepts and implementation
• Knowledge in Relational Databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, or similar
• Experience using source code repositories such as git
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices and Continuous Integration & Deployment
• Experience working with Amazon Web Services

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, IT, or related discipline
• 3+ years of experience as a software developer or test engineer
• Experience with Java, C# and/or JavaScript
• Experience with test automation tools and technologies (e.g., Karma, Jasmine, Selenium, Robot)
• Experience with continuous integration process and tools
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance is required to be considered for this position

Preferred Experience:

• Master’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or related discipline
• Experience working as a member of an agile software development team (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience working with satellite ground system software
• Experience working with microservice-based applications

Description

LinQuest is seeking a Jr Software Test Engineer to join our team remotely anywhere in the United States.

Did you know? LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing full spectrum of mission-driven multi-domain system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

We are looking for the self-driven, the bold, the passionate systems engineers who will join LinQuest on an exciting journey of professional thrill and personal growth as the LQ Team pursues and steps up to strategic enterprise-level challenges. One such opportunity is the US Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Operations and Integration (T1OI) of Space and Ground SoS multi-layer and multi-segment elements of the National Space Defense Architecture (NSDA). LinQuest is committed to and has made significant investments in pursuit of diversified business portfolios which include ground segment development (e.g. ground operations and infrastructure) and NSDA SoS integration. LinQuest work scope as systems integrator (SI) will encompass broad range of NDSA T1 integrated space and ground operational functions such as enterprise management, network management, mission management, payload data management, and proliferated LEO satellite constellations monitoring that span all NSDA segments (space, ground, link, and user) in the architecture.

LinQuest is seeking talented and motivated Software Test Engineers to join our SDA T1 O&I team. As a Software Test Engineer you will join a fast-paced team working to advance the state of the art of ground systems supporting large scale satellite operations. You will develop and maintain tests to enable program agility. Members of this interdisciplinary team collaborate to deliver a complete software capability, covering everything from working with customers to define an operational need through deployment and training, to deliver operational capability to warfighters.

Tasking includes implementing and maintaining the automated test framework, developing automated integration tests, and collaborating with software developers to enable them to develop and deliver automated unit tests. Software Test Engineers are responsible for ensuring that automated testing is incorporated into the CI/CD pipeline, developing test procedures, conducting manual testing when necessary, and collecting and reporting test results.

Responsibilities

• Build automated tests for a modern cloud-based application
• Write automated integration and unit tests
• Analyze and decompose complex software systems and design testing strategies
• Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers and subject matter experts to refine test approaches and acceptance criteria
• Provide support during the software development life cycle including design, integration, documentation, and testing
• Integrating with our diverse team of technical professionals to deliver solutions to our customers within an agile framework
• The scope of work includes design, develop, and unit test functionality, regression testing, user acceptance testing, system integration, production deployment, and support on-going operations and maintenance activities
• Work well in a team-oriented collaborative multi-office environment

COVID-19 Compliance Guidelines: As a federal contractor, all LinQuest team members may be required to comply with Executive Order 14042- Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, which may include mandatory vaccination and ability to provide proof of vaccination status prior to start of employment. Additionally, team members are expected to comply with all safety protocols related to mask wearing and physical distancing while in covered contractor workplaces. If applicable, prospective, or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement through LinQuest Human Resources and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)