Test Engineer Advisor - Herndon, VA - TS/SCI with poly

Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Professional Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Software Testing Process, Test Case Design, Testing Methodology
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
ship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Test Engineer Principal supporting our client's mission. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiators. As a Test Engineer Principal you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Test Engineer Advisor joining our team to design, develop tests and testing requirements for our client's systems, software, and related technologies to detect issues and ensure high quality.

The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing comprehensive test plans to ensure the validation and verification of each requirement and to make sure the product is reliable, secure, and fit the performance requirement parameters of our systems.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement test strategies, plans, and procedures for highly complex systems in a classified environment.
• Work with vendors for Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and IOC
• Perform Verification and Validation on enterprise Security requirements throughout the lifecycle
• Perform Network testing between stand-a-lone and enterprise systems for health
• Perform testing on Data Extract Transform Load (ETL) from ingest to end user needs on our Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) servers and networks
• Perform rigorous security testing to including vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and security control validation.
• Understand POAMs and help engineers to identify areas of concern
• Execute Application Test Plans on electrical engineering waveform messaging and signal processing to verify data integrity, latency, and performance.
• Automate test cases where applicable and develop test harnesses to improve efficiency and repeatability.
• Collaborate with software developers, systems engineers, and project managers to identify and resolve issues.
• Document test results, generate reports, and provide clear and concise feedback on system readiness.
• Maintain an expert understanding of IC regulations and security protocols.

Required Skills:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of professional experience in software or systems testing.
• Demonstrated expertise in testing cross-domain solutions (CDS) (e.g., CORS, JSONP) and an understanding of their architecture and security requirements.
• Proficiency in test automation frameworks and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Experience in an agile development environment.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with testing tools such as Wireshark, Splunk / ELK or equivalent, Python scripting. Security+ and Ansible.
• Experience with Vendor hardware, e.g. Everfox, F5, Owl, Data Diode etc.
• Experience with Network emulators/simulators/traffic generators, e.g. Spirent
• Experience developing and working within dev/test/prod environments
• Experience configuring, deploying, and using network monitoring tools, such as Zabbix, Nagios or SolarWinds

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays.

The likely salary range for this position is $119,850 - $162,150. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
10-25%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA VA Herndon

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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