Software Application Test Engineer - Secret Clearance

MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.

Software Application Test Engineer I  - SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED! 

This position will participate in software design and peer reviews, develop test specifications and infrastructure, execute manual and automated test and perform analysis of implementation in an integrated environment or to test specific capabilities for interfaces or infrastructure in support of operations (e.g., Internal Messaging, control and monitoring, message and display recording and playback, failover processing). Responsibilities also include the coordination of lab resources, test results and verification status with the program and customers. 

• Location: Huntsville, AL
• Clearance: Secret Clearance (minimum)
• Salary: $75,000 - $80,000
• Type: Direct hire- full time

Responsibilities

• Experience with an Agile development process 

• Automated testing for requirement verification and performance assessment Requirement and verification analysis 

• Conducting post-processing and analysis of collected data 

• Development of action plans based upon analysis of data 

• Documenting software deficiency reports 

• Presenting analysis results and plans of action orally and/or in written format (e.g., slides, annotated slides, test report document). 

• The candidate must possess strong verbal/written communications skills enabling him/her to work effectively in a small technical team environment, and to accurately represent test perspectives to systems engineers and architects, software designers, other testers and test support personnel, the Government customer, and personnel in other MDA programs 

• Experience in a DevSecOps environment extremely desirable 

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will possess experience in testing and evaluation of a software-intensive system in a variety of test environments/venues, utilizing Agile development.
• This position will require a strong, self-starting individual capable of diving into problems with assistance from other test engineers and software developers.
• Candidate experience should include: use of DoD test methodologies; functional capability related test/analysis planning and execution; planning and execution of test data collection; and test data analysis and reporting. The analysis experience should involve characterizing system, software, or component performance using quantitative methods; reporting the characterization to subsequent users; and contributing to performance assessment by program system engineers. This experience may come from independent efforts and/or from participation within test teams. 

Education & Certifications

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject preferred
• Minimum Active Secret Clearance Required
• Security + Certification is extremely desirable 

Benefits: Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, flexible PTO program, 401k program. Come join a Top Places to Work organization!

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.