Software Test and Evaluation Engineer

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Software Test and Evaluation Engineer t o join our team in Norfolk, VA . This is an onsite position.

As a Software Test and Evaluation Engineer you will play a critical role in developing and maintaining Joint Simulation Bus (JBUS) in supporting distributed training across Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) and the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE). JBUS provides the base interoperability structure for the interoperability new and existing systems to participate in distributed training. Continuous development and improvements are required for the effectiveness of system of plug-ins, manipulators, and filters to ensure the broadest and highest possible quality of service for the user community.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, strategies, and cases to evaluate software performance and functionality.
• Collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve software defects.
  Implement automated testing frameworks and tools to streamline the testing process.
• Conduct performance, regression, and integration testing to ensure software meets business requirements.
• Document and report test results, providing actionable insights to improve software quality.
• Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies to enhance testing methodologies.
• Monitor and upgrade as necessary all existing plug-ins, manipulators, and filters.
• Monitor and upgrade JBUS GUI (STORM) to improve usability.
• Support JBUS configurations/ plug-ins in support of air trainer integration/ interoperability.
• Develop methods to identify, and potentially avoid, RID and configuration mismatches.
• Upgrade JBUS Plug-in, filter, and manipulator upgrades
• Provide improved user interface capabilities

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and 5+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, to include digital logic, circuit analysis, and embedded systems programming
• Software development experience in classified and unclassified environments, specifically related to development of Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) and Joint Simulation Bus (JBUS)
• Experience with Open Service Gateway Initiative (OSGI), Jenkins, SonarQube
• Knowledge of systems design/development lifecycle (SDLC), software systems theory and engineering principles, network/systems design and implementation, virtualization, and cloud technologies
• Must hold one of the following IAT Level II Certifications: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, or SSCP.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and familiarity with web development and architecture.
• Experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot), Gradle/Maven, SQL, PostgreSQL, Sencha Ext JS (web dev in general JavaScript/HTML/CSS)
• Up to 25% travel required or as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field
• 7+ years of relevant work experience as a software engineer within a U.S. Government environment, DoD strongly preferred
• Experience in software development using C/C++, and Java (web app development Jakarta EE/Java EE)
• Software or systems engineering experience specializing in M&S and C4I integration applications such as JBUS and JSAF
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures used in systems development

Clearance Requirements:

• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.