Test Systems Engineer (Expert-Level)

Description

Overall Assignment Description:

Expert-level Test Systems Engineers assist in leading Application, System and Integration Testing teams performing test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

Duties may include:

• Guides Senior-, Mid- and Junior-level system engineers performing test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies.
• Oversees testing of applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) in DevOps pipelines utilizing quality assurance measures established by the government and industry best practices.
• Oversees independent integration testing on system software and hardware to determine the system's compliance with specified requirements.
• Plans and executes manual tests, and automated test scripts using scripting and programming languages.
• Leads technical investigations for defects discovered during test activities.

The contractor shall provide coordination of Sensor Program integration testing services to include planning and coordinating enterprise test events in support of Sensor Programs with the NGA Test Organization (NTO) and Mission Partners and coordinating integration, interoperability, operational and functionality testing for a multitude of Sensor Programs. NGA Sensor Program Test Support activities the contractor shall support in the performance of this Task Order include, but are not limited to:

Support agile, end-to-end system, operational, integration, and regression testing and analysis on NGA, NSG, and ASG mission production systems, GEOINT services in support of Sensor Programs.

Support early integration testing of multiple interactive systems to demonstrate stability and readiness for operational exposure in support of Sensor Programs.

Perform requirements decomposition to identify and develop test cases and objectives.

Conduct system workflow and interoperability analysis to identify test case insertion points.

Conduct assessment of risk to the enterprise, architecture, legacy capabilities, and end user to determine the risk priority and scope of planned testing.

Coordinate Sensor Program test participation with all NGA stakeholders, mission partners, other NSG/ASG programs, segments, and projects, de-conflicting schedule and resource conflicts.

Track Discrepancy Reports (DRs) and developer and program office Technical Investigation (TI) updates to determine need for re-test.

Perform analysis of Sensor Program test case results and analyze output from artifacts against risk to the NSG/ASG to develop a recommendation for operational readiness. Coordinate recommendation with Sensor program, Mission Partner, segment, and project office to determine the appropriateness of deployment with liens, delayed deployment, or partial operationalization of capabilities.

Support readiness of programs, segments, and projects at various milestones through participation in required readiness reviews and assist government POCs with recommendations to ensure success.

Support the NTO to develop Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) criteria and system acceptance tests for Sensor Programs.

Coordinate with NGA Foundational Engineering (NFE) contractor to ensure the Sensor program test campaigns are in accordance with the NSG/ASG Test & Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP).

Facilitate and oversee self-service and collaborative end-to-end system testing and analysis inclusive of DevOps and cloud hosted developed applications, tools, and services.

Requirements

• TS/SCI
• Bachelor's degree (may be substituted with 4 additional years of relevant experience)
• 18+ years of relevant experience
• Expert-level systems integration experience working in government or industry integrating large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools.
• Experience with traditional, Agile, and DevOps development practices and associated testing strategies.