Test EngineerNightwing • Sterling, VA, US

Test Engineer

Nightwing • Sterling, VA, US

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Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats. Nightwing is seeking a ServiceNow Test / Software Quality Assurance Engineer to take ownership of quality assurance testing for our suite of software products and be our liaison between the development team and the government Functional Test team. The position requires proficiency with a variety of testing techniques, a solid understanding of software development, superior communication skills, and direct experience in software testing under a SAFe Agile methodology.

Responsibilities Include

Leading testing-related activities in an Agile development environment
Maintaining and continuing to expand current suite of regression and acceptance tests
Serving as liaison between the development team and independent government Functional Test team.
Creating test scripts for comprehensive test coverage
Conducting testing, generating clear and precise report findings, and supporting timely resolution of defects
Working closely with the product owner, developers, and stakeholders to define and clarify requirements, including reviewing and providing input on Features / User Stories and associated Acceptance Criteria to ensure testability
Champion ongoing improvement of QA processes and best practices that lead to better customer experiences.

Required Skills

Must be a US Citizen

Must hold a Secret clearance

Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment

8+ years of experience in Performance Engineering / Testing, or Enterprise Tools Development

4+ years of experience in testing large scale web-based distributed applications

Excellent communication and customer skills, problem solving, conflict management, time management and interpersonal skills required.

Strong experience with benchmark system performance, database performance analysis, capacity sizing and optimization.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with an aptitude and passion for learning new technologies

Proven experience performing software testing in an Agile environment including developing test plans and test scripts, executing tests, defect reporting, and resolution

Strong documentation and technical writing experience.

Desired Skills

Background with test and server monitoring tools (e.g., App Dynamics, Jenkins, Splunk, New Relic)

Familiarity with the ServiceNow platform, including development of customizations beyond out-of-box

Experience with concurrency, multithreading, and the deployment of distributed system architectures

Understanding of database schemas, table spaces, indexing, and performance optimization techniques

Experience working in an agile development environment

Experience working in DevOps and / or DevSecOps environments

Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) knowledge and experience

Experience with collaboration tools including MS Teams, MS Outlook, MS SharePoint, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, and Atlassian Jira Align

Experience with web application testing, cross browser testing, responsive designs, HTML 5, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript testing

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education.

Desired Certifications

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator

ServiceNow Certified Application Developer

ServiceNow Implementation Specialist

Certified ITIL Foundation v4 Certified or willing to complete one year from hire

DODI 8570.1-M Compliance at IAT Level I

Sydeo : 3476, 3477, 3478

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we'll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

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