• Mid- Level System Tester

    Competitive Range Solutions, LLC (Fort Meade, MD)


    Job Description:

    Competitive Range partners with the government to plan and deploy complex, IT-enabled, and mission-essential capabilities. Our goal is to help you develop and expand your professional capabilities while working on challenging, exciting projects in a collaborative, congenial environment.

     

    We are seeking a Mid-Level System Tester to conduct software testing, debugging, performance optimization, and validation for mission-critical defense applications. The ideal candidate will have expertise in microservice architectures, cloud computing, database systems, and software security compliance, ensuring robust and scalable testing methodologies aligned with DoD standards.

    Key Responsibilities:

    + Develop and implement microservice architectures for web and application services, ensuring virtual instances, load balancing, automated surge capability, and performance monitoring.

    + Test and validate applications using traditional SQL-based and NoSQL data management systems with full-text search functionality.

    + Perform requirements analysis, software design, development, integration, and testing to optimize defense applications.

    + Implement security controls compliant with Federal information systems and DoD cybersecurity protocols.

    + Conduct bug fixing, troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning to ensure optimal software functionality.

    + Develop test cases and automated testing solutions within Agile Scrum environments.

    + Provide configuration management and maintain testing documentation to enhance software reliability.

    + Utilize Java and scripting languages such as Python for testing automation and system validation.

    + Prepare and deliver technical presentations and reports to DoD stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of testing outcomes.

    Required Qualifications:

    + Education:

    + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field OR equivalent work experience.

    + Experience:

    + Minimum 2 years supporting development and testing within Agile Scrum methodologies.

    + Technical Expertise:

    + Strong proficiency in Java and Python for automated testing.

    + Experience in microservice architectures, cloud environments, database technologies, and security compliance.

    + Ability to assess and improve test automation strategies for mission-critical defense applications.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Experience working with classified defense systems and secure DoD infrastructure.

    + Familiarity with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and secure cloud environments.

    + Certifications such as Security+, CISSP, AWS Certified Developer, or DoD-approved system testing credentials.