Date Posted:

　　2024-01-18

　　Country:

　　United States of America

　　Location:

　　VA543: 22270 Pacific Blvd, Dulles 22270 Pacific Boulevard Building CC5, Sterling, VA, 20166-6924 USA

　　Position Role Type:

　　Hybrid

　　Raytheon 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. RTX is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to support the Agile-based design, development, integration, testing, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

　　The Engineer will develop and lead continuous test activities in close coordination with the agile development/integration teams and other teams on the program. Test plans and procedures will often be created early, in small increments, before software is written. The Test Engineer will collaborate with developers to create the appropriate automated and manual tests for software, interfaces, features, stories, workflows, etc. This continuous test process will be supported by industry-leading tools and techniques. As appropriate and necessary, the Test Engineer will generate or support the generation of documentation on the test plans and other integration and test artifacts.

　　Responsibilities Include:

　　Defines, plans and performs test assignments for large scale, complex, software and hardware systems

　　Establishes automated and manual test methods and techniques, develops test plans and requirements, writes test procedures and reports, and conducts tests

　　Participates in test readiness reviews and design reviews

　　Applies software development experience and knowledge to ensure test validity, integrity, quality, and execution

　　Conducts tests which include collaborating closely with others in establishing language, database, and computer requirements along with configuration management techniques

　　Performs test planning and implementation using state-of-the-art technologies, processes, and frameworks (e.g. SAFe or similar framework)

　　Develops and maintains test documentation including plans, procedures, reports, etc.

　　Analyzes test results and accurately discuss them with management and teams

　　Documents and keeps program management informed of deviations from customer requirements

　　Required Skills:

　　U.S. Citizenship

　　Active Secret clearance. Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

　　Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

　　6+ years of directly relevant experience, ideally in an agile environment

　　2+ years of automated and/or manual test experience

　　Excellent and applicable experience with Agile Continuous Development / Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery along with hands-on experience with automated test tools such as Docker, Jenkins, Rational Team Concert, JIRA, Git, Chef, Ansible, Puppet, Junit, JMeter, RSpec, Cucumber, and other industry-leading tools and techniques

　　2+ years’ experience developing software with Java, Cucumber, Gherkin or similar language in an agile environment

　　Experience with requirements development and management along with associated

　　Ability to plan, conduct and conduct security testing

　　Meaningful and relevant experience in developing test procedures

　　Experience with systems engineering and configuration management processes

　　Able to generate test-related documentation as necessary

　　Excellent teamwork skills including ability to work well with agile development teams, customers, and coworkers at all levels

　　Ability to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations

　　Desired Skills:

　　Experience with automated and manual testing processes

　　Hands-on DevOps or DevSecOps experience

　　Familiarity with following CISA practices:

　　Securing the Software Supply Chain

　　Cybersecurity Best Practices

　　Open-Source Software Security

　　Familiarity with NIST SP 800-218, Secure Software Development Framework V1.1: Recommendations for Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities

　　Hands on experience with automated testing solutions such as: Selenium, Puppeteer, Cypress, WebDriverIO, Playwright, Cucumber or NightWatchJS.

　　Manual and Automated Testing experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following program languages: Java, Perl, Ruby, Python, and JavaScript

　　Experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following database technologies: SQL, Oracle, MySQL, JBDC, NOSQL

　　DHS experience

　　Required Education:

　　BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or Computer Systems Engineering. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education.

　　Desired Certifications:

　　DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II

　　Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) or similar

　　Certifications related to Agile development and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

　　AWS Certifications

　　Syndeo: 3258

　　This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award. ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award

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　　The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

　　Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

　　Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

　　This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

　　RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

　　RTX 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.

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　　Raytheon Technologies 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.