Software Test and Evaluation Engineer

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ASRC Federal Data Networks Corporation (DNC) is seeking a Software Test & Evaluation Engineer for a position supporting the NOAA Office of Space Commerce, Space Operations Division, TraCSS Engineering Branch in Suitland MD. The engineer will work with the government project team to monitor and evaluate external contractor-performed testing, ensuring its effectiveness and verifying that test artifacts meet requirements compliance. The engineer will work with the government to develop, execute, and evaluate independent verification and validation (IV&V) tests to support government oversight objectives.
Background Summary:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Space Commerce (OSC), is developing the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) to fulfill Space Policy Directive 3 (SPD-3). SPD-3 instructed relevant US government agencies to begin re-assigning many aspects of space traffic management (STM) and space traffic coordination (STC) serving non-military US space operators. NOAA OSC, under the US Department of Commerce (DOC),was identified to lead many of these efforts as part of a ‘whole of government’ approach.
TraCSS is the Office of Space Commerce’s cloud-based enterprise solution for ingesting, archiving, processing, and disseminating Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data and products. It will provide conjunction analysis and warning services to commercial satellite owner/operators to foster economic growth and technological advancement of the US commercial space industry. The system will store data from the Department of Defense (DoD), NOAA, commercial SSA data providers, commercial and civil satellite Owner/Operators (O/O), and select international civil partners. The TraCSS system will operate 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.
Responsibilities:
• Develop applicable Independent Test Plans (IV&V) per software planning cycle which include the following: Defines scope, methodologies, timelines, test cases, and approach per approved requirement. Deliver comprehensive Test Plans for government-led verification.
• Preparing detailed test reports summarizing results, defects, and deviations to inform stakeholders of test effectiveness.
• Providing independent V&V test results to verify external contractor-provided artifacts.
• Delivery of Test Evaluation Reports: Review of test plans/results, evaluation summary of test effectiveness, and recommendations of continuous improvement when applicable.
• Maintaining test execution logs to track progress, issues, and outcomes, ensuring accountability and traceability throughout the testing process.
• Maintenance of a Requirements Verification Tracker: Aligns test artifacts with verification criteria to confirm requirement fulfillment.
• Test events are executed as scheduled with required support one hundred percent (100%) of the time. No test events are missed, delayed, or unsupported without prior Government approval.
• Perform development and test activities working with the TraCSS System Integration (SI) contractor.
• Maintain a software DevTest pipeline that addresses operational needs as well as the integration of third-party SSA vendors.
• Work with the TraCSS Presentation Layer (PL) vendor to ensure operational needs and appropriate user feedback is incorporated into updates.
• Create test scripts and automation frameworks, demonstrating proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, Java).
• Apply a strong understanding of various testing techniques, including unit, integration, system, and regression testing.
• Utilize common test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG).
• Manage test scripts and code using version control tools like Git.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve issues in software and testing processes.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5-7 years of professional experience in software development and testing.
• Understanding of the concepts of DevSecOps.
• Demonstrated experience with agile development methods and practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies.
• Experience with maintaining and optimizing DevTest pipelines.
• Ability to work independently, problem solve, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of government security standards and compliance (e.g., NIST, FedRAMP).
• Experi