Software Development and Test Engineer

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ASRC Federal Data Networks Corporation (DNC) is seeking a Development and Test Engineer for a position supporting the NOAA Office of Space Commerce, Space Operations Division, TraCSS Engineering Branch in Suitland MD. The engineer will play a critical oversight and insight role in maintaining and evolving the TraCSS software DevTest pipeline, ensuring seamless integration of third-party vendor solutions, and collaborating with various stakeholders to meet operational needs and security requirements. This position requires a strong understanding of agile methodologies and a commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions.
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:
• 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.
• Oversee integrated workflows across all TraCSS vendors.
• Work with the IT/Infrastructure staff to ensure the DevTest pipeline maintains appropriate security measures.
• 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.
• Experience with specific tools and technologies used in DevTest pipelines
• Knowledge of government security standards and compliance (e.g., NIST, FedRAMP).
• Experience in building pipelines in a cloud environment such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Use of Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, Bitbucket and other Atlassian platform tools.
Highly Desired Qualifications:
• Experience with user interface/user experience (UI/UX) principles.
• Knowledge of space domain awareness, space situational awareness (SSA), space traffic coordination (STC), or space traffic management (STM) related topics.
◦ Examples of desired knowledge and skill sets may include, but are not limited to: orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, common analytical methodologies utilized in SSA/STC/STM, satellite operations, conjunction analysis, and data management.
• Current DoD, DOC, NOAA, or NASA authorization to work (badge).
• Experience working in support of a U.S. government institution.
• Experience in building Infr