QA TESTING ENGINEER 2 (IT SYSTEMS ENGINEER 2)

Req ID: 45773 
Team: T55 SOLUTIONS DEV 
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes 

Full-Time
Shift: 1st 
Relocation: No relocation assistance available 
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: Yes - Telework available up to 100% 

Travel Requirement:  No 

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start 

 

Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding
With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

 

The Role

Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII-NNS), is seeking a QA Test Engineer that has functional/configuration/customization knowledge of the SAP software suite. The ideal candidate is technically minded, inquisitive, curious, detail oriented, quick-learning, and ultimately interested in becoming a functional expert and quality gate of software developed/delivered by our Windows agile team. 
In this role, you will join a team of IT professionals dedicated to designing and building information systems to support construction of some of the largest and most complex products in the world. Our IT systems process information across Engineering, Planning, Operations and Manufacturing. We are the sole designer and builder of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy Submarines. 
The ideal candidate will work as a member of a highly productive and engaged agile team to review user stories, requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback for test considerations.  Typical responsibilities include the following:
•    Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases 
•    Estimating, prioritizing, planning and coordinating testing activities as part of the agile software development lifecycle 
•    Designing, developing and executing re-useable and scalable automation scripts using UI based automation tools
•    Identifying, documenting, recording, and tracking defects/bugs and working with the internal and external teams to understand and resolve (NNS custom development and vendor introduced defects and bugs). Shepherd development and external resources through defect resolution. 
•    Performing thorough regression testing (manual and/or automated) when bugs are resolved 
•    Assisting software engineers in defining and building in-code unit tests with a test driven development approach
•    Developing and applying testing processes for new and existing product development to meet customer needs
•    Monitoring debugging process results and automation script failures
•    Staying up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies 

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of relevant exempt experience; Master?s Degree and 0 year of relevant professional experience

One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree for Information Technology Related Positions Only:

• NNS Apprentice School graduate
• Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
• Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
• Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
• High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
• High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
• A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.
• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of experience. Master's Degree and 0 years of experience. 4 years of related exempt experience can be substituted for Bachelor's degree. 8 years of non-related exempt experience can be substituted for Bachelor's degree. A relevant professional certification c