Associate Software Developer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Determine requirements and specifications and plan for software development within the broader organizational scope.
• Formulate detailed plans for the implementation of software solutions.
• Implement design including coding, testing, and documentation.
• Code maintenance including debugging and updating to keep pace with the evolving environment.
• Aid in planning for future improvements based on new developments in software tools and infrastructure.
• Work closely with software development teams to ensure that the planned automated testing infrastructure will meet their needs.
• As needed, implement automated test cases and test tools to help verify complex software with various user interfaces and simulators.
• Attend regular project meetings as appropriate to provide status, collect feedback, and stay informed as to how best we can serve the software development community.
• Constant dedication to improving automated software testing in an ever changing environment.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Must have an excellent understanding of software development concepts, principles, and theory and demonstrate the ability to follow and apply the use of programming and analysis concepts.
• Must have a good understanding of software quality analysis concepts, theory, and operations.
• Possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment and organize work assignments to meet established timetables.
• Good communication, computer, and interpersonal skills are required to enable an effective interface with other professionals, to produce appropriate documentation, and to present results to a broad audience.
• Previous experience with environments and tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Test Manager, GitHub, and Jenkins.
• Previous experience with object-oriented design and development and one or more of the following programming languages: C, C++, C#, XML.
• Previous experience with automated testing and test development is desired.
• Previous experience with one or more scripting languages such as Python is desired.
• The ability to work independently or in a team environment is essential.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required.