Staff / Senior Staff Software Test Engineer

SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor delivering advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For over forty-five years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities for missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.

SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

About the role

This is an on-site position in Boulder, CO, supporting programs delivering Next-Generation Missile Warning software. You will work within a fast-paced team delivering end-to-end software processing of Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) sensor data for Missile Warning, Missile Defense, Battlespace Awareness, and Technical Intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI pipelines (GitLab CI) for automated testing
• Orchestrate automated testing across development and test environments using Kubernetes and Helm
• Execute tests and support test execution in multiple environments
• Develop test automation suites
• Participate in test engineering artifact reviews
• Conduct performance analyses, risk analyses, and trade studies
• Maintain test documentation in accordance with management procedures
• Complete assigned tasks to meet program schedule milestones
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
• U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for a DoD security clearance
• 3 years of experience in software test engineering roles and functions
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Experience with testing Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) processing systems
• 1 year of experience in software development or test automation (preferably in Python)
• Experience with formal requirements verification for Government programs
• Experience working within AWS cloud services and environments
• Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks for cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with Python, CI/CD tools, container orchestration with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• An active DoD security clearance

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Benefits

• 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
• 100% company paid HSA
• Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
• 80% company paid Dental insurance
• 100% company paid Vision insurance
• 100% company paid Life insurance
• 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
• Short-term Disability insurance
• Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
• Discretionary Performance Bonus
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
• Flexible Work Hours

Pay

The pay range for this position is $102,000 - $157,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.