What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Verification Engineer position at MKS2 Technologies?
MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. Headquartered in Austin, TX we have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Leads activities to develop, document and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems. Leads development of code and integration of complex software components into a fully functional software system. Develops software verification plans, test procedures and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met. Provides technical leadership for software projects and leads software supplier management activities. Leads development, selection, tailoring and deployment of processes, tools and metrics. Plans, executes and documents software research and development projects. Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations. Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards. Works under minimal direction.
PROJECT/SKILLS
We are currently seeking a Senior-Level Software Quality Engineer to become part of the Training Systems team in St. Louis, Missouri. Training Systems is responsible for the design, development, manufacture, and maintenance of training devices for a wide variety of commercial and military aircraft - everything from F-15 fighter jets to Apache attack helicopters, and even NASA's new Starliner spacecraft. As a senior software quality engineer, you will help teams pivot from a legacy mindset of inspecting quality into product to one of building it in from the start. This will include designing, creating, and implementing key processes, mindsets, and frameworks that engineering teams will leverage across multiple products. Partnering and leveraging key IT and enterprise engineering tools and initiatives, the successful candidate will develop roadmaps and then work hand-in-hand with developers to implement automation into their products. In addition, the SQE will support contractual requirements, such as inspection of product, evaluation of test plan, version documentation, and test reports, with a keen eye toward future automation.
Position Responsibilities:
• Lead various Training System's quality improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with peers to create roadmaps and improvement plans to software quality engineering processes and techniques
• Work with product teams to implement modern quality practices and techniques
• Create and run compliance assurance activities
• Conduct contractually required software quality audits and inspections
• Evaluate test plans, version documentation, and test reports for quality issues and trends
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Basic Qualifications (Required Skill/Experience):
• Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or other technical degree
• 5 years of experience dealing with software development projects
• Experience with multiple modern languages / frameworks
• 1 years of experience in all aspects of system development, production, and architecture: proposal, design, analysis, development, test, verification, validation, and operations (field testing and deployment)
• Experience working in an Agile Development Environment
• 1 years of experience with Python
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
• 1 years of experience reading and interpreting C/C code
• 1 years of experience with build automation software (Jenkins, Hudson and/or Bamboo)
• Experience with Git (or other version control systems), including branching strategies and methodologies
• 1 years of experience working as a Software Quality Engineer
• Proficient in technologies such as Kubernetes, Istio, Rancher, Git, Helm, Ansible, Chef, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, and AppDynamics
Leads activities to develop, document and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems. Leads development of code and integration of complex software components into a fully functional software system. Develops software verification plans, test procedures and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met. Provides technical leadership for software projects and leads software supplier management activities. Leads development, selection, tailoring and deployment of processes, tools and metrics. Plans, executes and documents software research and development projects. Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations. Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards. Works under minimal direction.
PROJECT/SKILLS
We are currently seeking a Senior-Level Software Quality Engineer to become part of the Training Systems team in St. Louis, Missouri. Training Systems is responsible for the design, development, manufacture, and maintenance of training devices for a wide variety of commercial and military aircraft - everything from F-15 fighter jets to Apache attack helicopters, and even NASA's new Starliner spacecraft. As a senior software quality engineer, you will help teams pivot from a legacy mindset of inspecting quality into product to one of building it in from the start. This will include designing, creating, and implementing key processes, mindsets, and frameworks that engineering teams will leverage across multiple products. Partnering and leveraging key IT and enterprise engineering tools and initiatives, the successful candidate will develop roadmaps and then work hand-in-hand with developers to implement automation into their products. In addition, the SQE will support contractual requirements, such as inspection of product, evaluation of test plan, version documentation, and test reports, with a keen eye toward future automation.
Position Responsibilities:
• Lead various Training System's quality improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with peers to create roadmaps and improvement plans to software quality engineering processes and techniques
• Work with product teams to implement modern quality practices and techniques
• Create and run compliance assurance activities
• Conduct contractually required software quality audits and inspections
• Evaluate test plans, version documentation, and test reports for quality issues and trends
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Basic Qualifications (Required Skill/Experience):
• Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or other technical degree
• 5 years of experience dealing with software development projects
• Experience with multiple modern languages / frameworks
• 1 years of experience in all aspects of system development, production, and architecture: proposal, design, analysis, development, test, verification, validation, and operations (field testing and deployment)
• Experience working in an Agile Development Environment
• 1 years of experience with Python
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
• 1 years of experience reading and interpreting C/C code
• 1 years of experience with build automation software (Jenkins, Hudson and/or Bamboo)
• Experience with Git (or other version control systems), including branching strategies and methodologies
• 1 years of experience working as a Software Quality Engineer
• Proficient in technologies such as Kubernetes, Istio, Rancher, Git, Helm, Ansible, Chef, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, and AppDynamics
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
