Lead Test Engineer

Description of Task to be Performed:

AnaVation is seeking an experienced Lead Test Engineer to play an important role on our high-performing technical team. The successful candidate will be a multidisciplinary engineer who can develop and maintain test plans and maintain the associated test environment. The candidate must have experience with integration testing, regression testing, and unit testing. An ideal candidate will also have a solid understanding of cloud, back-end, network and mobile apps. Duties include writing comprehensive test plans; performing thorough testing according to best practices; recording all details relevant to testing and outcomes; maintaining a library of completed test based on lessons learned; creating a library of test plans; assisting with release notes to ensure all details of new features are conveyed; and monitoring release pipelines to ensure products created by the team are fully tested and comply with goals and objectives. The candidate will interface daily with key government personnel and team members.

This position will eventually be on site with our customer in Huntsville, Alabama. The selected candidate will work remotely until space is ready. Applicants who do not currently reside within commuting distance to Huntsville should describe how they would satisfy this requirement.

This position requires an existing Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain SCI accesses with a polygraph.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Computer Science or related field, plus a minimum of one year of related experience developing and executing test plans in a high demand production environment.
• Experience creating actionable tickets so that developers can easily locate the problem to be addressed.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to operate successfully onsite with our customer and team in a fast pasted operational environment.
• Experience providing on-site support in a federal government environment a strong plus.
• An existing Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain SCI accesses with a polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of cloud, back-end, network and mobile apps a strong plus.
• Experience working on a technical team within an agile environment.

• Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents 
• 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents 
• 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance 
• 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents 
• 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting 
• Competitive Pay 
• Generous paid leave and holiday package 
• Tuition and training reimbursement 
• Life and AD&D Insurance