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Job Title: Junior Test Engineer
Company: Altus Engineering
Location: Remote (occasional meetings in the NCR/Hanover, MD/Fort Meade, MD area)
Salary: $ 85,000-105,000
Position Overview:
Altus Engineer is currently seeking a qualified Junior Test Engineer to perform in the position of Product T&E Representative Support (Embedded Tester).
*This position is contingent upon awarding of contract*
About Us:
Founded in 2003, Altus Engineering is a Maryland-based small business providing professional engineering services to the Department of Defense and industry customers. These include high-quality software development services, system modeling and simulation, scientific research, and performing engineering analysis of combat systems and personnel vulnerabilities. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding professional and technical services through building and empowering teams that will continue to grow with us.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate fully in Agile ceremonies (daily scrum, planning, refinement, review, retrospectives) and SAFe PI Planning to ensure testability and acceptance clarity for user stories.
- Develop and maintain manual and automated test cases aligned to acceptance criteria; execute acceptance testing to validate delivered functionality.
- Assess and improve test coverage across the team鈥檚 scope; identify gaps and recommend corrective actions.
- Coordinate defect identification, documentation, prioritization, and tracking in Jira; report defect trends and quality risks to stakeholders.
- Support integration of test execution into CI/CD pipelines, including pipeline gate thresholds and automated regression validation.
- Support UAT readiness activities including test planning, execution support, and reporting.
- 路 ISTQB CTFL / Agile Tester Extension
Qualifications/Certifications Needed:
Required Skills:
- Bachelor鈥檚 degree in a STEM discipline or closely related field
- 1+ years (2+ years test automation preferred) (Tricentis Tosca experience preferred)
- Must have an active Secret Clearance with the ability to be cleared for Top Secret and possibly Top Secret/SCI
Certifications:
- Security+ CE
- SAFe Practitioner (SP) or CSM/PSM I
What We Offer:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
If you enjoy intellectually challenging projects, and thrive on collaborating with like-minded individuals, then Altus may be the place for you!
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