ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Software Test and Evaluation Engineer to join our team in Norfolk, VA .  This is an onsite  position. 

  
As a Software Test and Evaluation Engineer you will play a critical role in developing and maintaining Joint Simulation Bus (JBUS) in supporting distributed training across Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) and the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE).  JBUS provides the base interoperability structure for the interoperability new and existing systems to participate in distributed training.  Continuous development and improvements are required for the effectiveness of system of plug-ins, manipulators, and filters to ensure the broadest and highest possible quality of service for the user community.
 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, strategies, and cases to evaluate software performance and functionality
• Collaborate with development teams to resolve software defects and implement automated testing frameworks and tools to streamline the testing process
• Conduct performance, regression, and integration testing to ensure software meets business requirements 
• Document and report test results for software quality improvement, while also staying updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies to enhance testing methodologies
• Monitor, upgrade, and support JBUS configurations, plug-ins, manipulators, and filters, including the JBUS GUI (STORM), to improve usability and support air trainer integration/interoperability
• Develop methods to identify and potentially avoid RID and configuration mismatches, provide improved user interface capabilities, and undertake JBUS plug-in, filter, and manipulator upgrades
• Up to 25% travel required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of relevant experience; an additional 6 years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree
• Experience in software development using C/C++ or Java (including web application development with Spring Boot and familiarity with Jakarta EE/Java EE)
• Experience with Open Service Gateway Initiative (OSGI), Jenkins, and/or SonarQube
• Knowledge of systems design/development lifecycle (SDLC) principles, including Agile methodologies, software systems theory, engineering principles, network/systems design and implementation, virtualization, and cloud technologies
• Experience with build automation tools (Gradle/Maven), SQL, PostgreSQL, and/or web development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and frameworks like Sencha Ext JS)
• Must have CompTIA Security+ CE

Preferred Qualifications:

• Software development experience in classified and unclassified environments, for example (related to development of Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) and Joint Simulation Bus (JBUS)
• Software or systems engineering experience specializing in M&S and C4I integration applications such as JBUS and JSAF

Clearance Requirements:

• Active Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain an Active Top Secret/ SCI security clearance
   

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.