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(UTRS) is currently seeking a Software Quality Tester for AFATDS/IFTADS to join our team! At UTRS, we enjoy the benefits of working in a collaborative environment of close-knit team members. As a company, we provide a wide range of leading-edge engineering, management, and digital services to the public and private sectors. We are looking for someone that will support our mission to consistently deliver creative, high-quality, technology-based services to our customers on time and within budget.\nThis position will support software testing, verification, validation, and quality assurance activities. The successful candidate will support the Government in evaluating software functionality, identifying and documenting defects, executing formal and informal test procedures, performing regression testing, and verifying corrective actions associated with artillery fire control and related software systems. This position is located at Picatinny Arsenal.\nWhat will you be doing?\nThis position will be a key member of the Fire Control. Duties include:\nDevelop, review, and execute software test procedures, test cases, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria based on system requirements, software requirements, interface requirements, and Government-defined operational use cases.\nPerform functional, integration, system, regression, and software quality testing of artillery fire control and command-and-control software.\nSupport testing of IFATDS and/or AFATDS functionality, interfaces, message processing, fire mission workflows, and related artillery operational functions.\nEvaluate software performance against approved requirements and expected operational behavior.\nExecute representative artillery operational scenarios to verify software functionality under realistic mission conditions.\nIdentify, reproduce, isolate, document, and track software defects and anomalous system behavior.\nPrepare detailed defect reports containing test conditions, steps to reproduce, expected results, actual results, supporting evidence, and recommended disposition.\nPerform regression testing following software modifications and defect corrections to verify successful resolution and identify unintended impacts to previously validated functionality.\nSupport software builds, releases, configuration verification, installation, and test-environment preparation.\nVerify software and test configurations prior to execution to ensure test results are repeatable and traceable to the appropriate baseline.\nAnalyze test results, system logs, software messages, interface data, and other available diagnostic information to assist engineering personnel with root-cause determination.\nParticipate in technical reviews, test readiness reviews, defect review boards, configuration reviews, and Government Integrated Product Team meetings.\nCoordinate with software developers, systems engineers, artillery subject matter experts, Government personnel, and other stakeholders to resolve technical issues.\nMaintain accurate test records and provide test results, status reports, defect metrics, and supporting documentation as required.\nSupport Government testing at contractor and Government facilities and field/test locations when required.\nWhat skills will the ideal candidate have to be successful?\nThis position will require the following skillsets and experience:\nDemonstrated U.S. Army or DoD artillery experience is highly desired.\nPractical knowledge of artillery operations, fire direction, fire mission processing, tactical procedures, and associated fire control systems.\nExperience conducting software testing, system testing, operational testing, quality assurance, verification and validation, or similar technical testing activities.\nAbility to translate operational requirements and system requirements into executable test cases and scenarios.\nExperience documenting software defects and communicating technical findings to software developers, engineers, and Government personnel.\nAbility to execute repeatable test procedures and accurately document test results.\nAbility to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering and Government teams.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nAbility to obtain and maintain required Government installation, network, and system access.\nDesired Qualifications\nIFATDS experience is highly desired.\nAFATDS experience is acceptable in lieu of direct IFATDS experience.\nExperience supporting Army field artillery tactical fire direction or fire control systems.\nExperience with artillery command-and-control software, tactical message processing, digital fire missions, or related interfaces.\nExperience developing software test procedures and formal test documentation.\nExperience with software defect/change tracking systems and configuration management processes.\nExperience performing regression, integration, interface, and system-level testing.\nFamiliarity with Army software development, sustainment, test, and configuration-control environments.\nPrevious experience supporting DEVCOM Armaments Center, PEO GCS, Army artillery programs, or comparable DoD organizations is desirable.\nPreferred Artillery Background\nCandidates with experience in one or more of the following areas are preferred:\nField Artillery Fire Direction Center (FDC) operations\nAFATDS/IFATDS operations\nFire Direction Specialist experience\nArtillery tactical data systems\nM109-series self-propelled howitzer operations\nM777-series or M119-series howitzer operations\nPaladin fire control and digital fire mission processes\nArtillery command-and-control systems\nDigital fire mission processing and tactical messaging\nArtillery software operational testing\nA bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, mathematics, or a related technical discipline is preferred. Relevant military artillery experience, specialized technical training, AFATDS/IFATDS experience, and demonstrated software testing experience may be considered in combination with or in lieu of formal education, consistent with the applicable contract labor-category requirements.\nMust be a US Citizen and able to obtain a security clearance.\nRead about our benefits here: Our Benefits - UTRS |Always, Got Your Back\nUTRS is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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