* MUST HAVE ACTIVE DoD TOP SECRET CLEARANCE * LOCATION: Columbia, MD Send resumes to: Recruiter ([email protected]) Responsibilities: Design, develop, evaluate, and use custom test scripts/procedures to evaluate the effectiveness, readiness, and compliance of custom developed software in both hosted and embedded environments Configure network equipment such as routers and switches in support of software testing Document test procedures, results/bugs, generate test reports and generate presentations and support customer reviews covering the software validation Recommends and implements efficiency/coverage improvements to the software test process to include modifying procedures, scripts, and documentation. Work with developers to troubleshoot issues/bugs with products and tests. Required: Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience or 2 years post-Secondary/ Associates Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. At least 1 year of experience configuring Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and basic networking skills (OSI layers, TCP/UDP/IP/ARP) and network monitoring tools (Wireshark, SNMP) At least experience with Windows, Linux, VMWare 1 year of experience with scripting languages (Python, Perl, Bat) Desired : Strong networking skills Knowledge of embedded hardware Basic knowledge of RF Basic knowledge of C and other programming languages Experience with software test and integration and use of static code analysis tools Experience in executing software verification testing following established test plans and procdures and documenting (buglist) Experience in troubleshooting, documenting and fixing test script failures or development of new scripts/procedures Experience in basic networking Job Type: Contract or Full-time