Software Validation Engineer III
October 9, 2023
Software Validation Engineer III
Job ID: req3625
Employee Type: exempt full-time
Division: Bioinformatics and Computational Science
Facility: Rockville: Gaither Rd
Location: 2099 Gaither Rd, Rockville, MD 20850 USA
The Frederick National Laboratory is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. The lab addresses some of the most urgent and intractable problems in the biomedical sciences in cancer and AIDS, drug development and first-in-human clinical trials, applications of nanotechnology in medicine, and rapid response to emerging threats of infectious diseases.
Accountability, Compassion, Collaboration, Dedication, Integrity and Versatility; it's the FNL way.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Frederick National Laboratory is dedicated to improving human health through the discovery and innovation in the biomedical sciences, focusing on cancer, AIDS and emerging infectious diseases.
The Bioinformatics and Computational Science (BACS) Directorate works collaboratively and helps to fulfill the mission of Frederick National Laboratory in the areas of bioinformatics and computational science by developing and applying world-leading computing technologies to basic and applied biomedical research challenges, data science, supporting critical operations, developing and delivering national data resources, and utilizing leading-edge software.
Within BACS, the CBIIT Technical Ops Support (CTOS) group implements and manages software projects primarily sponsored by the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT). The work is primarily focused on successfully delivering software projects with development on local servers or the cloud. The projects are very diverse, typically merging science and IT, involve multiple stakeholders, and engineering can involve subcontractors. We work very collaboratively with the NCI to define the requirements and deliver a successful project.
KEY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
BASIS QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:
Expected Competencies:
Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Job ID: req3625
Employee Type: exempt full-time
Division: Bioinformatics and Computational Science
Facility: Rockville: Gaither Rd
Location: 2099 Gaither Rd, Rockville, MD 20850 USA
The Frederick National Laboratory is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. The lab addresses some of the most urgent and intractable problems in the biomedical sciences in cancer and AIDS, drug development and first-in-human clinical trials, applications of nanotechnology in medicine, and rapid response to emerging threats of infectious diseases.
Accountability, Compassion, Collaboration, Dedication, Integrity and Versatility; it's the FNL way.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Frederick National Laboratory is dedicated to improving human health through the discovery and innovation in the biomedical sciences, focusing on cancer, AIDS and emerging infectious diseases.
The Bioinformatics and Computational Science (BACS) Directorate works collaboratively and helps to fulfill the mission of Frederick National Laboratory in the areas of bioinformatics and computational science by developing and applying world-leading computing technologies to basic and applied biomedical research challenges, data science, supporting critical operations, developing and delivering national data resources, and utilizing leading-edge software.
Within BACS, the CBIIT Technical Ops Support (CTOS) group implements and manages software projects primarily sponsored by the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT). The work is primarily focused on successfully delivering software projects with development on local servers or the cloud. The projects are very diverse, typically merging science and IT, involve multiple stakeholders, and engineering can involve subcontractors. We work very collaboratively with the NCI to define the requirements and deliver a successful project.
KEY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for software testing of web applications as part of agile teams
- Design and development of end-to-end automated tests using a tool such as Selenium or Katalon
- Plan and implement automation frameworks
- Develop and maintain test plans, manual and automated test cases and test data
- Perform automated and manual testing efforts for new applications and functionality as well as regression testing
- Analyze and document results, report, and track bugs, verify and validate fixes as needed
- Develop automated tests for RESTful API Endpoints
- Review requirements, design and wireframes as required
- Interact with application development teams to understand business technical requirements and design
- Report statuses in meetings
- Other duties as required
BASIS QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:
- Possession of a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent from an accredited college or university according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency
- In addition to educational requirements, a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible job-related experience
- Experience with Windows and Mac environments
- Experience with automated and manual testing, developing test plans, manual test cases and automated test scripts, executing and analyzing results for web applications
- Experience testing projects using Agile and Scrum Methodology
- Experience implementing automation frameworks and scripts with a software automation test tool such as Selenium or Katalon
- Experience using a descriptive programming language such as Python or Java for automation
- Experience reviewing requirements/user stories and providing feedback to the project team
- Experience testing RESTful web service.
- Experience with shell scripting
- Experience testing Application Programming Interfaces
- Ability to install and configure tools and other aspects of a testing environment
- Experience configuring and executing automation using a continuous integration tool such as Jenkins
- Flexible with ability to work independently and be responsible for multiple concurrent projects
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:
- Experience with performance testing using a tool such as LoadRunner
- Experience with Section 508 testing
- Experience with Katalong
Expected Competencies:
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Collaborative and team focused
Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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