White Sky Technologies specializes in systems engineering and technology management solutions for U.S. Government clients. We are committed to meeting our customer’s needs with a dedicated and highly qualified workforce.

As a System Engineer, you will be instrumental to the testing and maintenance of a critical software application, working to automated and streamline our testing processes and continuous integration ecosystem. You will join a team of 20+ who work together to provide full-lifecycle support to a software application providing audio ingest, storage, query, playback, analysis, and transcription capabilities. The application is used by national and tactical analysts on small systems (laptops) and large systems (server farms). Given the flexibility of the application, and the various install scenarios, automated testing is key to the continued success of the application. This program allows hybrid work from home opportunities.

Responsibilities:
• Support DevOps team in testing and troubleshooting audio ingest/playback application.
• Create and maintain automated integration test suite
• Generate & update user documentation to include installation guide, user guide, and system admin guide
• Monitor and address user support tickets via Jira Help Desk
• Collaborate with development team on tasks such as new functionality, testing and issue resolution
• Perform release testing

Skills Required:
• Proficient in Linux commands
• Proficient in Jira, Confluence, GitLab, Mattermost
• Proficient in DB query language such as MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, and Elastic
• Familiarity with Enterprise processing systems and data flow
• Familiarity with at least one programming language, such as Python, Java or JavaScript
• Familiarity with agile methodologies such as Kanban & Scrum
• Knowledge of automated CI pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, CI, GitHubActions)
• Must have basic knowledge of the SDLC
• Must possess strong analytical skills to identify and isolate defects in complex systems
• Detail oriented, organized, team contributor

Preferred, but not required:
• Experience with containerized applications, specifically using Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience with UI automated tests (Selenium based frameworks).                        

Qualifications:                  
• Seven+ (7) years of experience required as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.                
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.    

Salary range - $160,000-$215,000, based on qualifications/experience       
Please check out our amazing benefits and generous PTO plan HERE!!

White Sky Technologies, LLC., provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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