**Job Description: **

The team is searching for a program and budgeting system professionals to support the 45th Test Squadron here at Gunter AFB, Montgomery, AL. If you’re looking for a creative endeavor that elevate your personal and professional growth with analytical challenges, written and oral language expression, technically rewarding and driven by quality end results, join our organizational family at COLSA. Your natural desire to continuously learn and apply your technical prowess in overseeing the development, tests and evaluation of high-quality driven software products is welcomed. The duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

· Plans, executes, and reports on the developmental test and evaluation for the Program and Budget Enterprise Service (PBES).

· Provides individual technical effort in responding to questions/issues of critical importance to the customer.

· Supports the development of strategic test documents such as Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), test team charters and Modeling and Simulation Development Plans as applicable.

· Assists in ensuring system requirements are testable and advises on performance measures, test entry/exit criteria, test design limitations and constraints, and test progress.

· Employs test automation tools and utilities supporting test execution.

· Develops and employs tests utilizing performance-testing tools.

· Identifies and documents deficiencies and anomalies of systems under test, evaluates and reports deficiencies, provides recommendations, and participates in deficiency review boards.

· Prepares, executes, reviews, and analyzes test objectives, plans, procedures, and metrics; prepares reports throughout the software development life cycle. Develops and writes methods of tests, test cases, test cards, and any other test process documents required to plan, execute, and report on testing.

· Must be willing to work extended hours including weekends and holidays when required to meet mission requirements.

· Travels (less than 10%) to TDY locations to execute test procedures; perform data management, reduction and analysis; perform configuration management, hardware setup, and hardware troubleshooting.

· Provisioning of user accounts, including account creation and modification in the NIPR environment for testing.

_At COLSA, people are our most valuable resource and centered at our core value. We invite you to unite your talents with opportunity and be a part of our “Family of Professionals!” Learn about our employee-centric culture and benefitshere. _

Required Skills

Required Experience

Required Experience:

One of the following combinations of education and experience:

• * Master’s degree and a minimum of 10 years of related technical experience
  

  • Technical Bachelor’s degree in a related field and a minimum of 18 years of related technical experience
  • HS Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 22 years of related technical experience
• US Citizenship required; Ability to obtain an interim DoD Secret Clearance prior to start date and maintain full clearance at the completion of the government's process
• Prior experience with Automated test tools
• Must have a demonstrated ability to work effectively on a team and to lead and direct the work of others.
• Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing including communication skills in areas of technical writing, briefings, and formal presentations.

Preferred Experience:

• A current and active DoD SECRET security clearance.
• HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) is highly desired
• JIRA is highly desired.

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrated strong customer service skills including enthusiastic, energetic, professional, friendly and courteous behavior at all times.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong planning, organizational and managerial skills.
• Demonstrate strong motivational commitment to the organization.
• Organized, self-motivated, goal-oriented and values teamwork.
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel software programs.
• Ability to prepare standard reports and documents.
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to adjust to and manage change effectively.
• Ability to work in a high pressure environment.
• Must be dependable, timely and have high attention to detail.
• Must be flexible to work different shifts, evenings and holidays.