Senior Assurance Engineer

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       5+  years recent experience in planning and execution of test, verification and validation activities in large complex projects

·       5+  years recent experience with functional, non-functional and interoperability testing of systems and products

·       Proven experience with managing external stakeholders and co-workers during the execution of large complex projects

·       Ability to understand and reason about hardware and software system architectures typically found in system design documentation

·       Ability to communicate with clarity, coherence, conciseness and engagement, both orally and in writing

·       Experience in the management of a team of testers, quality or development engineers

·       Experience using, and testing in virtualized and cloud environments

·       Familiar with main test tools for test management, defect management and requirements management

·       Experience dealing with independent testing when the testing is conducted by an external party

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

·       Advanced certification in the area of testing and testing management

·       Experience testing NATO/military business domain

·       Experience with assurance tools and processes

·       Experience as an interoperability tester within NATO context

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       Plans, organizes and conducts formal reviews and assessments of complex domains areas, cross-functional areas, and across the supply chain

·       Evaluates, appraises and identifies non-compliances with organizational standards and determines the underlying reasons for non-compliance

·       Produces test documentation such as (Event) Test Plans, Test cases, Requirements Traceability Matrix, test reports, etc

·       Provides assurance to test artefacts such as the Requirements Traceability Matrix

·       Manages the design, planning and execution of the V&V events and its reporting

·       Provides support to projects where the execution is performed by an external contractor

·       Provides support to the operational community in operational acceptance activities