
Test Engineer (Full Scope Polygraph)
Modern Technology Solutions Inc • Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
Role & seniority: Test Engineer (with at least 5 years of relevant experience) requiring TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph; on-site in Annapolis Junction, MD.
Stack/tools: Python; SQL; cloud platforms (AWS, AWS GovCloud, Azure, GCP); ETL frameworks; test analytics/visualization and discovery tools; security, legal, and privacy compliance tooling.
Top 3 responsibilities
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Plan, execute, and synchronize program- and event-level tests, including data collection and evaluation planning aligned to decision points.
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Develop Evaluation Plans, Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, and Evaluation Reports; coordinate with SE and WIPT to inform plans.
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Coordinate with Government sponsor and evaluate environments, scenarios, and dependencies; ensure compliance and readiness; produce and maintain test plans and briefs.
Must-have skills
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Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
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Experience coordinating task implementation with Government sponsors
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Experience pre-deployment testing of new systems (software/hardware)
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Experience planning/executing testing, data collection, and ensuring security/legal compliance
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Ability to produce Test Plans, Procedures, Reports, and Data Management Plans
Nice-to-haves
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Integrity and professional alignment with company values
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Proficiency in Python and SQL
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Experience with AWS, AWS GovCloud, Azure, or GCP
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Experience with ETL frameworks
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Location & work type: Annapolis Junction, Maryland; full-
Full Description
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Test Engineer to join our team in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. This individual must possess a TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
Contribute to cutting edge development programs and test new solutions Innovate testing for RF signal processing applications Test analytics, visualization and discovery tools Evaluate the integration of new and legacy software across a variety of hardware form factors Assess operational system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize Test & Evaluation (T&E) objectives and enable evaluation planning Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support Coordinate with program System Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E Plan program- and event-level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions, levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports Plan program- and event-level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties
Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re: conduct of the event, equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements
Qualifications Required
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance Experience working directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation Experience performing pre-deployment testing of new systems to include all system software and hardware releases prior to field deployment Experience planning and execute testing and data collection, ensuring compliance with security and legal standards. Experience producing associated Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports/Briefings, Data Management Plan
Qualifications Desired
Exceptional integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to MTSI's core values. Experience using tools like Python and SQL. Experience with cloud computing platforms like; Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or AWS GovCloud. Experience with ETL frameworks.
Education Requirements
Five years of experience as a Test Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university Four years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree
Clearance Requirements
TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
U. S. Citizenship is required for this position.
For additional company information, please visit: www.mtsi-va.com