Senior Engineer - Software Test

EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a premier global provider of satellite communication solutions. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in communications technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments. For more information, visit echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.

Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.

EchoStar has an exciting opportunity for Senior Engineer – Software Test in our Hughes Network Systems division. This position is located in our Germantown, MD office.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform a lead role in the overall planning and implementation of application development activities required for the testing, verification and integration of the application features, utilities, and tools to be released by the company, and to ensure their interoperability with a range of devices including Smart TVs and standalone devices.
• Establish the requirements, plan, set up and maintain application test beds, with appropriate scale, to be used by different teams across the organization for effective testing and debugging; establish the processes to be used to validate product requirements.
• Be responsible for developing the overall test plans, selecting required testing tools (or establishing the need to develop new tools), developing the functional models and code test benches utilizing advanced tools, techniques, emulation, and code coverage for the maintenance of existing application products.
• Plan operations for functional and performance testing for critical features of the applications under development; record and track testing results to ensure that the functionality of application features is fully verified prior to release to the production environment.
• Be responsible for planning the ongoing development and maintenance of specific internal development tools, aimed at automating regression testing of software; collaborate with the DevOps team to seamlessly integrate automated regression tests into build and release pipelines, ensuring the continuous updating and management of all tools and scripts within the version control system.
• Plan for the testing of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) in development using Postman Tool and JavaScript to test their functionality, monitor and review testing results.
• Maintain full stack web applications applying knowledge of standard development tools: Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, and Java Scripts.
• Develop training and knowledge base documents related to manual and automated application testing processes to be shared with development teams across the organization.
• Recommend new processes or techniques to the organization’s management to improve the overall quality of application testing and verification operations.
• Provide professional mentorship to junior level engineers regarding the organization’s standard operating procedures and methods for application testing

Basic Requirements:

• Master’s degree in a field of Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering and three years of experience in the position or in a Software Developer, Computer Programmer, or Quality Assurance/Tester position. 
• As an alternative, a Bachelor’s degree in a field of Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering and five years of experience in the position or in a Software Developer, Computer Programmer, or Software Quality Assurance/Tester position will be acceptable

Special Requirements:

• 12 months of experience employing Java or JavaScript to develop scripts for automating application testing and verification tasks.
• 12 months of experience utilizing Docker Containers to execute application tests.
• 12 months of experience writing SQL queries.
• 12 months of experience employing RSpec for unit testing in a Test-Driven Development (TDD) environment.

Will be eligible for discretionary bonus, with funding based on company performance.

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EchoStar is committed to offering a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Our programs are designed to provide you with the ability to customize your benefits to best meet the needs of you and your family. Our philosophy for these programs is to support and encourage healthy living and wellness. Our benefits package covers it all–from healthcare savings plans to education assistance and more!

• Financial:  401(k) retirement savings plan with company match; employee stock purchase plan; profit-sharing; company-paid life insurance, AD&D and disability

• Work-Life Balance:  Paid Time Off (PTO), company-paid holidays, health and wellness events, exercise and sports facilities (locations may vary)

• Employee Incentives:  Tuition reimbursement, employee referral program, year round employee events and community programs, discounts on Dish Network and HughesNet

• Health:  Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health Savings Account (HSA) with opportunities to earn employer contributions; Health Care, Dependent Care and Transportation Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

EchoStar and its Affiliated Companies are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.  U.S. Persons or those able to obtain and maintain U.S. government security clearances may be required for certain positions. EEO is the law.