Stak Software Engineer

Tech Sur Solutions is a digital services company whose mission is to enable digital transformation for our customers, improving quality and efficiency. Based in the DC metropolitan area, Tech Sur specializes in advanced cloud services, modernization for both IT structures and applications, leveraging Agile development, and data analytics.

Job Title:

Computer Systems Engineer

Location:

Reston, VA (Hybrid – 3x/week)
Salary: DOE + full benefits
Clearance:
Public Trust

Job Description

• Computer Scientist III will support the FAA’s Corporate Work Plan (CWP) and associated ABP-330 systems. This role focuses on quality assurance testing, infrastructure support, systems analysis, and lifecycle maintenance to ensure FAA’s critical program management systems remain secure, reliable, and efficient.
• Duties span requirements analysis, design, programming, software integration, test and evaluation, system documentation, infrastructure operations, and technical support. The candidate will contribute to ensuring compliance with FAA standards, maintaining system availability, and enabling smooth transition and modernization efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct requirements analysis, design, development, and integration of FAA IT systems, following FAA’s SDLC and quality standards.
• Perform test and evaluation activities, including functional, regression, and integration testing to validate system performance.
• Provide quality assurance for system enhancements, upgrades, and patches.
• Deliver infrastructure services support, including hardware, software, and networking troubleshooting in coordination with FAA Enterprise Data Centers (EDCs) and cloud environments.
• Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning/testing as required.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including test scripts, system design documents, operating procedures, and security compliance artifacts.
• Assist with application maintenance, including corrective, adaptive, and perfective maintenance to ensure system availability and performance.
• Provide Tier 2/3 help desk support for COTS and custom applications in scope.
• Participate in configuration and change management processes, including code migration, release management, and maintaining system logs.
• Support security and compliance activities, including responding to findings, remediating vulnerabilities, and ensuring alignment with FAA/DoT security standards.

Required Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 5 years of relevant experience in IT systems analysis, testing, and infrastructure support.
• Background in system testing, quality assurance, and lifecycle support.
• Familiarity with enterprise IT environments, including Oracle, COTS, and custom applications.
• Experience with documentation and compliance processes in federal environments.

Preferred Experience

• Direct experience with FAA systems or other federal IT environments.
• Hands-on exposure to networking, database management, and disaster recovery planning.
• Knowledge of Service Now, Jira, or similar change/configuration management tools.
• Background in system integration, code migration, and security compliance (NIST, CIS, FAA IA standards).