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As our company continues to grow and take on new exciting projects, positions become available for various roles, including project managers, developers, systems engineers, QA testers, technical writers, technical support staff, administrative staff and others. The following is a list of our current job openings. If your skills fit one of the categories listed above, but you don’t see a position listed in that category, please check back frequently as our list is constantly being updated.
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QA Tester
Posted:  08/26/08
Job Req ID:  513
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  The Ideal Candidate will: • Participate in the maintenance of test process documentation and test plans • Work with the development team to create a suite of test data (both input files and expected results) that fully exercises data validation (detecting and rejecting bad data) and actual ETL functionality (properly processing good data, i.e., transformations, calculations, and derivations) • Responsible for the ETL build validation process on an ongoing basis • Write SQL queries to validate that actual test results match expected results • Manage the load and verification process for new client initial data before release to production, working with other QA Engineers to ensure that any client-specific business rules are applied correctly. • Identify and log defects if/when a test fails, if necessary, using SQL to narrow down the root cause of the problem for efficient investigation by the development team and log accordingly • Participate in stress testing activities, in collaboration with the development and production teams, to ensure satisfactory performance of both ETL processing and end-user reporting • Document test results and defects
 
Requirements:  • Experience with both manual and automated testing methodologies • Strong SQL query skills and understanding of how to move data efficiently using SQL and ETL tools (e.g. DTS) • Demonstrated experience working with SQLServer 2000 and 2005. • Strong communication skills, both oral and written • Attention to detail BS in Computer Science or Engineering plus 6 years of experience. OR Bachelors Degree plus 8 years of experience OR 12 years combined education and direct experience.
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Business Analyst
Posted:  08/25/08
Job Req ID:  512
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  This person will be executing the Business Analyst activities specified in InnovaSystem’s adaptation of the Microsoft System Foundation for CMMI. The individual filling this position will work with sponsors, subject matter experts, product managers, and user experience architects to analyze and define the business opportunity and the product outlined in the vision statement for the project. The business analyst will work on defining personas, writing scenarios, and acting as a proxy for the users and customers by interfacing directly with developers, testers, and other roles active in the later project life cycle. This person is responsible for creating scenarios that capture the functional goals of the system through examination of the unique needs of each of the developed personas. This person is expected to brainstorm possible scenarios with the other constituencies and the end user, examine lifestyle snapshots, and perform exploratory testing to uncover these functional goals. This person is responsible for deriving product requirements from customer requirements. The product requirements detail what needs to be designed to support the customer requirements from an engineering perspective. This individual will develop the User Interface Flow Model and create the domain model. This person will define the functional, interface, security and operational requirements. This person will be responsible for validating the product requirements. This person is responsible for managing change requests by analyzing the impact the request will have on the product, presenting the change request at a change control board meeting, and assisting with the prioritization of the change request. This person will participate with the other team constituencies to plan iterations.
 
Requirements:  3 or more years experience serving as a business analyst writing requirements and specification for software development projects. Previous DoD contracting or military experience desired. Experience with Microsoft Solutions Framework or other iterative development methodologies is a plus. Prefer BS in Computer Science or Engineering with 5 years professional experience or BS in other field and 7 years experience or 9 years direct business analyst experience.
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Developer
Posted:  08/12/08
Job Req ID:  509
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  • Design, develop, and deliver complex, well-built Internet applications. • Coordinate with a number of different team members — to meet deadlines. • Translate technical requirements and understand client's needs to help frame a solution that exceeds all expectations. • Work on a team in a collaborative environment to build the best solution. • Willingness to share knowledge, mentor colleagues, and learn new technologies. • Solid experience with ASP.NET using C# or VB.Net • Knowledge of HTTP, Web Services, and distributed applications. • Experience designing and documenting the data and business layers of a .NET application that uses a SQL database backend. • Knowledge of SQL database design. • Knowledge of SQL statements and their impact on database performance. • Solid experience using ADO.NET in a real-world database environment. • Experience in component-based .NET architecture and object-oriented design and programming technologies. • Experience with rapid development methodologies, structure and tools (e.g., code generators, data modeling tools, etc.) • Excellent written, verbal, and documentation skills.
 
Requirements:  BS degree required, preferably in computer science and at least two years of experience in software development with at least one year of experience in C# or VB.Net development.
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Process Product Quality Assurance
Posted:  08/11/08
Job Req ID:  507
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  Performs process and product audits and coaching for the organization in order to ensure compliance with standards and specifications. Objectively evaluate performed processes, and work products against process standards, and procedures. Identify and document noncompliance issues. Provide feedback and coaching to project staff and management on the results of audit activities in order to track noncompliance issues to closure.
 
Requirements:  Bachelors degree or two years of full-time experience. Proficiency in software development methodologies. Experience in performing audits, quality assurance testing or related work experience. Experience with Microsoft Office products is required. Have customer service skills Knowledge of SDLC, Visual Studio .NET, Sharepoint 2003, CMMI, MSF, TFS are a plus.
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Developer - DRRS
Posted:  08/07/08
Job Req ID:  506
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  Designs, modifies, develops, writes and implements software programming applications. Supports and/or installs software applications/operating systems. Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complicated tasks. May lead and direct the work of others. May report directly to a project lead or manager. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
 
Requirements:  BS in Computer Science or Engineering plus 2 years of experience. OR Bachelors Degree plus 4 years of experience OR 8 years direct engineering experience. Experience with Visual Studio, Visual Studio Team System, CMMI, Iterative & Incremental development methodologies (such as Scrum, Agile, Microsoft Solutions Framework-MSF) are a plus. Previous DoD experience would be an additional plus.
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Software Support Engineer
Posted:  08/05/08
Job Req ID:  493
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  A full-time support position with primary responsibilities that include: internal customer support, 2nd level help desk, server hardware maintenance, systems administrator, COTS software installation, integration and troubleshooting, user management and validation, procedural documentation. The employee will be required to perform his or her duties in compliance with the policies and procedures as mandated by InnovaSystems Intl, LLC and the US Navy.
 
Requirements:  Required: - HTML/DHTML - SQL - RDMS - Active Directory - Backup / Data Recovery - Data Replication - DTS / ETL - Non-Windows Networks - RAID - Web Services - Windows Networks - Windows Servers - Windows Workstations - Analysis Services - MS Office - SQL Server - Communication - Interpersonal Skills - Problem Solving - Teamwork Desired: - ASP.NET - Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing - Active Reports - Chart FX - Presentation Skills - Public Speaking
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Sr. Software Engineer
Posted:  07/09/08
Job Req ID:  494
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  The primary duty of the position will be to develop web-based applications that form the NRRM application. Regular activities include: analyzing development tasks, designing solutions, writing code for front end, middle tier, database access layers, performing unit testing, re-factoring code, reviewing code, integrating changes, and validating system performance. Experience with DOD, service and Joint data systems is highly desired but not required.
 
Requirements:  Qualified candidates will have a BS Computer Science or related field plus 7 plus years of professional level experience developing using the Microsoft .NET framework plus 5 years of development in C# / ASP .NET developing web-based enterprise applications, including user interface, business layer and some data layer. Candidates must have the ability to test, deploy, and manage software and databases, implement structural changes in accordance with baseline release schedules. Must be able to analyze development tasks and design solutions. Requires extensive knowledge of enterprise application development best practices. Experience with DOD, Joint, and service data systems desired but not required.
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Technical Writer - Aviation
Posted:  06/24/08
Job Req ID:  485
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  This position will be responsible for the entire Aviation Division certification paperwork/ documentation to include initial preparation and recurring updates. Will ensure all project certification paperwork is completed and maintained in accordance with USNAV and DOD policy. Will provide direct support the Aviation Certification Manager, consult with project managers to plan certification documentation for upcoming software iterations. Will consult with architects, developers, testers, user education specialists, user experience architects and system engineers to gather required data to complete documentation. Will be involved in the creation and maintenance of software development certification documents for both external and internal customers. Must be able to conceptualize government and military requirements and create documentation based on addressing various certification processes.
 
Requirements:  4+ years experience technical writing, creating documentation. Experience using military or ISO specifications is strongly desired. Experience with Software Security Authorization Agreements is a plus. Must be able to conform documentation to established standards and must be able to work with a great degree of independence while maintaining communication within the certification team and with other members of the documentation team. Excellent verbal and written communication skills is required. Must be proficient in MS Office suite, Adobe and Framemaker. Experience with MS Visio and MS Project is a plus.
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Business Analyst
Posted:  04/22/08
Job Req ID:  459
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  This position interacts with: • TYCOM and Carrier Training and Readiness personnel • Application User Experience Representative • Product Manager • Testing Constituency • Contractors Requirements Management • Responsible for collecting requirements from User Experience Reps, direct customer contact, Product and Project managers. Gain an understanding of those requirements, the benefits to the customer, and the complexity of development. • Document through use cases valid requirements. • Track requirements from submission to delivery. Communicate with entire project team requirement status. • During program CCB’s present a list of the requirements and their status. • Work closely with Project Manager to ensure requirement is understood. • Determine validity of requirement: o Does functionality already exist, therefore training can resolve o Has it already been entered in the system? o Does it violate policy?
 
Requirements:  Requires a minimum of a bachelor degree and 6-8 years of experience as a Business Analyst, or a similar position that involved the development of software requirements and related artifacts. Knowledge of Navy carrier readiness principles and former military action officer experience highly desirable. Additional Preferred Technical Skills or experience: Understand the capabilities/strengths/weaknesses of the various web-based technologies/toolsets used by the development team in order to understand the feasibility/complexity of requested requirements; able to keep abreast of the latest industry developments in web design / programming technology in order to propose improvements to CV-SHARP; able to understand the various network systems (NMCI and ship-based) that customers will use to access CV-SHARP. Additional Preferred Skills or experience: Familiarity with MS Office, Outlook, and Project Technical skills: (Sharepoint, Testing software etc.)
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Software Quality Assurance
Posted:  04/11/08
Job Req ID:  444
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  Job Duties include the following: „« Records and reports all testing findings and metrics „« Maintains quality assurance standards in all testing activities „« Design, coordinate, and execute test cases „« Ability to read requirements specifications and generate appropriate test cases „« Strong team player Other Duties: „« Maintains, publishes, and implements Quality Assurance documents, CDRLs „« Writes and maintains test automation scripts using QuickTest Professional „« Defect entry and tracking through out a defects lifecycles „« Works under general supervision; report to Quality Assurance Lead „« Document and present test results to Management and Quality Assurance Lead „« Review and evaluate project deliverables to ensure they conform to quality Assurance standards „« Contribute to the development of QA guidelines, schedules and reports „« Handle simple to moderate problem resolution without escalation and with minimal supervision „« Creation of queries using Microsoft SQL „« discover and communicate problems with the product that could adversely impact the project „« Understand assigned project area help others to make informed decisions based on analysis „« Participate in cross functional team meetings as QA representative
 
Requirements:  Requirements: • 3 plus years of Software Quality assurance experience • A Bachelor's degree or 3+ years or equivalent quality assurance testing • Experience performing all duties of a Jr.-Level tester • Working knowledge of quality assurance methodologies Any Quality Assurance Certifications are a plus
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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System Administrator
Posted:  04/03/08
Job Req ID:  361
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  This position will be a full-time support position with primary responsibilities that include: internal customer support, 2nd level help desk, server hardware maintenance, systems administrator, COTS software installation, integration and troubleshooting, user management and validation, procedural documentation. The employee will be required to perform his or her duties in compliance with the policies and procedures as mandated by InnovaSystems Intl, LLC and the US Navy.
 
Requirements:  Experience Required: - SAN / Storage** - Enterprise Backup / Data Recovery** - Active Directory - RAID - Windows Networkings - Windows Servers - Windows Workstations - MS Office Desired: - AD Migration - Unified Communications - SharePoint 2007 - Exchange 2007 - LCS 2007
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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Software Process Improvement Manager
Posted:  03/10/08
Job Req ID:  427
Locations:  San Diego,CA
 
Summary:  The ideal candidate must be well versed in Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Process Areas. In addition, the candidate will have participated and led companies in preparing for, and becoming certified via the CMMI SCAMPI A method. This position will report to the Microsoft Solutions Framework Transition Coordinator, and will be responsible for preparing the Company for a CMMI Level 3 appraisal by the end of 2008. The candidate will be personally responsible for: 1. Providing Overall CMMI Level 3 guidance and making recommendations to Executive Team. 2. Assist in developing and managing processes to obtain CMMI Level 3 certification. 3. Assemble the Appraisal Team and Coordinate all Appraisal activities with the CMMI Auditor. 4. Work closely with the Process and Product Quality Assurance (PPQA) Team Lead to validate auditing procedures. 5. Manage 3-4 Process Engineers to meet the Company's certification objectives.
 
Requirements:  2+ Years as a manager 2+ Years experience with CMMI Desired 8+ years total experience CMMI Level 2 or Level 3 Experience CMMI Auditing Experience
Additional Requirements: 
US Citizenship is required. Applicants selected may be subject to a security clearance investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.