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Our client, a leading non-profit in the D.C. metro region is looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to join their team in a remote capacity. Responsibilities

• Develop test plans, test scenarios and test cases based on business requirements and execute them
• Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers.
• Identify, analyze, and document problems with program function, output, online screen, or content.
• Develop testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability.
• Participate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Software Test QA experience
• Some experience in a lead capacity
• Knowledge and experience in testing complex web applications
• Extensive background in QA methodologies
• Experience with automation using Selenium, Cucumber or UFT.
• Experience with API testing using Postman or other similar tools. 
• Experience with SQL

Our client's Cybersecurity Automation team is responsible for global information security workflow automation in a highly-regulated critical financial infrastructure environment. The Manager, Cybersecurity Automation will be actively involved in all aspects of information security by shaping workflows and guiding the development of software that ensures efficient and effective risk management throughout the entire information security lifecycle from Red Teaming, Blue Teaming, Application Security to Governance Risk and Compliance. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the Global Cybersecurity Automation team
• Uses experience and hands-on contribution to guide development of Cybersecurity, automation, decision making, and analytics
• Empowers team members to identify the best commercial and open source tools and processes to accomplish their mission
• Oversees Automation team and program identifying opportunities for process improvement in software engineering and efficiency
• Recruits, retains, and motivates highly talented staff and balances the need to allocate tasks efficiently with the need to keep talent engaged, challenged, and growing
• Software Development - delivers high quality, tested and secure code using a range of architectures, tools and frameworks to automate internal processes
• Security Analytics – develops dashboards, reports and analytics delivering insights into security risks and threats
• Visualization - identifies new solutions and enhances existing open source and bespoke visualization toolsets to identify trends, compress event triage, understand data flows, identify anomalies, and automate reporting and analysis • Behavioral Analysis - identifies and implements tools to baseline activity and alert or limit suspicious activity and insider threat among networks, databases, data and users

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years of experience with any of the following technologies
• Linux or Windows administration
• Scripting and programming languages (Python, Powershell, etc) must
• Experience with interacting and coding against APIs
• Adheres to best practices (PEP 8) regarding appropriate design, security, and code quality
• An understanding of database schemas, relational data design theory, and must be proficient in database and web development.
• CI and provisioning tools such as Jenkins, Docker, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform
• University degree in Engineering, MIS, CIS, or related discipline a Must
• Previous experience in managing or leading a team is preferred

Who We Are: Pumex Computing is now in its sixth year of business, and we are growing at a phenomenal rate, www.pumex.com. Our company was started because we saw an opportunity to bring core values that are often overlooked in the IT services industry. We believe in creating an employee-centric, value-based organization that puts employee and customer satisfaction at the top of our priorities. I read a great quote from Richard Branson, and I’m paraphrasing a bit here, “If you take care of your employees and care about their happiness, they will care about keeping your customers happy.” That is the type culture we are looking to create within our company. A few of our key accomplishments to this point:

• Increased revenue every year since we started the company
• Established loyal and fantastic clients in the non-profit & trade association markets.
• Recently started a managed services line of business to expand the services we provide.
• Achieved our 8(a) Minority Disadvantaged Business Certification
• Will be releasing a SaaS based ETL Product by end of 2021

Our Services: Pumex Computing has the ability to do custom software development and staff augmentation, both outsourced and sourced here in the US. We have resources in pretty much every major technology out there, including a few not listed below: - Agile Softwared Development - DevOps, Automation, and IV&V - Infrastructure Architecture and Management - Salesforce and Appian Development - Mobile applications - iOS, Android, and Windows - Cloud Architecture and Migration - Business Process Analysis - CIO/CTO Consulting and Support - Managed IT Services Who you are: An Inspired Contract IT Project Manager – We are looking for a Project Manager with 5 or more years of experience in the information technology realm. It would be preferred the right candidate have experience managing website development projects. Daily activities and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Analyzes program and project requirements to collaboratively define program and project scope, goals, objectives and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders, to support client business goals
• Has experience overseeing development, gathering requirements, and managing new Website implementations.
• Works with Vendor to define project success and acceptance criteria and approvals, communicating them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle
• Develops, maintains, revises, and distributes project management plans for assigned IT programs, projects and initiatives, accounting for internal and external dependencies and resource and schedule constraints
• Plans and develops full-scale project plans, schedules and milestones using appropriate tools
• Regularly updates schedule and resource allocations, providing timely escalation and visibility
• Plans, directs, manages and executes program and project development and implementation from initiation through closeout, according to strict deadlines and budgetary constraints
• Develops, validates, tracks, analyzes and keeps the 3rdparty vendor to project budgets, recommending subsequent budget changes, when necessary
• Approves project invoices in accordance with delegation of authority, technical project accomplishments, and contract(s)
• Establishes and implements program and project communication plans and deliverables
• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical paths
• Tracks, validates and reports status of project milestones and deliverables to project, business and senior leadership stakeholders
• Supports successful project delivery by actively participating in defining, developing, documenting, implementing, and communicating standardized project management processes, procedures, and practices for the entire project lifecycle
• Establishes, manages, and effectively communicates project expectations with team members and other stakeholders in a timely, intuitive manner
• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifying risks and devising mitigation and contingency plans
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to appropriate staff
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team
• Leads, coaches, and motivates project team members and contracted personnel, influencing them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
• Expert ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, including status reports; project summaries; scoping documents; staff and executive presentations; workshops or training; lessons learned; and other project-related documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Strong analytical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Aptitude to analyze problems and provide solutions in a time sensitive environment
• Proven ability to engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously and successfully
• In depth knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle required; experience with Scrum or other Agile methods is preferred
• Experience in writing user stories and acceptance criteria, and in using MS Office products
• PMP Certification and other certifications like Agile Scrum Master are a nice to have.

Who We Are: Pumex is now in our 7th year in business and we are growing at a phenomenal rate, www.pumex.com. We embarked on this venture because we saw an opportunity to bring core values that are often overlooked in the IT Services Industry. We believe in creating an employee-centric, value-based organization that puts employee and customer satisfaction at the top of our priorities. I read a great quote from Richard Branson, and I’m paraphrasing a bit here, “If you take care of your employees and care about their happiness, they will care about keeping your customers happy.” That is the type culture we strive for every day within our company. A few of our key accomplishments to this point:

• Increased revenue every year since we started the company and have grown by an annual compounding growth rate of over 200%.
• Established loyal and fantastic clients in the non-profit & trade association markets.
• Have developed subcontractor relationships within the federal government market and we are in the process of expanding that to prime contracts.
• Pumex is launching a SaaS based ETL bi-directional sync platform in Q1 of 2022
• Engaged in an SBA sanctioned Mentor Mentee Program to help grow our Federal footprint

Our Services: Pumex has capabilities in custom app development, managed IT services, staffing solutions, and staff augmentation; both outsourced and sourced here in the US. We have resources In pretty much every major technology out there, including older technologies not listed. Agile Development Services

• Web & UI/UX Development
• Mobile App Dev (Native, Cross-Platform, & PWA)
• Salesforce Dev
• .NET and Microsoft Technologies
• System Integration & Web Services (API’s)
• Data Cleansing, Design, and ETL
• Business Process Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Machine Learning, AI, RPA, & Data Analytics

Managed IT Services

• Help Desk Support
• IT Infrastructure Management
• System and Network Administration
• Cloud Migrations
• Backup, DR, and Business Continuity

Cybersecurity

• Vulnerability Assessments
• User Security Training and Support
• MFA
• Phishing Prevention
• Email Encryption
• Intrusion Detection and Response
• IT Security Policies and Governance
• Advanced Endpoint Detection and Response
• Real-Time Vulnerability Management

IT Program Management

• Program & Project Architecture Development
• Business Analysis
• DevOps & CI/CD
• Risk Management Review and Mitigation
• IT Project Optimization and Execution

Pumex believes in it’s people and processes. As a company, we are always striving to improve our delivery and capabilities. This is the reason why we have obtained our CMMI Level 3 and ISO 9001:2015. Many of our Project Managers are, PMP, CSM, and Scaled Agile Framework for the Enterprise (SAFe) certified. Our Benefits As a small company Pumex is always looking to expand our benefits package and create additional value for our employees. We currently offer:

• 10 paid holidays a year
• 12 days of vacation to start
• Health Insurance – Pumex Covers 75% of the cost with a $500 deductible on the Gold Plan (subject to a high insurance dollar limit of $18,000)
• A $100 per month allowance towards additional ancillary insurance coverages offered through our provider (Life insurance, disability, critical injury/illness, etc.)
• Simple IRA retirement account with up to 4% company match

Who you are: Someone that's looking to link up with a small but growing company comprised of enterprising, aggressive, and young entrepreneurs, who will work with us to help grow and take this company to the next level. An Inspired Salesperson that has the skills, desire, and ability to work remotely to help grow revenue mainly through a multichannel marketing approach, including cold calling, company generated lead follow up, growing deeper within key accounts, and working with the Marketing team to increase leads conversion. The goal for this sales position is to create a six-figure income (base + commission) within your first 2 years. Our preferred candidates will have a few years under their belt either selling Managed IT Services or other IT services to mid-market and enterprise clients or has the sales experience and can demonstrate a solid passion and knowledge for technology.

• Base Salary - $60,000 to $68,000 DOE
• Year One total compensation, at plan, should be right around $85,000
• Year Two total compensation, at plan, should be in excess of $105,000
• Year Three compensation should put you above $140,000

Has Vision: If you grow with us, you will be rewarded. There will be ample opportunity to move into KAM or Sales Management roles First Year Expectations: Pumex understands how to build a sales driven organization and what’s required to grown a small business into a large one. It starts with our front line Sales Team and growing into the right sales metrics. As daily, monthly, and quarterly metrics are achieved, the position will shift from focus on hitting daily cold call goals, to monthly client meeting and revenue goals. Beyond the first year, your compensation and growth within the company will be based on defined metrics that we outline for you. This way, potential increases in salary and responsibilities will be known up front and you will have the ability to gauge your own performance against the agreed upon metrics. Where we are going: Ultimately our long term strategy includes growing deeper in the Federal space, growing our managed IT services division, and continuing to enhance and grow market share for our new SaaS product. As a company we have significant growth goals over the next 5 to 10 years. This is an opportunity for someone to work with a company that is still small and grow with us in your career. If that idea of being a part of a small company and growing it into a large company is exciting to you, then send us your resume and cover letter to discuss the value and top line growth you believe you can bring to the position. Job Type: Full-time Pay: $60,000.00 - $68,000.00 per year Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road