Development and Test Environment Lead at Gunnison Consulting Group – Rockville, Maryland

*This position is contingent on a future opening with Gunnison.

Salary: $155,000-$165,000

Work location: Remote. Candidates must be local to the DC area in case of on-site meetings in Rockville, Maryland.

The Development and Test Environment Lead oversees the setup, operation, and optimization of development and pre-production environments to ensure they accurately reflect production conditions. Key responsibilities include:

• Establishing, monitoring, and maintaining development and pre-production environments so they remain aligned with production configurations.
• Coordinating activities across development, pre-production, and production environments to ensure smooth transitions, consistent configuration management, and effective collaboration among technical teams.
• Supporting test lifecycle activities, including aiding testers with test strategy development, overseeing test execution, ensuring adherence to quality standards, and analyzing and reporting test outcomes.
• Driving environment automation, such as designing automation frameworks, developing scripts, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and testing processes.
• Serving as a liaison between release/deployment functions and technical teams responsible for workstation, server, and maintenance operations to ensure efficient promotion of changes through the delivery pipeline.

• US Citizenship required.
• Ability to set up, monitor and maintain Development and Pre-Production environments to accurately mirror the Production environment.
• Strong leadership and management skills to include the ability to coordinate activities between the NRC’s Development, Pre-Production and Production environments.
• Ability to support testers during the development of testing strategies and plans, test execution to include ensuring quality standards, as well as, analysis and reporting on test results.
• Understanding of various testing types (functional, performance, security) and testing methodologies.
• Proficiency in automation to include but not limited to design frameworks, scripting (Java, Python, etc.), and integration with CI/CD.
• Experience acting as a liaison between the release and deployment team and other teams associated with workstation and server M&O.
• A high-level of experience and skill relevant to the role.
• Strong project management skills; experience in organizing, planning, and executing large-scale projects from the envisioning stage through to implementation, involving internal personnel, Contractors, and vendors; ability to analyze project needs and determine resources needed to meet objectives in a fast paced, high pressure and relatively complex technical environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels.
• High standards of respect for individuals, excellence, and service to the customer.

Clearance Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

The salary range for this position depends upon multiple factors including location, the individual's knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, and contract-specific budget constraints and organizational requirements.
Gunnison Consulting Group's total compensation package also includes bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance. Available employee benefits include:

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
• 11 paid Holidays each year
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Public Transportation Subsidies
• Certifications and Training Allowance - $2,500/year!

Why Join Gunnison?

• Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.
• Quality is our top priority.
• Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.
• There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.
• We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.
• We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.
In 1994 Gunnison began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects. By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could, the company has thrived for over 25 years.