Automation Test Engineer - AI-First Platform (Hybrid)

Leidos Inc

Egg Harbor Township (NJ)

Hybrid

USD 73,000 - 133,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Leidos seeks a Test Engineer to join the Air Traffic Business Area, supporting the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP) within a SAFe/Agile environment. Hybrid work is offered: 3 days onsite and 2 days remote for those within commutable distance from Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ.

The role emphasizes test automation across microservices, CI/CD integration, performance, and API testing.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline with 3+ years experience, or Master's with 2+ years
Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, JUnit, pytest, or equivalent) and Java or JavaScript test development
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar tools
Experience with performance, integration, and API testing for distributed systems using tools such as JMeter or Gatling
Knowledge of distributed service testing, including service virtualization, contract testing, chaos engineering, and data-driven test automation
Experience with operational scenario-based testing, behavioral validation, root cause analysis, and defect investigation
Familiarity with Agile/SAFe testing, quality engineering principles, test management, and defect tracking tools
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
U.S. citizenship required
Successful completion of background investigations as required by the government customer

Responsibilities

Design and implement test automation frameworks for microservices-based platform components
Build and maintain reusable test libraries and utilities for the L-CAP test infrastructure
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines ensuring continuous quality gates
Conduct performance testing to validate system behavior under load and stress conditions
Execute integration testing across platform services, APIs, and external system interfaces
Develop test plans and strategies aligned with sprint and PI objectives
Analyze defect patterns and test metrics to identify quality trends and improvement opportunities
Collaborate with development and systems engineering teams on testability and quality requirements
Support test environment configuration and test data management activities
Mentor junior test engineers on automation practices and testing methodologies
Design and execute test scenarios based on operational ATC workflows ensuring modernized services replicate legacy system behavior
Develop distributed service validation frameworks verifying inter-service communication, data flow, and performance under operational conditions
Implement data-driven verification approaches supporting modernization of legacy automation functions
Embrace an AI-first engineering culture by actively adopting AI-assisted development tools, automation, and modern engineering practices that improve productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity