Automation Tester

Leidos; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Automation Tester to join their dynamic team in Ashburn, VA. In this hands-on role, you will leverage your extensive experience in systems, software, and Agile methodologies to enhance mission-critical programs. You will work collaboratively to design, build, and deliver scalable, real-time systems while ensuring high-quality testing processes. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to vital projects supporting national security, making a significant impact on the efficiency of traveler processing at ports of entry. If you're passionate about technology and eager to tackle challenging problems, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in automation testing and development.
• Strong knowledge of Agile development and testing methodologies.
• Experience with debugging and test automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance in designing, coding, and testing software.
• Develop automated test plans and perform regression testing.
• Support software configuration management and customer demonstrations.

Skills

Test data management

Testing automation

Java programming

Database programming

Agile methodologies

Debugging

Performance testing

Load testing

Scripting

Continuous integration

Education

BS/BA degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Selenium

SoapUI

JUnit

AWS

Splunk

CI/CD tools

Job description

**Description**

The National Security Sector within Leidos is seeking an Automation Tester with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support a complex program to provide Agile development and operations and maintenance for critical systems on a mission-critical program supporting the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD) within Customs and Border Protection (CBP). PSPD supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP critical missions, specifically screening and processing travelers at the ports of entry (POEs) into the United States.

In this hands on position, you will work collaboratively to architect, design, build, deliver, and enhance highly available, scalable, real time systems. You will exercise your judgment in determining and recommending the best designs based on customer business objectives, timelines and other resource constraints. You will participate in and/or direct major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. This role will support test planning and execution on an exciting new technology program from requirements definition through flight testing.

****This position REQUIRES onsite support in Ashburn, VA, 2 times a week****

Primary Responsibilities

+ Provide technical guidance during a significant project in designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining program.

+ Translating and interpreting functional requirements into test cases.

+ Maintain test environment and install new software code as necessary as needed to support applications

+ Develop and use automated test

+ Perform regression testing, covering full suite of Operational Test Scenarios for builds and/or images to be delivered to customer.

+ Develop detailed test plans, test data and define test acceptance criteria.

+ Prepare test report summarizing test results including anomalies, systems errors, and configuration changes.

+ Support the software configuration management process and understand software components and their interface requirements.

+ Verify specific action or function of code and demonstrate successfully to customer.

+ Assist the software development team in the implementation of automated regression testing.

+ Support Customer Demonstration, data prep and UAT activities

Basic Qualifications

+ BS/BA degree with a minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience or 8+ years of relevant experience with Masters Degree; OR 4 years of directly related experience in lieu of degree

+ Must be able to maintain and obtain a CBP Background Investigation prior to start

+ Must be a US citizen

+ Test data management and testing automation

+ Technical expertise including knowledge of in Java and Database programming languages

+ Experience with DevOps, continuous integration tools and source control tools

+ Experience with agile development and testing methodologies

+ The ability to work on a multidisciplinary team

+ Experience in test automation tools like Selenium, SoapUI, scripting, performance, load and scanning capabilities.

+ Must have experience on debugging the code

+ Candidate must pass a live technical coding exercise

Preferred Qualifications

+ Advanced degree

+ Top Secret clearance

+ Active Full CBP BI

+ Experience with CBP

+ Knowledge of JUnit

+ Experience on AWS, CI/CD, SecDevOps

+ Splunk, Splunk Processing Language (SPL), setting up Splunk dashboard

**Original Posting:**

April 16, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

**Pay Range:**

Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

REQNUMBER: R-00157647

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.