DevSecOps Test Engineer for Federal IT & CI/CD

Concept Plus

Dayton (OH)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Performance bonuses

Tuition reimbursement

Unlimited training

Job summary

Concept Plus is seeking a Test Engineer to support federal IT systems across development, operations, and modernization initiatives. This role focuses on validating functionality, performance, and security within DevSecOps pipelines, collaborating with Dev, QA, Cloud Engineering, and PMO to ensure testing is integrated into the delivery lifecycle.

A strong understanding of federal environments, SAST/DAST integration, RMF/STIG, API testing, and experience with Jira and automated testing tools is

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required in IT/Engineering/CS or related field
5–7 years software testing experience in Agile environments
Proficiency in functional, integration, regression, and system testing
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices
Background in API testing and system integration
Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira)
Experience with automated testing tools or frameworks

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and execute test cases for system, integration, and regression testing.
Design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
Embed security tools (SAST, DAST, container scanning) into pipelines and develop automated test scripts for validation, including performance and security testing.
Enforce federal cybersecurity standards (STIGs, RMF) and perform automated compliance testing within the DevOps lifecycle.
Validate system functionality, performance, and data integrity across environments.
Collaborate with developers, QA, DevSecOps, and Cloud Engineering teams to support end-to-end delivery.
Identify and track defects, ensuring timely resolution.
Participate in Agile ceremonies and backlog refinement from a testing perspective.
Ensure test coverage and traceability aligned to requirements.
Support validation of APIs, integrations, and system interfaces.
Contribute to test data preparation and environment readiness.
Promote continuous improvement in testing processes and tools.
Provide root cause analysis for security issues in collaboration with DevOps teams