DevSecOps Test Engineer for Federal Systems

Triwill Group; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Concept Plus is seeking a Test Engineer to support federal IT systems across development, operations, and modernization initiatives. You will work with DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and Oracle/Java-based systems in classified and unclassified cloud environments.

The role validates functionality, performance, and data integrity across environments, and collaborates with development, Cloud Engineering, DevSecOps, PMO, and QA teams to integrate testing into delivery.

Qualifications

• US Citizen with ability to obtain Tier-3 Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; master’s preferred.
• 5–7 years in software testing within an Agile environment.
• Proficiency in test methodologies: functional, integration, regression, system testing.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with 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 and test plans for system, integration, and regression testing.
• Design, implement, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Embed security tools - such as SAST, DAST, and container scanning into the pipeline to ensure compliance and vulnerability management.
• Develop and execute automated test scripts for software 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, document, and track defects, ensuring timely resolution.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and support 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.
• Work with development and operations teams to monitor application performance and provide root cause analysis for security issues.

Skills

Test methodologies

Agile testing

Security testing basics

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering/CS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Jira

SAST/DAST tools

Job description

Concept Plus is seeking a Test Engineer to support federal IT systems across development, operations, and modernization initiatives. You will work with DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and Oracle/Java-based systems in classified and unclassified cloud environments.

The role validates functionality, performance, and data integrity across environments, and collaborates with development, Cloud Engineering, DevSecOps, PMO, and QA teams to integrate testing into delivery.