Hybrid Test Engineer - AI-First Automation for L-CAP

Leidos; Eagan (MN); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Test Engineer to advance the L-CAP platform within a SAFe/Agile framework. The role emphasizes test automation for microservices, integration with CI/CD, and performance/API testing across distributed systems.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in software/test engineering (or 6+ with a Master’s) and a U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance. Hybrid work is available near Gaithersburg, MN, or can be remote for non-local candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline with 8+ years experience or Master’s with 6+ years.
• Strong experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, JUnit, pytest, or equivalent) and Java or JavaScript test development.
• Expert integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• High 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.
• 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.

Skills

Test automation

Java or JavaScript

CI/CD pipelines

Performance testing

API testing

Agile/SAFe testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline

Master’s degree with 6+ years

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Selenium

JUnit

pytest

JMeter

Gatling

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Leidos seeks a Test Engineer to advance the L-CAP platform within a SAFe/Agile framework. The role emphasizes test automation for microservices, integration with CI/CD, and performance/API testing across distributed systems.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in software/test engineering (or 6+ with a Master’s) and a U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance. Hybrid work is available near Gaithersburg, MN, or can be remote for non-local candidates.