Lead Test Engineer - DevSecOps & Automation

Steampunk, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk, Inc. is seeking a Test Engineering Team Lead to guide QA and test automation for applications, cloud, and data systems within a DevSecOps-focused practice.

You will lead a team of QA and automation professionals in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality software and secure solutions. The role requires 5–7 years of leadership experience, strong testing expertise, and the ability to secure government clearance.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance.
• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field with 2 years IT experience.
• Proven experience leading deployment of enterprise and custom software in client environments.
• Ability to influence and consult while providing thought leadership to sponsors/stakeholders.
• Proven experience growing and selling while delivering.
• 5 years of experience with Git SCM providers (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• 5 years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages.
• 5 years of application DevSecOps experience in Agile environments.
• Experience using Docker and Kubernetes.
• 5 years of experience implementing test automation (Selenium, Appium, SoapUI, RestAssured, Postman).
• 3 years of experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• 3 years of performance/load testing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical delivery leader, accountable for team delivery and quality oversight.
• Build and maintain client relationships and strategic vision for clients and internal teams.
• Lead and manage staff development, training, and career progression.
• Define testing parameters with product design to ensure coverage.
• Develop test plans, cases, procedures, and bug reports for products.
• Automate testing data architecture and improve test data management.
• Create automated testing scripts with emphasis on parallelization and idempotency.
• Improve DevSecOps processes and tools across delivery teams.
• Ensure security practices protect systems against cyber threats.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure processes are followed and effective.
• Produce artifacts detailing gap analysis and options for environment state.

Skills

Git SCM

Programming languages

DevSecOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Test automation

Selenium

Appium

SoapUI

RestAssured

Postman

CI/CD pipelines

Performance testing

Security testing

Education

BS in IT field

BS in non-IT field + 2 years IT

MS degree

US government security clearance eligibility

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Steampunk, Inc. is seeking a Test Engineering Team Lead to guide QA and test automation for applications, cloud, and data systems within a DevSecOps-focused practice.

You will lead a team of QA and automation professionals in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality software and secure solutions. The role requires 5–7 years of leadership experience, strong testing expertise, and the ability to secure government clearance.