Lead Test Engineer — Mission-Critical Agile QA Leader

Amentum company; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Lead Test Engineer to support a large-scale Agile software development team for the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear (SLCM-N) Program in Dahlgren, VA. The role leads software testing for mission-critical systems in a cross-functional environment using Agile and DevSecOps methodologies.

Responsibilities include developing test strategies, test plans, scenarios, and data; leading testing activities across multiple levels; promoting Test-Driven Development; evaluating test

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a technical field or five years of related testing expertise in lieu of a degree.
• Five years of software engineering experience on real-time, software-intensive weapon/command/intelligence systems; includes requirements definition.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive software test strategies and test plans.
• Lead testing across multiple levels including exploratory, system, integration, unit, end-to-end, contract, security, and performance testing.

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Lead Test Engineer to support a large-scale Agile software development team for the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear (SLCM-N) Program in Dahlgren, VA. The role leads software testing for mission-critical systems in a cross-functional environment using Agile and DevSecOps methodologies.

Responsibilities include developing test strategies, test plans, scenarios, and data; leading testing activities across multiple levels; promoting Test-Driven Development; evaluating test