Principal Test Engineer

Ideal Innovations; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideal Innovations, Inc. seeks a Principal Test Engineer to provide expert testing in a commercial cloud environment. You will develop automated scripts, evaluate results, and strengthen feedback loops within a CI/CD pipeline.

You will lead back-end and front-end testing, develop test data and scripts, and drive performance testing using Selenium, Katalon Studio, Python, JMeter, JIRA, and Confluence.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with at least a CI-poly.
• BS degree with 12+ years of experience or Master’s with 10+ years.
• Experience testing back-end and front-end applications with scripting to automate tasks.
• Experience with software performance testing and agile cadences.
• Experience with Commercial Cloud Platforms (AWS) and DevOps tools.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Agile software development initiatives to support testing of new functionality.
• Collaborate to assess StoryPoint/complexity for proper testing per User Story Acceptance Criteria.
• Develop test approaches emphasizing automation of regression cases.
• Develop automated tests using GUI/COTS tools (Selenium, Katalon Studio).
• Apply DevOps practices to ensure repeatability and manage test scripts.
• Document end-to-end test narratives in JIRA/Confluence and support performance testing.

Skills

Automation testing

Scripting (Python)

Selenium

Katalon Studio

JMeter

CI/CD

DevOps practices

AWS

SAFe Agile

Collaboration

Education

BS degree with 12+ years of relevant experience

Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Selenium

Katalon Studio

Python

JMeter

JIRA

Confluence

AWS

Job description

Highlights:

• Provide principal-level test engineering expertise within a commercial cloud environment, supporting automated testing across a CI/CD pipeline.
• Develop software scripts, evaluate test results, and establish feedback loops that strengthen product quality and delivery.
• Lead back-end and front-end application testing, test data and script development, and software performance testing practices.
• Use Selenium, Katalon Studio, Python, JMeter, JIRA, and Confluence to automate, document, and continuously improve testing.
• Bring broad technical depth with opportunities to cross-train in systems engineering, software development, training, and security.

Typical Day:

As a Principal Test Engineer on this program, you will have the opportunity to perform software development to implement scripts, evaluate test results, and feedback loops in a Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery Pipeline within a commercial cloud environment. Flexible cross-training to also provide systems engineering, software development, training, and security. Job duties are performed within a commercial cloud environment.

Tasks:

• Participate in program Agile software development initiatives (standup, planning, increment planning) to support innovation and enhancement of custom applications through iteration/functionality testing.
• Participate and collaborate with team members to assess StoryPoint/complexity efforts (using best practices) to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria.
• Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Software Developers) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets.
• Develop automated test cases using knowledge of custom Applications through designated GUI/COTS products (ex: Selenium and Katalon Studio).
• Leverage DevOps practices to ensure repeatability and Configuration Management of test cases/scripts are maintained and continuously improved.
• Develop and document end-to-end functionality test case narratives using task management system (JIRA/Confluence) and support performance testing/evaluation activities using tools such as Jmeter.

Required Qualifications:

To be considered, must have an active TS/SCI with at least a CI-poly.

• Education: BS degree with 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 10+ years of prior relevant experience. Will consider experience in lieu of a degree.
• In-depth experience testing both back-end and front-end applications processes, scripting languages (ex: Python) to automate tasks, and test data/script development.
• Knowledge of or direct experience with software performance testing practices.
• Direct experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence.
• Significant experience working/testing within Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex: AWS) and DevOps tools, and working in a SAFe Agile and DevOps development environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work within collaborative environment to execute test cases complimentary to development efforts.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with administration of MS Windows Server or Linux environments (Lab or Personal development space)
• Experience reviewing output of CI jobs and capable of tracking test failures back to code changes that resulted in bugs
• Capable of review code check-ins to understand the impact of code changes on system functionality and potential applications bugs
• Direct experience with AWS environments

Position Type Shift Information:

• Mon-Fri, 40 hr work week

Citizenship & Clearance:

US Citizenship and TS/SCI with a Full-Scope Polygraph (FSP) Required

Location:

Onsite- Bethesda, MD

Ideal Innovations, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

Ideal Innovations, Inc. is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Preferred:

• Masters
• Bachelors

Experience:

• Required12 years
• Prior relevant experience

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