Real-Time QA Engineer — Automation & CI/CD

Leidos LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income protection

Paid leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Defense seeks a Software Test / QA Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated and manual testing strategies for high-performance applications and backend systems supporting advanced sensor and mission systems. You will build robust test automation frameworks in C++ and Python, while growing into broader system validation and real-time testing skills.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a technical field, 2+ years of QA experience, and strong Linux scripting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science from ABET-accredited school.
• 2+ years in software quality assurance, test engineering, or related field with emphasis on automated testing.
• Proficiency in testing software built in modern C++ or scripting interfaces with C++ binaries.
• Strong Python skills for test automation development.
• Experience with Linux-based environments, shell scripting, and system monitoring.
• Familiarity with Jira or equivalent bug-tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Validate user-facing and backend software that interfaces with high-performance sensor and data processing systems.
• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts for C++-based apps and backend systems.
• Execute comprehensive manual testing to explore edge cases and validate new features.
• Analyze and verify system performance, latency, and scalability using real or simulated data pipelines.
• Collaborate with software, systems, and hardware engineers to isolate, reproduce, and debug defects.
• Support software integration, verification, and deployment in operational and simulated environments.
• Develop detailed test plans, test cases, and test reports to ensure mission-critical compliance.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing from development through deployment.

Skills

C++ testing

Python scripting

Linux environments

Test automation

CI/CD

Education

ABET-accredited degree

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

Leidos Defense seeks a Software Test / QA Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated and manual testing strategies for high-performance applications and backend systems supporting advanced sensor and mission systems. You will build robust test automation frameworks in C++ and Python, while growing into broader system validation and real-time testing skills.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a technical field, 2+ years of QA experience, and strong Linux scripting.