Satellite Ground System Test Engineer — DevSecOps

Blackstone Technology Group; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackstone Talent Group seeks a Mid-Level System Test Engineer to guide verification, integration, and mission readiness for satellite ground systems. The role requires hands-on testing across complex IT environments, collaboration with vendors and government stakeholders, and strong DevSecOps alignment.

You will develop test strategies, coordinate DT/OT testing, and lead root-cause analyses while maintaining rigorous cybersecurity and configuration management. DoW Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of general work experience (may be reduced with advanced education).
• 3+ years of complex enterprise IT system testing and integration experience.
• Experience with enterprise IT infrastructure (servers, networks, storage, virtualization).
• Experience designing or executing test automation solutions.
• Experience coordinating across vendors, engineering teams, Agile environments, and government stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Requirements analysis, verification methodologies, and the Systems Engineering V model.
• Ability to decompose complex systems into testable components.
• Familiarity with Agile practices and secure development workflows.
• Active DoW Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute system level test strategies, plans, procedures, and verification artifacts.
• Provide technical guidance to ensure test standardization and performance targets are met.
• Coordinate test activities across multiple vendors, teams, Agile groups, and government stakeholders.
• Manage the Integrated Master Test Schedule for DT/OT events, integration milestones, and readiness reviews.
• Conduct functional, integration, regression, performance, cybersecurity, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate software builds, configurations, and changes to enterprise satellite ground system components.
• Test IT infrastructure including servers, networks, storage, virtualization, and mission services.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for CI/CD pipelines in a DevSecOps context.
• Apply DevSecOps practices to support Infrastructure as Code with automated builds and deployments.
• Document anomalies, lead defect triage, and coordinate resolution across teams.
• Produce test reports, readiness assessments, risk summaries, and briefings for leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

System testing

Test automation

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Agile practices

Security clearance

Vendor coordination

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Math/Physics

Job description

Blackstone Talent Group seeks a Mid-Level System Test Engineer to guide verification, integration, and mission readiness for satellite ground systems. The role requires hands-on testing across complex IT environments, collaboration with vendors and government stakeholders, and strong DevSecOps alignment.

You will develop test strategies, coordinate DT/OT testing, and lead root-cause analyses while maintaining rigorous cybersecurity and configuration management. DoW Secret clearance is required.