Satellite Ground System Test Engineer - DevSecOps

Blackstone Talent Group; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackstone Talent Group is seeking a Mid-Level System Test Engineer to join our Client's team in Colorado. The role focuses on system-level testing for satellite ground systems with hands-on verification, validation, and mission readiness activities.

You will lead test strategies, coordinate across vendors and government stakeholders in secure DoD environments, and contribute to a modern DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline.

Qualifications

• Must have 6, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
• Must have 3, or more, years of directly related experience in complex enterprise IT system testing and integration
• Must have experience with enterprise IT infrastructure (servers, networks, storage, virtualization, system services).
• Must have experience designing or executing test automation solutions.
• Must have experience coordinating across multiple vendors, engineering teams, Agile environments, and government stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of requirements analysis, verification methodologies, and the Systems Engineering V model.
• Must have experience decomposing complex systems into testable components.
• Must be familiar with Agile practices and secure development workflows.
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute system level test strategies, plans, procedures, and verification artifacts.
• Provide technical guidance that will be used by MDSEA System Engineers to ensure test standardization and performance targets are met
• Coordinate test activities across multiple vendors, engineering teams, Agile groups, and government stakeholders.
• Manage the Integrated Master Test Schedule (IMTS) for DT/OT events, integration milestones, and readiness reviews.
• Conduct functional, integration, regression, performance, cybersecurity, and end to end mission system testing.
• Validate software builds, configuration changes, and modifications to enterprise satellite ground system components.
• Test IT infrastructure which includes servers, networks, storage systems, virtualized environments, and mission critical enterprise services.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for seamless integration into a modern DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline to increase test coverage and efficiency.
• Apply familiarity with DevSecOps/DevOps pipelines to support Infrastructure as Code through automated builds, deployments, and integration workflows.
• Identify, document, and track system anomalies, lead defect triage and root cause analyses for complex system issues, and coordinate resolution across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Produce test reports, readiness assessments, risk summaries, and technical briefings for leadership and government stakeholders.
• Support strict configuration management, cybersecurity compliance, and test documentation quality
• Provide technical test leadership during integration events, readiness reviews, operational demonstrations, and certification milestones

Job description

Blackstone Talent Group is seeking a Mid-Level System Test Engineer to join our Client's team in Colorado. The role focuses on system-level testing for satellite ground systems with hands-on verification, validation, and mission readiness activities.

You will lead test strategies, coordinate across vendors and government stakeholders in secure DoD environments, and contribute to a modern DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline.