Senior Automated Test Engineer – DevOps & PKI

Leidos; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Reston, Virginia, is seeking a Test Engineer for a 200+ FTE program supporting Entitlement Programs, IdAM/ICAM, and Digital Policy Management. You will test access control systems for a government customer to help ensure secure IT operations.

The role involves designing, documenting, and executing tests, developing automated scripts, and coordinating with engineers and customers in a DevOps environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• BS degree with 11-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience, will consider additional years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Understanding and experience in the complete life-cycle of software systems.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong, effective, and professional communication (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience working within matrixed teams.
• Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work without close supervision.
• Ability to take initiative in troubleshooting; creative in determining approach or action to take in non-routine situations.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in software testing and/or software development.
• Hands on experience with Java, Selenium, SQL, and Linux.
• Familiarity with standards development tools such as GitHub, Jira, and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Work with design engineers, production personnel, customers, and other stakeholders to identify and develop verification methods for system, subsystem, and component level requirements.
• Investigate problems referred by customer support.
• Plan, manage, and track project test efforts.
• Evaluate and develop detailed test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Oversee and perform testing in a DevOps environment.
• Support testing after each deployment.
• Work with automated testing techniques.
• Work with Junit.
• Oversee and perform test reporting; interact directly with customers, teammates, and functional peer groups.
• Communicates with internal team members across multiple areas and client team members.

Skills

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Software testing

Test planning

Communication

Matrixed teams

Problem solving

Java

Selenium

SQL

Linux

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Education

BS degree or higher

8+ years of experience in software testing

MS degree with 10-13 years experience

Tools

Java

Selenium

SQL

Linux

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Leidos in Reston, Virginia, is seeking a Test Engineer for a 200+ FTE program supporting Entitlement Programs, IdAM/ICAM, and Digital Policy Management. You will test access control systems for a government customer to help ensure secure IT operations.

The role involves designing, documenting, and executing tests, developing automated scripts, and coordinating with engineers and customers in a DevOps environment.