Senior Software Test Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance

FTI Defense - Frontier Technology Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

FTI Defense - Frontier Technology Inc. seeks a Software Development Quality Engineer in Colorado Springs to build robust testing strategies and drive end-to-end quality across development.

You will execute manual and automated tests, validate complex system integrations, and enhance quality practices with product, DevOps, and agile teams. The role requires a DoD clearance (TS/SCI eligible) and strong experience with UI/API/test automation, CI/CD, and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• DoD Secret Clearance required (TS or TS/SCI Eligible).
• 8+ years of related, professional experience.
• Strong experience with test automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates.

Responsibilities

• Define acceptance criteria and test steps for stories in line with Scaled Agile Framework.
• Create comprehensive test plans covering functional, performance, usability, security, and regression testing.
• Participate in design/review to identify quality risks early.
• Analyze test results and coordinate with agile teams on corrective action.
• Develop detailed test cases and scripts for manual and automated testing.
• Design and develop test automation scripts; develop test scenarios for performance testing.

Skills

Test automation

CI/CD

Agile

Debugging

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

Python

Ansible

UNIX shell

Azure

AWS

Job description

FTI Defense - Frontier Technology Inc. seeks a Software Development Quality Engineer in Colorado Springs to build robust testing strategies and drive end-to-end quality across development.

You will execute manual and automated tests, validate complex system integrations, and enhance quality practices with product, DevOps, and agile teams. The role requires a DoD clearance (TS/SCI eligible) and strong experience with UI/API/test automation, CI/CD, and distributed systems.