Senior Test Engineer - Agile, ServiceNow & ATF (TS/SCI)

Leidos Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is standing up a new Agile development team in Washington, DC to modernize federal IT systems. This role focuses on testing and validating ServiceNow-based capabilities within an Agile framework, delivering high-quality software for critical missions.

The Test Engineer will verify changes, develop automation tests, and support acceptance criteria, traceability, and regression testing across sprint cycles.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Onsite work in Washington, DC is required.
• Experience with test data management and test automation.
• Experience with DevOps, CI tools, and source control.
• Experience in Agile development/testing.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality software delivery using Agile/Scrum testing practices.
• Analyze requirements and collaborate with leads to ensure testable implementations.
• Create automation tests using ServiceNow's ATF.
• Help define testable acceptance criteria for user stories.
• Test ServiceNow capabilities developed during each sprint.
• Support the test manager with test procedure development and execution.
• Participate in sprint reviews and planning sessions.
• Translate functional requirements into effective test cases.
• Perform regression testing and validate full operational test scenarios.
• Prepare test reports summarizing results, anomalies, and configuration changes.
• Support software configuration management and understand component interfaces.
• Develop test plans, test data, and acceptance criteria.
• Support customer demos, data prep, and UAT activities.
• Use Jira to document testing progress and defects.
• Mentor junior testers as needed.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Test automation

DevOps

Agile testing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (related field)

Master's degree (related field)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow ATF

Job description

Leidos is standing up a new Agile development team in Washington, DC to modernize federal IT systems. This role focuses on testing and validating ServiceNow-based capabilities within an Agile framework, delivering high-quality software for critical missions.

The Test Engineer will verify changes, develop automation tests, and support acceptance criteria, traceability, and regression testing across sprint cycles.