Senior Test Engineer - AI-Driven Cloud & Microservices

Leidos Inc; Eagan (MN); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Test Engineer for the Air Traffic Business Area to support the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP). The role operates in SAFe/Agile and requires ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Hybrid work is available with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote for those within commutable distance from Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Responsibilities include designing test automation frameworks, maintaining reusable test libraries, integrating tests into CI/CD

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field with 3+ years of experience (or Master's with 2+ years).
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, JUnit, pytest or equivalent) and Java or JavaScript test development.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Experience with performance, integration, and API testing for distributed systems (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).
• Knowledge of distributed service testing including contract testing, data-driven test automation, and service virtualization.
• Experience with operational scenario-based testing, behavioral validation, root cause analysis, and defect investigation.
• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe testing, quality engineering principles, defect tracking tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust; U.S. citizenship required; background investigations completed.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement test automation frameworks for a microservices-based platform.
• Build and maintain reusable test libraries and utilities for the L-CAP test infrastructure.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous quality gates.
• Conduct performance testing to validate behavior under load and stress conditions.
• Execute integration testing across platform services, APIs, and external interfaces.
• Develop test plans and strategies aligned with sprint and PI objectives.
• Analyze defect patterns and test metrics to identify quality trends and improvement opportunities.
• Mentor junior test engineers on automation practices and testing methodologies.
• Design and execute test scenarios based on operational ATC workflows to replicate legacy behavior.
• Develop distributed service validation frameworks for inter-service communication and data flow.
• Adopt AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.

Skills

Test Automation

CI/CD Integration

Performance Testing

Distributed Testing

Agile/SAFe Testing

Data-driven Testing

AI-assisted Testing

Public Trust Eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Master's degree (2+ years)

Tools

Selenium

JUnit

pytest

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

JMeter

Gatling

REST Assured

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Test Engineer for the Air Traffic Business Area to support the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP). The role operates in SAFe/Agile and requires ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Hybrid work is available with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote for those within commutable distance from Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Responsibilities include designing test automation frameworks, maintaining reusable test libraries, integrating tests into CI/CD