Senior Test Engineer, AI-Driven Cloud Platform

Leidos Inc

Egg Harbor Township (NJ)

Hybrid

USD 92,000 - 167,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Test Engineer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP). This role focuses on designing and implementing test automation frameworks for microservices, building reusable test libraries, and integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous quality.

Hybrid work option (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) for those within a commutable distance from Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS, software engineering, or related discipline with 8+ years of experience, or Master's with 6+ years
Strong experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, JUnit, pytest, or equivalent) and Java or JavaScript test development
Expert integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar tools
High experience with performance, integration, and API testing for distributed systems (JMeter, Gatling)
Knowledge of distributed service testing, service virtualization, contract testing, chaos engineering, and data-driven test automation
Experience with Agile/SAFe testing, quality engineering, defect tracking tools
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust; U.S. citizenship required
Experience with Python scripting and API testing tools
Experience testing microservices and event-driven architectures
Knowledge of containerized test environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with AI-assisted development tools and legacy-to-modern migration testing

Responsibilities

Design and implement test automation frameworks for microservices-based platform components
Build and maintain reusable test libraries and utilities for the L-CAP test infrastructure
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines ensuring continuous quality gates
Conduct performance testing to validate system behavior under load and stress conditions
Execute integration testing across platform services, APIs, and external system 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
Collaborate with development and systems engineering teams on testability and quality requirements
Support test environment configuration and test data management activities
Mentor junior test engineers on automation practices and testing methodologies
Design and execute test scenarios based on operational ATC workflows ensuring modernized services replicate legacy system behavior
Develop distributed service validation frameworks verifying inter-service communication, data flow, and performance under operational conditions
Implement data-driven verification approaches supporting modernization of legacy automation functions
Embrace an AI-first engineering culture by actively adopting AI-assisted development tools, automation, and modern engineering practices that improve productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity