Senior Test Engineer — Automation & CI/CD

Nightwing; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Senior Test Engineer/QA to lead automated testing across unit, integration, and end-to-end scopes. You will design frameworks, implement performance and security testing, and drive test automation within CI/CD. The role requires strong coding skills (Python/Java) and deep knowledge of test tooling.

Requires TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship. Location options include NCR or San Antonio, with a seniority level reflecting 10+ years in software testing and QA.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of software testing and QA experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent substitution).
• Expert knowledge of test automation frameworks (Robot Framework, Selenium, etc.).
• Strong programming skills for test development (Python, Java, etc.).
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, etc.).
• Knowledge of test-driven development and behavior-driven development.
• Experience testing containerized applications and microservices.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps.
• Experience with security testing tools (SAST, DAST, SCA).
• Active TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated testing frameworks.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites (unit, integration, end-to-end).
• Conduct system performance and scalability testing.
• Lead test-driven development (TDD) practices.
• Create and maintain requirements traceability matrix.
• Conduct black box and white box testing.
• Implement continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Generate and analyze test coverage reports.
• Lead defect tracking and resolution processes.
• Support third-party code review preparations.

Skills

Test automation

Python/Java programming

CI/CD pipelines

Performance testing

Security testing

Test-driven development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Robot Framework

Selenium

JMeter

Gatling

Job description

Nightwing seeks a Senior Test Engineer/QA to lead automated testing across unit, integration, and end-to-end scopes. You will design frameworks, implement performance and security testing, and drive test automation within CI/CD. The role requires strong coding skills (Python/Java) and deep knowledge of test tooling.

Requires TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship. Location options include NCR or San Antonio, with a seniority level reflecting 10+ years in software testing and QA.