Senior Test Engineer - DevSecOps QA Lead (TS/SCI, On-site)

Linchpin Software LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Linchpin Software LLC in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to own quality on a mission-critical program. You will design, build, and optimize automated testing frameworks and test suites, and shape the overall testing strategy within a DevSecOps environment.

You will mentor QA engineers, collaborate with development, cybersecurity, and operations, support release readiness, and drive continuous improvement across the SDLC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in software testing.
• Experience in DevSecOps environments.
• Strong automation testing mindset and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites.
• Plan and execute automated test strategies within CI/CD pipelines.
• Support release readiness and go/no-go decisions.
• Partner with development, cybersecurity, and operations teams.
• Mentor QA engineers and promote consistent testing standards.
• Identify gaps and lead improvements across the SDLC.

Skills

Automated testing frameworks

Test automation tools (Selenium, Playw

Agile & DevSecOps environments

SDLC & testing methodologies

CI/CD pipelines & version control

Analytical, documentation, and comms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Kubernetes

JFrog Artifactory

AWS

Job description

Linchpin Software LLC in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to own quality on a mission-critical program. You will design, build, and optimize automated testing frameworks and test suites, and shape the overall testing strategy within a DevSecOps environment.

You will mentor QA engineers, collaborate with development, cybersecurity, and operations, support release readiness, and drive continuous improvement across the SDLC.