Senior Test Systems Engineer

VTG Defense; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense seeks a Senior Test Systems Engineer in Springfield, VA to lead test and evaluation across NSG/ASG and federal agencies. You will guide teams, execute manual and automated tests, and ensure system compliance with requirements.

Requirements include a TS/SCI with Poly, a STEM degree, and 12–18 years in test/integration, with experience in government or DoD environments and DevOps testing practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related STEM field, or equivalent experience.
• Senior-level systems integration experience in large complex System of Systems environments.
• 12-18 years of experience in testing and integration.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools.
• Experience with traditional, Agile, and DevOps testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Guides mid-level and junior engineers in test and evaluation across NSG/ASG and federal agencies.
• Performs testing of applications and APIs in DevOps pipelines with QA best practices.
• Performs independent integration testing of system software and hardware against requirements.
• Plans and executes manual tests and automated scripts using various languages.
• Supports investigations for defects found during test activities.

Skills

Test management

Defect tracking

Agile/DevOps testing

Team leadership

Government/DoD testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Master's degree preferred

Tools

JMeter

Jenkins

Docker

Postman

Swagger

Nexus

GitHub/GitLab

Java

Bash

Curl

XML

JSON

SQL

Python

AWS

C2S

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Senior Test Systems Engineer, located in Springfield, VA. Senior-level Test Systems Engineers assist in leading Application, System and Integration Testing teams performing test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

What will you do?

• Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies.
• Performs testing of applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) in DevOps pipelines utilizing quality assurance measures established by the government and industry best practices.
• Performs independent integration testing on system software and hardware to determine the system's compliance with specified requirements.
• Plans and executes manual tests, and automated test scripts using scripting and programming languages.
• Supports technical investigations for defects discovered during test activities.

Do you have what it takes?

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience.
• Senior-level systems integration experience working in government or industry integrating large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures.
• 12-18 years of experience.
• Experience with testmanagement and defect tracking tools.
• Experience with traditional, Agile, and DevOps development practices and associated testing strategies.
• TS/SCI w/Poly.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Desired:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• Experience with JMeterand, Jenkins, Docker, Postman, Swagger, Nexus, Apigee or GitHub/GitLab (or equivalent software packages), Java, Bash, Curl, XML, JSON, SQL, Python, Javascript, and AWS and C2S.
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.

Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $135,000 - $190,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.