Senior Test Systems Engineer

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

Job summary

VT Group (VTG) in Springfield, VA is seeking a Senior Test Systems Engineer to help lead Application, System and Integration Testing across NSG/ASG and federal agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

The role guides mid-level and junior engineers, conducts API testing in DevOps pipelines, performs independent integration testing, and plans manual and automated test scripts while supporting defect investigations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/IT/Engineering or related STEM field.
• Senior-level systems integration experience in government or industry.
• 12–18 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps testing practices.
• U.S. Citizenship with TS/SCI clearance and Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Lead test systems engineering teams across NSG/ASG and Federal Agencies.
• Perform testing of applications and APIs in DevOps pipelines.
• Conduct independent integration testing of system software and hardware.
• Plan and execute manual tests and automated test scripts.
• Support investigations for defects discovered during testing.

Skills

Test systems engineering

DevOps testing

Defect tracking

Test management

Government/DoD environments

Cloud/hybrid infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/IT/Engineering

Master’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

JMeter

Jenkins

Docker

Postman

Swagger

Nexus

GitHub/GitLab

Java

Python

AWS

XML

JSON

SQL

Bash

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a

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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.

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.