Software Tester / Developer Engineer

Leidos Inc; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology leader in defense and intelligence is seeking a Software Tester/Developer Engineer to support cloud transformation efforts for the United States Coast Guard in Alexandria, VA. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and testing software to modernize mission-critical capabilities. Ideal candidates will have a BS degree, 4+ years of relevant experience, and strong analytics, cloud, and scripting skills. An opportunity to impact digital defense in a collaborative environment is offered.

Benefits

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in software testing or development.
• Experience in cloud environments.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software programs.
• Support Agile initiatives and automation testing.
• Collaborate with DevOps and Cloud teams.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Bash scripting

Python programming

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Docker image build knowledge

Knowledge of VPC and subnets

Understanding of major cloud providers (AWS, Azure)

Comfort with CI/CD platforms

Hands-on experience with IaC tools

API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured)

Education

BS degree in relevant field

Masters degree in relevant field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Selenium

JMeter

LoadRunner

Job description

Overview

Description

At Leidos, we're not just delivering solutions—we're pioneering the future of defense and intelligence technology. Our diverse teams unite around empowering customers to succeed in their critical missions, with integrity, community investment, and sustainable building for tomorrow.

Shape the future of digital defense.

Our Digital Modernization sector leads next-generation technology, architecting cutting-edge solutions in cyber defense, logistics optimization, security operations, and decision intelligence. We support mission-critical systems that keep our nation secure.

Your opportunity to lead transformation.

We’re seeking a Software Tester/Developer Engineer to play a key role in our cloud transformation efforts for the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC in Alexandria, VA. You will support migrations and modernization of legacy, mission-critical Coast Guard capabilities to the Coast Guard’s Mission Cloud.

Ready to architect solutions that matter?

Job Description

As a Software Tester/Developer Engineer, you will have the opportunity to design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and debug software programs for enhancements and new software-intensive systems and products. Apply appropriate principles, standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the software development life cycle. Duties include software requirements analysis, development of software products and tools used for design, development, and maintenance of infrastructure and platforms.

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate in program Agile initiatives to support innovation and enhancement of infrastructure automation and maintenance through iteration/functionality testing within a cloud environment.
• Leverage DevOps practices to ensure repeatability and configuration management of test cases/scripts are maintained and continuously improved.
• Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Cloud Engineer, DevSecOps) to develop test approaches emphasizing automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets.
• Develop and document end-to-end functionality test case narratives using task management systems (JIRA/Confluence) and support performance testing/evaluation activities.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires BS and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2+ years of prior relevant experience; additional years considered in lieu of a degree.
• 3–5 years of testing experience with at least 2 years in cloud environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong scripting/programming: Bash, Python, and at least one build system (Maven/Gradle/npm/Bazel) and Docker image build knowledge.
• Understanding of monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus).
• Knowledge of networking concepts (VPC, subnets, load balancers, DNS).
• Proficiency in major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Understanding of cloud services architecture, networking, storage, and compute resources.
• Experience with cloud-native testing approaches and distributed systems testing.
• Proven experience implementing pipelines in Harness (CI + CD) or other modern CI/CD platforms; comfortable with visual and YAML pipeline editors.
• Hands-on experience with IaC tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, or Ansible.
• Ability to write, review, and test infrastructure code.
• Understanding of version control for infrastructure and GitOps practices.
• Automated testing frameworks and tools (Selenium, pytest, Jest, etc.).
• API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI).
• Performance and load testing (JMeter, LoadRunner, k6).
• Multi-region and cross-availability zone testing.
• Compliance and security testing in cloud environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud provider certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Fundamentals, GCP Associate) and testing certifications (ISTQB, CSTE).
• DevOps or automation-focused certifications.

Policies

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo—the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail.

Security and Compliance

For U.S. positions: Leidos anticipates the job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the posting date.

Pay Range

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation. The offer considers responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, applicable agreements, and legal factors.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Compensation includes Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, disability, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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