System Test Engineer - Satellite Ground & DevSecOps

Amentum; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Mid-Level System Test Engineer to support space systems testing at Schriever Space Force Base, CO. You will lead verification, integration, and mission readiness activities across complex satellite ground environments, with hands-on DevSecOps practices and cross‑vendor coordination.

The role requires 6+ years of general experience and 3+ years in system testing/integration, plus DoD clearance. Day shift with up to 10% travel; relocation assistance not available.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of general full-time work experience; may be reduced with advanced education.
• 3+ years of directly related experience in complex enterprise IT system testing and integration.
• Experience with enterprise IT infrastructure (servers, networks, storage, virtualization, system services).
• Demonstrated ability to author comprehensive test plans and lead execution of complex test campaigns.
• Experience designing or executing test automation solutions.
• Experience coordinating across multiple vendors, engineering teams, Agile environments, and government stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of requirements analysis, verification methodologies, and the Systems Engineering V model.
• Experience decomposing complex systems into testable components.
• Familiar with Agile practices and secure development workflows.
• Active DoW Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute system level test strategies, plans, procedures, and verification artifacts.
• Provide technical guidance that will be used by MDSEA System Engineers to ensure test standardization and performance targets are met
• Coordinate test activities across multiple vendors, engineering teams, Agile groups, and government stakeholders.
• Manage the Integrated Master Test Schedule (IMTS) for DT/OT events, integration milestones, and readiness reviews.
• Conduct functional, integration, regression, performance, cybersecurity, and end to end mission system testing.
• Validate software builds, configuration changes, and modifications to enterprise satellite ground system components.
• Test IT infrastructure which includes servers, networks, storage systems, virtualized environments, and mission critical enterprise services.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for seamless integration into a modern DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline to increase test coverage and efficiency.
• Apply familiarity with DevSecOps/DevOps pipelines to support Infrastructure as Code through automated builds, deployments, and integration workflows.
• Identify, document, and track system anomalies, lead defect triage and root cause analyses for complex system issues, and coordinate resolution across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Produce test reports, readiness assessments, risk summaries, and technical briefings for leadership and government stakeholders.
• Support strict configuration management, cybersecurity compliance, and test documentation quality.
• Provide technical test leadership during integration events, readiness reviews, operational demonstrations, and certification milestones

Skills

System testing

Test automation

DevSecOps

Agile

DoW Secret clearance

Vendor coordination

Systems engineering

IT infrastructure

Cybersecurity

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

8570 IAT II

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Mid-Level System Test Engineer to support space systems testing at Schriever Space Force Base, CO. You will lead verification, integration, and mission readiness activities across complex satellite ground environments, with hands-on DevSecOps practices and cross‑vendor coordination.

The role requires 6+ years of general experience and 3+ years in system testing/integration, plus DoD clearance. Day shift with up to 10% travel; relocation assistance not available.