Test Engineer

Noblis; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 96,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid leave & professional development

Work-life programs

Job summary

Noblis is seeking a senior QA/test professional in the Washington, DC area to support FAA programs. You will lead software testing, create test plans, execute tests, document defects, and coordinate activities across multiple Agile teams with developers, engineers, and stakeholders.

You will engage with customers, drive testing improvements, and help ensure mission-critical FAA systems meet requirements. Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of client-facing experience; US citizenship or GC.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a software testing team
• Bachelor's Degree required
• 6+ years of work experience supporting clients
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Excellent interface with government clients
• Ability to obtain FAA Suitability and Public Trust
• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card required

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans and test cases
• Execute tests and document defects
• Validate system requirements across multiple teams
• Coordinate testing activities among software development teams
• Promote testing best practices across the organization
• Support customer engagement and software demonstrations

Skills

Leadership

Software testing

Communication

Agile

Client liaison

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Responsibilities

Are you looking to make a difference in the federal government? Are you seeking a career where your work directly supports the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System? Are you passionate about quality, innovation, and ensuring mission-critical systems perform as intended? Do you have experience in software testing, system validation, and working with Agile software development teams?

Responsibilities

Are you looking to make a difference in the federal government? Are you seeking a career where your work directly supports the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System? Are you passionate about quality, innovation, and ensuring mission-critical systems perform as intended? Do you have experience in software testing, system validation, and working with Agile software development teams?
Then we have an opportunity for you.
The successful candidate will join a high-performing team supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the development, testing, and validation of the TEMT Tool (The help desk portion), a mission-critical application that supports FAA operational and engineering activities. Working alongside software developers, systems engineers, and customer stakeholders, you will help deliver high-quality tools and acquisition support services that support FAA programs and initiatives nationwide. With multiple projects, evolving requirements, and a diverse stakeholder community, this role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth and continuous learning.
This position is ideal for a capable professional with experience collaborating with Agile software teams and engaging directly with customers. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with clients and stakeholders via meetings, phone calls, email, and software demonstrations. Attention to detail, customer focus, and a commitment to quality are essential to maintaining the high standards expected for FAA systems and applications.
The selected candidate will be responsible for developing test plans, creating and executing test cases, documenting and tracking defects, validating system requirements, and coordinating testing activities across multiple software development teams. The individual will also identify opportunities for process improvements and help promote testing best practices throughout the organization.
In addition to testing responsibilities, this role provides opportunities to support customer engagement activities, including demonstrating software capabilities, gathering user feedback, identifying configuration and customization needs, coordinating with development teams to deliver effective solutions, and assisting with support ticket resolution.
This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to technology that supports FAA operations while advancing your career in a collaborative and mission-focused environment.

Required Qualifications

• Experience leading a software testing team, to include leading efforts to identify testing strategies.
• Bachelor's Degree
• 6 or more years of work experience supporting clients, including business analysis.
• Ability to work on multiple projects with the ability to prioritize, pay attention to details, and follow-through to completion
• Skills to document software development requests from clients, and report these to the team
• Excellent communication skills to effectively interface with government clients
• Excellent communication, written, and organizational skills
• Ability to obtain FAA Suitability and FAA Public Trust.
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Permanent Resident (reside 3+ years U.S.)

Desired Qualifications

• Scrum/Agile and/or DevOps experience preferred
• Automated testing experience desirable but not required

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation’s toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers’ most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions.
We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors. Learn more and find opportunities at careers.noblis.org

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation’s toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers’ most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions.
We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors. Learn more and find opportunities at careers.noblis.org

Why Work at Noblis

At Noblis, we share a passion for excellence and innovation, and we create an environment where people can do meaningful work while maintaining the balance that keeps them energized and fulfilled. We seek out individuals with a natural curiosity and desire to collaborate and learn. We believe our people are our greatest strength, and we consistently seek exceptionally skilled, mission‑driven professionals who care deeply about doing work that enriches lives and makes our nation safer.
Noblis has earned numerous workplace awards for our culture, our commitment to employee well‑being, and our dedication to meaningful, impactful work. We also maintain a drug‑free workplace.

Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us.

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Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well‑being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract‑specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on‑call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $95,500.00 - USD $149,200.00 /Yr.