Test Engineer (Hybrid)

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC in Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking a Test Engineer for its Commercial Product Team. The candidate will work on cybersecurity research, validating software and ensuring national security through rigorous testing and development.

The ideal applicant must have strong programming skills in Python, experience in software testing, and familiarity with multiple operating systems. Nightwing values collaboration and teamwork, providing an opportunity to work alongside dedicated professionals.

Benefits include the chance to innovate in a supportive environment, ensuring your contributions help protect the nation.

Qualifications

• Qualified applicants must be U.S. Citizens and able to obtain a Secret government security clearance.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

• Execute test plans and develop manual and automated tests.
• Find bugs and own test frameworks across the product portfolio.
• Validate software that secures systems at the lowest levels.

Skills

Strong programming experience with Python

Bash and/or Batch scripting

Familiarity with C/C++ development

Software testing experience (functional, integration, system testing)

Test automation framework development and maintenance

Debugging and troubleshooting skills

Version control systems (Git)

Experience with Linux and/or Windows operating systems

Ability to write and execute detailed test plans

Documentation skills for test cases, bug reports, and test results

Experience with testing frameworks (Pytest, etc.)

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

QEMU

KVM

VMWare

VirtualBox

Hyper-V

Job description

Test Engineer - Commercial Product Team

Work at the forefront of cybersecurity research and development, delivering capabilities to protect national security. The team covers a range of security technologies, hardware architecture, and operating systems. We seek someone who breaks things so our customers don’t have to. The role requires strong technical skills to validate software that secures systems at the lowest levels.

Security Clearance

Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. U.S. Citizenship is required. Qualified applicants must meet the requirements to obtain and maintain a Secret government security clearance.

Responsibilities

Execute test plans, develop manual and automated tests, find bugs, and own test frameworks across the product portfolio. Validate software that secures systems at the lowest levels.

Core Requirements

• Strong programming experience with Python
• Bash and/or Batch scripting
• Familiarity with C/C++ development
• Software testing experience (functional, integration, system testing)
• Test automation framework development and maintenance
• Debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Version control systems (Git)
• Experience with Linux and/or Windows operating systems
• Ability to write and execute detailed test plans
• Documentation skills for test cases, bug reports, and test results
• Experience with testing frameworks (Pytest, etc.)

Additional Valuable Skills

• Performance and load testing
• Security testing concepts and tools
• Knowledge of OS internals (Linux and/or Windows)
• Experience with build systems (Make, MSBuild, etc.)
• Experience testing kernel-level or driver software
• TPM and Secure Boot technologies
• DOD System Security Engineering and standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper, etc.)
• Virtualization technologies (QEMU, KVM, VMWare, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, etc.)
• Container technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Experience with Jenkins or similar development tools
• Experience validating technical documentation as part of release process

Our Ideal Candidate

Someone with great technical and problem‑solving skills, a motivated personality, meticulous attention to detail, and the mindset of “how can I break this?”

Benefits

Nightwing values collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Equal Opportunity

Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.