Test Engineer - Mission Software (Top Secret/SCI with agreement to obtain CI Poly)

Worky; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

North Point Technology seeks a Test Engineer to support a geospatial intelligence program critical to national security. This role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to pass a Polygraph examination.

The successful candidate will collaborate with software engineers, product managers, systems engineers, and mission experts within a cross-functional Agile Scrum team. You will drive quality across the software development lifecycle in a DevSecOps environment, designing and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (or Master’s degree).
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with ability to pass a Polygraph.
• US citizenship required.
• Certifications such as ISTQB, CASTP, CAST, CSTE, or Security+ preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and execution of test strategies across multiple sprints.
• Create and maintain automated and manual test cases for capabilities.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate performance, reliability, security, and usability of applications.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and track defects to resolution.

Skills

Manual and automated test planning

Automated testing tools

API testing

CI/CD tooling

Defect management

Agile / Scrum practices

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Postman

REST Assured

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Test Engineer to join a geospatial intelligence capability development program supporting critical national security missions. This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination. The successful candidate will work alongside software engineers, product managers, systems engineers, and mission experts within a cross-functional Agile Scrum team, driving quality throughout the software development lifecycle in a DevSecOps environment.

Responsibilities:

The Test Engineer will lead the planning, design, development, and execution of comprehensive test strategies across multiple Agile sprints, designing and maintaining both automated and manual test cases for new and existing capabilities. The role involves performing functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing while validating application performance, reliability, security, and usability. The engineer will collaborate with software engineers, product managers, systems engineers, and Scrum Masters to define acceptance criteria and ensure quality is built into every release, identify and track software defects through resolution, integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, analyze test results, and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Manual and automated test plan creation and execution
• Automated testing tools such as Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent
• API testing using tools such as Postman or REST Assured
• CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms
• Defect management tools such as Jira
• Agile software development methodologies and Scrum practices

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Scripting languages including JavaScript and Python
• Containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
• Cloud technologies including AWS, Azure, or OpenShift
• DevSecOps pipelines and automated quality assurance practices
• Geospatial applications or GEOINT data
• DoD or Intelligence Community program experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; or Master's degree in a related field
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination
• US citizenship required
• Certifications such as ISTQB, CASTP, CAST, CSTE, or Security+ preferred

• We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance.

For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.