Test Framework & Lab Automation Engineer

LCS Defense; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

LCS Defense in Arlington, VA is seeking a Software & Systems Development Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a new Test Framework for lab automation in a classified environment. The role focuses on developing a distributed test orchestration platform operating with embedded Linux devices and diverse lab hardware.

You will implement features across Test Manager and Asset Manager, build APIs with IDLs, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CDK, GitLab, and related tooling while ensuring

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python or Rust; experience with both is a plus.
• Proficiency in Bash scripting.
• Experience designing and building distributed systems.
• Experience defining service interfaces using an IDL.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation (GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with containerization.
• Experience working in Linux/Unix environments with an emphasis on console usage.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new features across Test Framework subsystems: Test Manager and Asset Manager.
• Define and implement service APIs using IDLs.
• Develop and maintain device adapters for lab hardware.
• Implement and maintain datastores across PostgreSQL, GraphDB, DynamoDB.
• Deploy and manage the Test Framework using Amazon CDK.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Amazon Pipelines and Gitlab Pipelines.
• Instrument and monitor services with CloudWatch and time series databases.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation.
• Provide technical support and guidance to users of the Test Framework.
• Triage and resolve production issues.

Skills

Python

Rust

Bash scripting

Distributed systems

IDL interfaces

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

Linux/Unix

Communication skills

Tools

Amazon CDK

GitLab CI

Jenkins

PostgreSQL

GraphDB

DynamoDB

AWS Cloud

Job description

LCS Defense in Arlington, VA is seeking a Software & Systems Development Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a new Test Framework for lab automation in a classified environment. The role focuses on developing a distributed test orchestration platform operating with embedded Linux devices and diverse lab hardware.

You will implement features across Test Manager and Asset Manager, build APIs with IDLs, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CDK, GitLab, and related tooling while ensuring