Top Secret Software Test & Evaluation Specialist (Remote)

PingWind; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Parental leave

401k plan

Education assistance

Job summary

PingWind is seeking an Intermediate Software Test and Evaluation Specialist to lead testing for complex software systems. You will plan, execute, and report evaluation activities, ensuring performance, security, and compliance through automated and manual methods.

Responsibilities include developing test plans, leading CI/CD testing, and mentoring junior testers while coordinating with development and QA teams to deliver high-quality solutions for federal programs.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in software testing, QA or evaluation.
• DoD 8140 certification is required or desired.
• Bachelor’s level education with HS/GED plus advanced qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage comprehensive test plans, test cases, and evaluation strategies.
• Lead execution of functional, performance, regression, integration and UAT testing.
• Perform automated and manual testing; document and report results with risks and defects.
• Ensure compliance with QA standards, best practices, and security requirements.
• Support CI/CD pipelines by embedding automated testing.
• Mentor junior testers and collaborate with DevOps and development teams.

Skills

Software testing

QA & evaluation

Test planning

Automated testing

Manual testing

CI/CD integration

JIRA / Azure DevOps

Load testing

Security testing

System integration testing

Education

HS/GED

Master’s preferred

Tools

Selenium

JUnit

TestNG

Cucumber

Postman

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Bugzilla

JMeter

LoadRunner

Job description

PingWind is seeking an Intermediate Software Test and Evaluation Specialist to lead testing for complex software systems. You will plan, execute, and report evaluation activities, ensuring performance, security, and compliance through automated and manual methods.

Responsibilities include developing test plans, leading CI/CD testing, and mentoring junior testers while coordinating with development and QA teams to deliver high-quality solutions for federal programs.