Senior Test Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior Test Engineer with Security Clearance
Location: Annapolis Junction

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- Description Senior Test Engineer Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Test Engineer in our Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.

Join us and make a difference in National Security!

Job Summary A Senior Test Engineer is needed for a critical program providing a broad range of support to operational requirements including Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Systems Administration, Network Engineering, Information Assurance, Cyber Security, Analytics Development, and Rapid Prototyping.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Coordinate with other Senior Engineers and customer test stakeholders to define testing priorities and establish test event schedules.

* Partner with System-Level Test Teams and Scrum Masters to identify tasks and resources for test environment preparation, test procedure development, and execution of informal and formal testing.

* Collaborate with the Automated Test development team and Scrum Masters to scope and resource automated test environment setup, manual-to-automated test procedure conversion, and informal and formal automated test execution.

* Identify and manage cross-team dependencies required to successfully execute program release testing events.

* Interface with software engineers, system engineers, information assurance engineers, and other project team members within an Agile Scrum framework.

* Apply Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices within the program’s Agile framework to ensure appropriate engineering rigor for all assigned tasks.

* Plan, perform, and oversee regression testing using a full suite of Operational Test Scenarios for builds/images delivered to the customer.

* Engage with customer points of contact, as required, to prepare for and conduct formal test milestones (e.g. Test Readiness Reviews, Test Results Reviews), coordinate customer witnessing of formal tests, and provide test resource support for customer test events.

* Develop and maintain test deliverables, including Test Plans, Test Descriptions, and Test Reports.

* Manage and monitor test automation as part of the continuous integration (CI) pipeline.

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in a technical field and at least 12 years of related experience. Additional relevant work experience may be substituted for a degree.

* Must have in-depth experience testing through a full system development life cycle, including implementing test plans, test cases, and test processes.

* Must have demonstrated experience developing and executing formal system tests to verify compliance with customer requirements.

* Experience authoring detailed test procedures based on acceptance criteria derived from system and software requirements.

* Must have experience participating in formal test events (Acceptance Test, User Acceptance Test, Software Final Release Test, Maintenance Release Test, etc.).

* Must have experience collaborating with software developers to create formal test procedures.

* Proven ability to document test results to support corrective actions, formal reports, and audit activities.

* Hands-on experience designing and performing regression testing for software-based systems.

* Experience analyzing test data, leveraging configuration management tools, and validating software applications.

* Demonstrated experience conducting test activities within an Agile Scrum environment

* Must have experience working with physical equipment in a test lab environment.

* Must have experience collecting, analyzing, presenting test results verbally and reporting test results in writing.

* Must have experience utilizing elevated privileges to set up and execute manual test procedures.

* Must have experience documenting test results for corrective actions, reporting, and audits.

* Must have experience testing systems from existing system and functional specifications.

* Must have strong communication skills and be able to successfully communicate with both management and technical personnel.

* Clearance Required:

Must have TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD).

* Experience using automated test tools.

* Experience with programming and scripting languages (i.e., Java, shell, Python, etc).

* SAFe Agilist or Dev Ops certification.

* Experience working in an Agile Development Environment or on an Agile Team. At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive…