Expert Test Engineer

R-00161636

Description

Leidos is seeking a Test Engineer for a 200+ FTE technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management.  The Test Engineer will support the test of access control systems for a government customer. The successful candidate will support continuity of our customer’s mission by helping ensure secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of IT systems.

The Test Engineer creates, builds, develops, defines, documents, analyzes, performs, maintains, and interprets tests for processes, functions, system integration, and user acceptance testing including test units, processes, and functions. Conducts system integration tests and user acceptance testing, creates automated and manual test scripts, and coordinates with the development team to perform tests. Documents the successes and failures of all executed test procedures. Investigates and resolves operational problems in conjunction with other engineering and technical personnel. Provides technical support and advice to other engineering groups. Participates in the development, maintenance, and refinement of quality control and reliability programs.

Primary Responsibilities

List daily duties and/or specific job responsibilities:

• Work with design engineers, production personnel, customers, and other stakeholders to identify and develop verification methods for system, subsystem, and component level requirements

•  Oversee and perform test reporting * Interact directly with customers, teammates, and functional peer groups

• Evaluate, plan, manage, and track project test efforts and procedures

• Oversee and perform testing in a DevOps environment

• Support testing for deployments and release management cycles

• Work with automated testing techniques like Selenium (create, edit, maintain, execute)

• Work with Junit and Java

• Work within the parameters of Agile & Scrum methodologies

• Document, edit and maintain best practices, procedures, reporting, and bug tracking using JIRA, GitHub, and Confluence

• Work within a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) DevOps framework

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

• BS degree and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience, will consider additional years of experience in lieu of degree

• Understanding and experience in the complete life-cycle of software systems and development

• Strong organizational and documentation skills with attention to detail

• Knowledgeable foundation in Java and Selenium

• Strong, effective, and professional communication (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills  

• Demonstrated experience working within matrixed teams

• Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize work without close supervision in a high Tempo DevOps environment

• Ability to take initiative in troubleshooting; creative in determining approach or action to take in non-routine situations

• Ability to engage and collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and ensure quality assurance

• Ability to create, develop, and execute detailed test plans and test cases

Desired Qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Sciences or an Advanced Degree

• Understanding and Knowledge of Accessibility and Accessibility Testing

• Experience with test automation methodologies like Selenium

• Experience creating and conducting unit testing of software modifications

• Experience with SecDevOps

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Experience with rest API testing

• Experience Building, creating, developing, and maintaining test automation scripts

Original Posting: June 25, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $112,450.00 - $203,275.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.