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Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
IT - Software
Huntsville, AL (On-Site/Office)
Principal Software Engineer – Test Automation (A&D)
Senior-Level | $95,000–$115,000 | Huntsville, AL | U.S. Citizenship Required – Active Secret Clearance
Automate the future of defense testing—design, develop, and integrate cutting-edge test automation solutions that ensure mission-critical systems are delivered with speed, accuracy, and reliability.
A Day in the Life – What You’ll Do
• Lead test automation efforts across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): requirements, design, development, integration, testing, and deployment
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Python and industry-standard frameworks
• Apply recent experience in Test Automation, including GUI-driven tools with emphasis on Eggplant
• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, and test engineers to deliver program-level solutions
• Contribute to Agile/Scrum environments, leveraging modern toolchains (Jira, Confluence, Crucible, Bitbucket, Subversion, Bamboo, Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify, Coverity)
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve automation workflows to accelerate software quality assurance
• Work on-site in Huntsville, AL as part of an integrated development and test team
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline with 5–10 years of software engineering experience (or Master’s with 3+ years)
• Proven experience with Python software development
• Recent professional experience in Test Automation development
• Exposure to Eggplant Test Automation tools
• Familiarity with Agile practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to work across product teams to deliver integrated solutions
• U.S. Citizenship with an active DoD Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering with 4–6 years of experience; OR Master’s with 3+ years in related engineering
• Strong, recent experience with Python development
• Strong, recent hands-on expertise with Eggplant Test Automation
• Leadership experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Security+ and Trusted User certifications
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with proven success interfacing across engineering disciplines and management levels
Who is Caribou Thunder?
Caribou Thunder is a premier Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) defense contractor supporting mission-critical programs across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. With a presence in over a dozen states and OCONUS, we specialize in mission operations support, software engineering, systems integration, and cybersecurity.
Why Caribou Thunder?
• Tactical Impact – Advance test automation capabilities that directly ensure mission readiness
• Elite Teams – Collaborate with top engineers, developers, and test specialists in Huntsville’s A&D community
• Mission Readiness – Deliver high-quality, automated testing that accelerates deployment of critical systems
• Purpose-Driven Work – Your expertise directly supports U.S. warfighters and national defense
Senior-Level | $95,000–$115,000 | Huntsville, AL | U.S. Citizenship Required – Active Secret Clearance
Automate the future of defense testing—design, develop, and integrate cutting-edge test automation solutions that ensure mission-critical systems are delivered with speed, accuracy, and reliability.
A Day in the Life – What You’ll Do
• Lead test automation efforts across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): requirements, design, development, integration, testing, and deployment
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Python and industry-standard frameworks
• Apply recent experience in Test Automation, including GUI-driven tools with emphasis on Eggplant
• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, and test engineers to deliver program-level solutions
• Contribute to Agile/Scrum environments, leveraging modern toolchains (Jira, Confluence, Crucible, Bitbucket, Subversion, Bamboo, Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify, Coverity)
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve automation workflows to accelerate software quality assurance
• Work on-site in Huntsville, AL as part of an integrated development and test team
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline with 5–10 years of software engineering experience (or Master’s with 3+ years)
• Proven experience with Python software development
• Recent professional experience in Test Automation development
• Exposure to Eggplant Test Automation tools
• Familiarity with Agile practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to work across product teams to deliver integrated solutions
• U.S. Citizenship with an active DoD Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering with 4–6 years of experience; OR Master’s with 3+ years in related engineering
• Strong, recent experience with Python development
• Strong, recent hands-on expertise with Eggplant Test Automation
• Leadership experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Security+ and Trusted User certifications
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with proven success interfacing across engineering disciplines and management levels
Who is Caribou Thunder?
Caribou Thunder is a premier Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) defense contractor supporting mission-critical programs across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. With a presence in over a dozen states and OCONUS, we specialize in mission operations support, software engineering, systems integration, and cybersecurity.
Why Caribou Thunder?
• Tactical Impact – Advance test automation capabilities that directly ensure mission readiness
• Elite Teams – Collaborate with top engineers, developers, and test specialists in Huntsville’s A&D community
• Mission Readiness – Deliver high-quality, automated testing that accelerates deployment of critical systems
• Purpose-Driven Work – Your expertise directly supports U.S. warfighters and national defense
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