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Columbia, MD
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph
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Job Description
This is an active, impact-ready, fully-funded position.
Location: Columbia, MD
Telework: TBD , subject to manager approval and tasking
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Salary Range: $1 7 5 ,000 to $ 19 5 ,000
At Shadow Strategies, you will join a culture defined by innovation, purpose, and meaningful impact. We seek test engineers who bring structure to complexity, connect technical decisions across the system, and turn mission needs into reliable operational capability. If you are inspired by complexity, motivated by clarity, and committed to excellence, we invite you to become part of something exceptional.
This role provides quality assurance and testing engineering leadership for the development and evolution of a declarative, mission-adaptable workflow capability supporting cyber operations. You will define and execute the program's test and quality strategy, ensuring software, infrastructure, automation, and mission services meet performance , reliability, security, and operational require ments. You will work directly with mission stakeholders, developers, systems engineers, and operators to establish verification and validation approaches, develop automated testing capabilities, and ensure mission-critical functionality is delivered with confidence.
What You'll Do
Who This Might Be a Fit For
Required Skills
Helpful Experience Areas
Years of Experience and Degree Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and 1 2 years of experience
OR an associate degree and 1 6 years of experience
OR 1 8 years of experience without a degree
Degrees must be obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
Work Environment
Based in Columbia, MD
Telework policy is being defined as this is a new contract , subject to manager approval and tasking
Multidisciplinary teams supporting cyber mission systems in classified environments
Senior test & quality assurance engineers are expected to independently lead quality assurance and verification activities , provide technical guidance to multidisciplinary teams, and influence program-level quality strategy. They are responsible for ensuring delivered capabilities meet mission requirements, quality standards, and operational expectations .
What Comes With It
You will have what you need to do your best work:
The Extras? They're Built In.
No points systems. No bean bags. Just clarity, autonomy, and a mission that matters.
Shadow invests in exceptional people because demanding work requires more than a paycheck. Our benefits are designed to provide meaningful support inside and outside the mission.
See our benefit plan at: https://www.shadowstrategies.io/benefits
Shadow Strategies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a workplace that values diversity and fosters inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Salary is determined by various factors , including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.
Location: Columbia, MD
Telework: TBD , subject to manager approval and tasking
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Salary Range: $1 7 5 ,000 to $ 19 5 ,000
At Shadow Strategies, you will join a culture defined by innovation, purpose, and meaningful impact. We seek test engineers who bring structure to complexity, connect technical decisions across the system, and turn mission needs into reliable operational capability. If you are inspired by complexity, motivated by clarity, and committed to excellence, we invite you to become part of something exceptional.
This role provides quality assurance and testing engineering leadership for the development and evolution of a declarative, mission-adaptable workflow capability supporting cyber operations. You will define and execute the program's test and quality strategy, ensuring software, infrastructure, automation, and mission services meet performance , reliability, security, and operational require ments. You will work directly with mission stakeholders, developers, systems engineers, and operators to establish verification and validation approaches, develop automated testing capabilities, and ensure mission-critical functionality is delivered with confidence.
What You'll Do
- Lead test engineering and quality assurance activities across the full system lifecycle
- Develop and maintain requirements-based test strategies, test plans, procedures, and quality metrics
- Define and implement automated test frameworks and CI/CD test integration
- Design, execute, and oversee functional, integration, system, regression, and operational testing
- Analyze test results and provide quality assessments to program leadership
- Identify , document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution
- Lead testing during integration events, operational demonstrations, and customer acceptance activities
- Collaborate with systems engineers, software developers, and operators to improve product quality and mission effectiveness
- Mentor junior test engineers and foster continuous improvement of quality processes
- Serve as a trusted advisor to program leadership on quality assurance and test engineering matters
Who This Might Be a Fit For
- Y ou have led testing and quality assurance efforts for complex mission systems
- You can develop comprehensive test strategies and adapt them to evolving mission requirements
- You have experience identifying quality risks and implementing mitigation strategies before they impact mission delivery
- You enjoy improving engineering processes and raising the overall quality of deliver capabilities
- You are passionate about building confidence in system s through rigorous verification and validation
Required Skills
- L eadership of test engineering and quality assurance activities for complex software-intensive systems
- Test planning, test case development, and test execution
- Verification and validation methodology
- Requirements-based testing and traceability
- Defect management and root-cause analysis
- Automated testing frameworks and test automation development
- Integration, system and operational testing
- Technical troubleshooting and quality risk assessment
- Technical documentation and quality reporting
- Experience supporting Agile environments
Helpful Experience Areas
- CYBERCOM or related cyber mission environments
- Offensive cyber operations, mission automation, or declarative workflow systems
- DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline testing
- Cloud, containerized, or Kubernetes-based environments
- REST APIs, service integrations, and automated provisioning
Years of Experience and Degree Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and 1 2 years of experience
OR an associate degree and 1 6 years of experience
OR 1 8 years of experience without a degree
Degrees must be obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
Work Environment
Based in Columbia, MD
Telework policy is being defined as this is a new contract , subject to manager approval and tasking
Multidisciplinary teams supporting cyber mission systems in classified environments
Senior test & quality assurance engineers are expected to independently lead quality assurance and verification activities , provide technical guidance to multidisciplinary teams, and influence program-level quality strategy. They are responsible for ensuring delivered capabilities meet mission requirements, quality standards, and operational expectations .
What Comes With It
You will have what you need to do your best work:
- Fully covered health insurance for medical, dental, and vision
- Paid parental leave: 16 weeks if you give birth, 4 weeks if your partner does
- Flexible leave: 36 days total each year, including 25 days of PTO and 11 paid holidays
- 401(k) for your future
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Annual health stipend if you opt out of our insurance
The Extras? They're Built In.
No points systems. No bean bags. Just clarity, autonomy, and a mission that matters.
Shadow invests in exceptional people because demanding work requires more than a paycheck. Our benefits are designed to provide meaningful support inside and outside the mission.
See our benefit plan at: https://www.shadowstrategies.io/benefits
Shadow Strategies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a workplace that values diversity and fosters inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Salary is determined by various factors , including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.
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