Senior Test Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Create detailed test plans, methodologies, and scenarios to meet functional, performance, reliability, security, and Military Standard compliance requirements.

• Design, develop, and sustain scalable automated test suites across unit, multi-unit, and system-level tiers.

• Oversee containerized test execution environments utilizing tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Incorporate automated test pipelines into continuous integration and continuous delivery workflows using GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.

• Conduct lab-based validation, hardware and software testing, and field site assessments.

• Coordinate parallel testing across multiple systems at the same time.

• Gather qualitative and quantitative performance data from prototypes, including system performance, reliability, and security metrics.

• Detect, isolate, and document complex system defects, perform root-cause analysis, and manage defect lifecycles in collaboration with development teams.

• Generate test evidence, execution metrics, formal test reports, and performance summaries.

• Comply with federal standards, security protocols, version control practices, and best practices in quality assurance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of professional experience in system integration and testing.

• Practical expertise in architecting, constructing, and scaling modern test automation frameworks.

• Strong skills in programming and scripting languages, particularly Python or Bash.

• In-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems.

• Proven experience in Agile software development, user interface analysis, defect lifecycle management, and technical troubleshooting.

• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, customers, and external stakeholders.

• Exceptional oral communication abilities, including experience leading customer briefings, outreach initiatives, and user training sessions.

• Strong written communication skills, with a proven ability to distill complex system analyses into clear technical reports, quality assurance metrics, test evidence, and actionable recommendations.

• U.S. Citizenship with an active Top Secret security clearance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Retirement savings plan with company matching.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Flexible work hours and the possibility of remote work.