Software Test Engineer

Join us in transforming how technology serves those who serve.

At Leidos, we're not just delivering solutions - we're pioneering the future of defense and intelligence technology. Our diverse teams of innovators unite around a singular purpose: empowering our customers to succeed in their critical missions. We believe in leading with integrity, investing in our communities, and building sustainably for tomorrow.

Shape the future of digital defense.

Our Digital Modernization sector is at the forefront of next‑generation technology, architecting cutting‑edge solutions in cyber defense, logistics optimization, security operations, and decision intelligence. We're the minds behind the mission‑critical systems that keep our nation secure.

Your opportunity to lead transformation.

We're seeking a Software Test Engineer to play a key role in our cloud transformation efforts for the United States Coast Guard at C5

ISC in Alexandria, VA. You'll support migrations and modernization of legacy mission‑critical capabilities of the Coast Guard operations to the Coast Guard’s Mission Cloud.

Ready to architect solutions that matter?

As a Software Test Engineer you will have the opportunity to design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and debug software programs for enhancements and new software‑intensive systems and products. You will apply appropriate principles, standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the software development life cycle. Duties include software requirements analysis, development of software products, and tools used for design, development, and maintenance of infrastructure and platforms.

• Participate in program Agile initiatives to support innovation and enhancement of infrastructure automation and maintenance through iteration/functionality testing within a cloud environment.
• Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Cloud Engineer, Dev Sec Ops ) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets.
• Leverage Dev Ops practices to ensure repeatability and configuration management of test cases/scripts are maintained and continuously improved.
• Develop and document end‑to‑end functionality test case narratives using task management system (JIRA/Confluence) and support performance testing/evaluation activities.

• Proficiency in major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Understanding of cloud services architecture, networking, storage, and compute resources.
• Experience with cloud‑native testing approaches and distributed systems testing.
• Hands‑on experience with IaC tools like Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, Azure Resource Manager, or Ansible.
• Ability to write, review, and test infrastructure code.
• Understanding of version control for infrastructure and Git Ops practices.
• Automated testing frameworks and tools (Selenium, pytest, Jest, etc.).
• API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI).
• Performance and load testing (JMeter, Load Runner, k6).
• Security testing fundamentals.
• Migration testing strategies and validation approaches.
• Disaster recovery and backup testing.
• Multi‑region and cross‑availability zone testing.
• Cloud cost optimization validation.
• Compliance and security testing in cloud environments.

• BS degree with 8‑12 years of testing experience, including at least 2 years in cloud environments; OR Masters with 6‑10 years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of monitoring and logging tools (Cloud Watch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus).
• Knowledge of networking concepts (VPC, subnets, load balancers, DNS).

• Cloud provider certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Fundamentals, GCP Associate).
• Testing certifications (ISTQB, CSTE).
• Dev Ops or automation‑focused certifications.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.