Secret Senior System Test Engineer

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a mission-focused test engineer with strong technical leadership, deep experience in system-level testing with satellite ground systems, and the ability to coordinate across multiple vendors, engineering teams, and government stakeholders in secure DoD environments. The Senior System Test Engineer will provide technical leadership for verification, validation, integration, and mission readiness activities across complex satellite ground system environments.

This position requires extensive hands‑on experience with space‑ground enterprise systems, mission system integration, IT infrastructure, test automation, and Dev Sec Ops ‑aligned development pipelines. You will guide multidisciplinary engineering teams, support DT/OT test events, and ensure mission‑critical systems meet stringent operational requirements. Salary Range between $120,000-$160,000 based on qualifications and years of experience.

• Develop and execute system-level test strategies, plans, procedures, and verification artifacts
• Provide technical guidance to MDSEA System Engineers to ensure test standardization and performance targets
• Coordinate test activities across vendors, engineering teams, Agile groups, and government stakeholders
• Manage the Integrated Master Test Schedule (IMTS) for DT/OT events, integration milestones, and readiness reviews
• Conduct functional, integration, regression, performance, cybersecurity, and end‑to‑end mission system testing
• Validate software builds, configuration changes, and modifications to enterprise satellite ground system components
• Test IT infrastructure including servers, networks, storage, virtual environments, and mission‑critical enterprise services
• Design and maintain automated test scripts for integration into Dev Sec Ops  CI/CD pipelines to improve coverage and efficiency
• Apply Dev Sec Ops  practices to support Infrastructure as Code with automated builds, deployments, and integrations
• Identify, document, and track system anomalies; lead defect triage and root cause analysis; coordinate resolutions across teams
• Produce test reports, readiness assessments, risk summaries, and technical briefings for leadership and government stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with configuration management, cybersecurity requirements, and test documentation standards
• Provide senior technical leadership during integration events, readiness reviews, operational demonstrations, and certification milestones

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• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
• 8+ years of general (full‑time) work experience, (May be reduced with completion of advanced education)
• 4+ years of directly related experience in complex enterprise IT system testing and integration, underpinned by a solid foundation in systems engineering principles.
• Experience with enterprise IT infrastructure (servers, networks, storage, virtualization, system services).
• Demonstrated high proficiency in authoring comprehensive test plans and test cases, and leading the execution of complex test campaigns.
• Experience designing or executing test automation solutions.
• Experience coordinating across multiple vendors, engineering teams, Agile environments, and government stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of requirements analysis, verification methodologies, and the Systems Engineering V model.
• Experience decomposing complex systems into testable components.
• Familiarity with Agile practices and secure development workflow - Have a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related technical field
• Have experience with space mission systems or enterprise satellite ground architectures.
• Have 1, or more, DoD 8570 certifications (such as Security+)
• Be able to operate independently within classified DoD environments.
• Be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Be familiar with Dev Sec Ops /Dev Ops pipelines, CI/CD workflows, automated software deployments, and secure, air‑gapped environments.