Test Engineer; Automated US, DC, Tampa, San Antonio; Secret

Overview

Test Engineer (Automated) (5008) (US, DC, Tampa, San Antonio) (Secret) ation options include San Antonio, TX;
Tampa, FL;
United States;
Washington, DC.

The SMX Space and Intelligence (S&I) Business Unit (BU) is on the ground floor across the future remote sensing ecosystem for all orbital regimes (LEO, MEO, HEO, and GEO). We build, integrate, and operationally support our customer’s emerging space-ground systems to include real-time data processing frameworks, sensor data processing, and data visualization. We are partnered with leading companies to bring best-of-breed capabilities to address our customers’ needs.

We have an immediate opportunity for a Test Engineer who will apply automated testing talents to a challenging project in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate is a professional with hands-on expertise and strong understanding of engineering processes supporting large, National Defense, Agile software development programs.

Work will be performed in Colorado. Please apply if you have interest in relocating to Colorado.

• Write and execute functional and performance test procedures at feature and sub-system levels for software requirement verification.

• Work closely with software and systems engineering teams using an Agile development approach; design and develop functional and performance tests at feature and sub-system levels.

• Execute tests in a development environment to show requirements and integration objectives are met and to support program milestone test events and mission readiness.

• Advance the team’s pursuit of higher quality and faster deployment into integrated environments within a Dev Ops and CI/CD construct.

• Evaluate and integrate new system features.

• Participate in team and program Agile ceremonies.

• Clearance Required:
  
  Secret

• BS or advanced degree in Computer Science or a similar relevant field.

• 5 years of experience with software integration, integration testing and debugging; advanced Python knowledge.

• Experience with Xray for test creation and management;
  Gherkin and Behave for test automation.

• General knowledge of CI/CD, Dev Ops, and Agile development tools and methodologies.

• Experience with test methodologies, test/behavior driven development.

• Experience with satellite ground system processing, including planning and scheduling, ground control, data processing, and command and control domains (working knowledge of FORGE MDPAF highly desired).

• Knowledge of vSphere and Red Hat Open Shift.

• Experience with team productivity tools such as JIRA and Confluence, Git Lab, or Microsoft equivalents (Azure Dev Ops, etc.).

• Exposure to Java, JavaScript, Type Script,
  
  C.

• Final date to receive applications:
  March 30, 2026.

The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. SMX offers a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits, including health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

The proposed salary for this position is: $103,100—$171,800 USD
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At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. We provide cutting-edge technology and a broad view of what’s possible to power secure mission acceleration.

SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.

Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration-related support for this position (no H1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1, O-1 or other work authorizations that require immigration support).