Test and Evaluation Engineer

The Leidos FS2 Aero team has an opening for an experienced Test Engineer to provide Agile Dev Ops support to mission critical systems. As a Test Engineer on this program, you will have the opportunity to perform software development to implement scripts, evaluate test results and feedback loops in a Continuous Integration Delivery Pipeline.

• Apply Dev Ops practices to develop, maintain, and continuously improve test automation assets while ensuring configuration control, traceability, and repeatability.
• Utilize Jira and Confluence to manage requirements, tasks, test artifacts, and project documentation.
• Support software development, testing, and integration activities within cloud development environments.
• Participate in program Agile software development initiatives (daily standups, sprint reviews, and supporting development and functional testing) to support innovation and enhancement of custom applications through iteration/functionality testing.
• Participate and collaborate with team members to assess tickets to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per Acceptance Criteria (Customer / Internal).
• Collaborate with team members (Product Owner, Software Developers, QA Team) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression testing through selected toolsets.
• Ability to create, maintain, and evaluate automated test suites to validate application functionality, improve test coverage, and support continuous integration.
• Execute and document testing activities for Jira-tracked development efforts, ensuring software changes meet requirements.
• Analyze testing results and provide actionable feedback to development teams to drive continuous process improvement.

• Candidate must have an active Top Secret clearance.
• Candidate must be able to obtain a TS/SCI prior to starting.
• Candidate must be able to maintain TS/SCI and obtain a successful CI poly post hire.
• Candidate typically has BS degree preferably in Computer Science or related program and 4-8 years of related experience or MS with 2-6 years’ experience or 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience working/testing within Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex: AWS), Open Shift and Dev Ops tools.
• Experience working in a SAFe Agile and Dev Ops development environment and tempo.
• Ability to test both back-end and front-end applications processes.
• Experience with scripting languages (ex: Python) to automate tasks.
• Experience in establishing runs in CI Pipeline including JEST, Cypress and/or Playwright.
• Knowledge of or direct experience with software performance testing practices.
• Direct experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence.
• Demonstrate ability to work within collaborative environment to execute test cases complimentary to development efforts.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

• Experience reviewing outputs and capable of tracking test failures back to code changes that resulted in bugs.
• Capable of reviewing code check-ins to understand the impact of code changes on system functionality and potential application bugs.
• Experience in either software development projects or software integration projects in a service-oriented environment (Cloud, SOA, Web-Services) or virtualization environment.
• At least 1 year of experience with unit testing, continuous integration tools, and git version control.
• Utilize SQL queries and database analysis techniques to validate application data, support test execution, investigate defects, and ensure data integrity across system environments.
• Proactive self-starter who demonstrates a positive, willing attitude and…