Lead Test Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-03
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IT/Tech
IT QA Tester / Automation, Systems Analyst
Lead Test Engineer
Suitland, MD
Lead Test Engineer, #1074
Security Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required
Work Location:
Suitland, MD
We are seeking a senior-level Lead Test Engineer to ensure the quality, reliability, and proper functionality of applications and integrated systems. This role possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high-impact assignments, plans and leads major testing assignments, and functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments. The Lead Test Engineer designs and executes test plans and strategies, implements automated testing tools, and drives multi-layer and system-level integration testing.
May supervise others.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Design, implement, and execute test plans, strategies, test cases, test scripts, and test scenarios for applications and integrated systems
- Implement and tune automated testing tools, frameworks, and scripts, maximizing automation across the software delivery pipeline
- Conduct multi-layer testing, including functional, non-functional, interface, system, performance, scalability, load/stress, usability, UAT, regression, and security testing
- Support system-level integration testing to validate end-to-end functionality, data flow, and performance across all relevant systems and external interfaces
- Develop, update, and maintain Test Analysis Reports and a System Defect Management Plan
- Create and maintain synthetic and integrated test data in accordance with Census and Decennial data security policies
- Categorize, track, and disposition all software defects, collaborating with developers and stakeholders on resolution
- Provide reporting metrics and data visualizations capturing defects, testing trends, time frames, and categories
- Support and participate in technical reviews, including test readiness and test analysis reviews
- Conduct multi-platform validation across smartphones, laptops, tablets, and desktops
- Maintain source code and documentation repositories relevant to system-level integration and testing
Required Education, Experience, and
Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- 10–14 years of experience, possessing and applying comprehensive knowledge across key testing tasks and high-impact assignments (Senior level)
- Automated testing experience — mandatory; hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts and frameworks
- Expertise in multi-layer testing (functional, performance, security, regression, UAT, and more)
- Demonstrated experience with system-level and integration testing across complex, interconnected systems
- Experience creating synthetic and integrated test data and managing defect life cycles
- Proficiency in producing test analysis reports, metrics, and data visualizations
Preferred
Skills and Experience:
- ISTQB Certified Tester / Certified Agile Testing
- Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP)
- Experience in testing in Agile, Iterative, Incremental, and Waterfall methodologies
- Familiarity with CI/CD test automation integration and screen-recording/synthetic data tooling
- Experience with Section 508 testing coordination
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Our estimated salary range for this position is $104,000 - $160,000; this presented salary range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Offered salary is based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements as appropriate to the role.
* Salary could fall outside of this range.
Who We Are
Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client's missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and Dev Sec Ops principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.
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