Test Engineer

Description

Job Description:

The National Solutions Group at Leidos has an opening for a Test Engineering to focus on the overall reliability of a complex software within a fast-growing user base.  Your responsibilities will testing software programs to monitor, detect and fix problems before users even know there is an issue.  You will use these skills to improve software overall reliability.

Primary Responsibilities:

As a Test Engineer, you will:

• Utilize software from an end-user perspective.
• Write and perform manual regression testing procedures.
• Write and run automated front-end regression tests.
• Provide troubleshooting support for customers experiencing issues. 
• Document test performance, bugs, and design inefficiencies in the software.
• Work closely with developers in creating realistic testing scenarios.

Basic Qualifications:

• Candidate must have a TS/SCI clearance and have or be willing to obtain a current Polygraph
• Requires a BS and 2+ years of prior relevant experience or a Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Team player – support, back-up and collaborate with other testers, developers, and associated operations integration team.
• Strong communicator – clear, concise, collaborative, well-spoken/written, capable of remaining calm while discussing difficult issues with customers and employees.
• Organized and capable of documenting existing test capabilities, test performance, and test needs.
• Self-motivated to explore new and better ways of improving our test performance and coverage.
• Skilled and disciplined to work with a distributed team
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines is essential
• Passion for new technologies, software, and processes
• SIGINT Analysis experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with test engineering in government contracting.
• Experience with test automation frameworks.
• Experience with Cypress.io automated test software.
• Write and run automated back-end tests.
• Comfortable in Linux and Windows.
• Experience with command/line scripting, such as Bash.

Any experience in these areas is a plus:                                                                                                  

AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, Key-value Data Stores (i.e. Accumulo, HBase, Cassandra), Document-Oriented Data Stores (i.e. Elasticsearch, Solr), Graph Databases (i.e. OrientDB, Neo4j), Hadoop MapReduce and/or Apache Spark, Apache Storm, Amazon Web Services, Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and OGC WMS/WFS, Javascript,  HTML5, CSS, and RESTful APIs,  Angular, Bootstrap, SASS, Yarn, NPM, Node, Cesium, OpenLayers, Java, Jenkins, GIT

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 45,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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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.