Senior Test Engineer

Make an impact where innovation meets mission success. At Leidos, we’re solving some of the nation’s most complex technical challenges by delivering mission-critical capabilities to our customers. Join the Chinook Program to support a critical application that enables operational success through reliable, high-quality software solutions.

About the role

We’re looking for a passionate Senior Test Engineer to lead testing efforts and collaborate with talented engineers in a fast-paced Agile environment. This role supports one of our customers’ applications, ensuring high-quality software delivery.

Position may be performed in the following locations: Gaithersburg, MD; Alexandria, VA; Chantilly, VA; Englewood, CO; St. Louis, MO; Tucson, AZ.

Clearance Level Required: Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, development, and execution of comprehensive test strategies.
• Develop and maintain automated and manual test cases for web-based and enterprise applications.
• Partner with software developers, systems engineers, and stakeholders to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and performance testing.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects through resolution.
• Support CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated testing into DevSecOps workflows.
• Champion testing best practices across the team.
• Contribute to continuous process improvements that enhance software quality and program success.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required per contract.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience, or Master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.
• 8+ years of software testing or quality engineering experience.
• Experience testing enterprise applications throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and CI/CD processes.
• Experience developing automated test solutions.
• Knowledge of functional, integration, regression, system, and performance testing methodologies.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to communicate results and issues to technical and non-technical customer stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress) and scripting languages (JavaScript, Python).
• Familiarity with enterprise applications and large-scale systems.
• Experience with API, UI, database, and performance testing.
• Knowledge of cloud-native applications and containerized environments.
• Certifications such as ISTQB, CASTP, CAST, CSTE, Security+, or similar.

Pay

Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00. 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 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.

Benefits

Leidos offers competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.