Test Engineer - Mission Software (Top Secret/SCI Clearance Required)

About the role

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Test Engineer to join a cross-functional Agile Scrum team delivering geospatial intelligence software capabilities in support of critical national security missions. This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination. The role offers the opportunity to work alongside software engineers, product managers, systems engineers, and mission experts to ensure the delivery of reliable, secure, and high-performing software through robust manual and automated testing practices in a DevSecOps environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, development, and execution of comprehensive test strategies across multiple Agile sprints, including functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated and manual test cases for new and existing capabilities.
• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, systems engineers, and Scrum Masters to define acceptance criteria.
• Validate application performance, reliability, security, and usability.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects through resolution.
• Support CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated testing into deployment workflows.
• Analyze test results and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives that enhance Agile team effectiveness.

Required Skills/Experience

• Agile software development and Scrum team participation
• Creation and execution of manual and automated test plans
• Automated testing tools such as Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent
• API testing using tools such as Postman or REST Assured
• CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms
• Defect management using tools such as Jira

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community programs
• Scripting languages including JavaScript and Python
• Containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
• Cloud technologies including AWS, Azure, or OpenShift
• DevSecOps pipelines and automated quality assurance practices
• Geospatial applications or GEOINT data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; or Master’s degree in a related field
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination
• US citizenship required
• Certifications such as ISTQB, CASTP, CAST, CSTE, or Security+ preferred