Lead Test and Evaluation Engineer (Onsite)
About The Position
GDIT is hiring a Lead Test Engineer, Sr Principal, to support the Department of Defense and the Air Force’s cyber defense mission. The role governs the Enterprise Test Framework and independent verification activities across pipelines and platforms. In conjunction with the Government, the engineer develops, governs, and enforces standardized testing methodologies and quality assurance blueprints across Task Order repositories, establishing a unified software testing approach such as BDD or TDD. The position conducts independent penetration tests on platform engineering and applications, including adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures emulation. It independently reviews source code with government-furnished tools for deep codebase analysis before staging deployment, and provides formal Go/No-Go release recommendations to the PMO based on objective test results. The engineer also validates security boundaries and data flows between Dev/Test networks, the System Integration Lab, and operational production networks, and audits automated security gates and scans in CI/CD pipelines. Daily SCIF access supports hands-on penetration testing and evaluation of classified test results. The role supports enforcement of test standards and RMF/ICAM/Zero Trust compliance through independent security testing and pipeline auditing before releases reach production. The position is onsite in the San Antonio, Texas area, with 10–25% travel and 40 scheduled hours per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- 8–12 years of software/system test engineering experience.
- 5+ years of independent IV&V experience.
- 5+ years of cybersecurity testing experience, including SAST, DAST, and penetration testing.
- 3+ years of CI/CD pipeline integration experience.
- Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- CISSP or Certified Test and Evaluation Professional (CTEP) certification.
- Expert knowledge of BDD/TDD testing frameworks, enterprise test governance, and automated test integration.
- Skill in independent security testing, penetration testing, adversary emulation, cross-domain validation, and pipeline auditing.
- Experience facilitating UAT in staging environments and delivering formal Go/No-Go recommendations.
- Strong experience with government-furnished tools such as Fortify, Grype, Syft, and ClamAV.
- Ability to test and validate hybrid cloud architectures, Kubernetes deployments, and container security.
Responsibilities
- Develop, govern, and enforce an overarching Enterprise Test Framework with the Government.
- Standardize testing methodologies and quality assurance blueprints across Task Order repositories, including a unified BDD or TDD approach.
- Conduct independent penetration tests on platform engineering and applications, including adversary TTP emulation.
- Independently review source code using government-furnished tools for analysis before staging deployment.
- Provide formal Go/No-Go release recommendations to the PMO based on objective test results.
- Validate testing security boundaries, data flows, and firewalls between Dev/Test networks, the System Integration Lab, and operational production networks to prevent data spillage.
- Audit automated security gates and scans in CI/CD pipelines to verify their configuration and effectiveness in identifying vulnerabilities.
- Facilitate UAT in staging environments.
- Test and validate hybrid cloud architectures, Kubernetes deployments, and container security.
- Support enforcement of test standards and RMF/ICAM/Zero Trust compliance through independent security testing and pipeline auditing.
Benefits
- 401(k) with company match.
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages, including medical, dental, and vision plan options.
- Internal mobility team and professional growth opportunities, including paid education and certifications.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave; vacation, sick, and personal time off plans.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits, life insurance, and other insurance offerings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
