Lead Test Engineer

Onyx Government Services,LLC•Suitland, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior-level Lead Test Engineer to ensure the quality, reliability, and proper functionality of applications and integrated systems for the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Transformation and Application Modernization (DTAM) effort. 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.

Requirements

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 lifecycles
Proficiency producing test analysis reports, metrics, and data visualizations
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)
U.S. Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Experience 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
ISTQB Certified Tester / Certified Agile Testing
Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP)