Quality Test Engineer
About The Position
CODEplus is currently seeking a Quality Test Engineer to support its operations in Huntsville, AL supporting a DoD client doing an extensive and intensive system modernization and integration effort that includes software, hardware, and infrastructure cloud modernization. This role is focused on hands-on test engineering and software verification, working directly with developers, systems engineers, and DevSecOps teams to ensure software meets functional, performance, security, and mission requirements. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented tester with strong technical skills who actively contributes to test execution, automation, defect analysis, and system-level validation within Agile development environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field
- 5+ years of experience in software testing or quality test engineering
- Experience performing hands-on testing in software development environments
- Familiarity with test case development and execution
- Familiarity with defect tracking and reporting
- Familiarity with requirements traceability
- Experience working in Agile and/or DevSecOps environments
- Hands-on experience with GitLab (repositories, merge requests, branching, releases)
- Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Active DoD Secret Clearance
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting DoD or defense systems, especially command-and-control programs
- Familiarity with C++-based software systems
- Experience with automated testing frameworks
- Experience with static code analysis tools
- Experience with test scripting or automation (Python, Bash, etc.)
- Understanding of systems engineering concepts
- Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Experience participating in integration and system-level test events
Responsibilities
- Develop, execute, and maintain test procedures, test cases, and test scripts for software-intensive systems
- Perform functional, integration, and system-level testing across complex mission systems
- Analyze test results, identify defects, and document findings clearly and accurately
- Support test readiness reviews, execution events, and defect resolution activities
- Identify, track, and help resolve software defects in collaboration with development teams
- Participate in defect triage, root cause analysis, and corrective action discussions
- Validate fixes and perform regression testing to ensure issue resolution
- Support and execute automated testing within CI/CD pipelines
- Validate build results, automated test execution outputs, and static code analysis findings
- Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to improve test automation coverage and pipeline quality gates
- Review software artifacts for basic coding standards and quality issues, and proper structure and maintainability
- Work within GitLab environments, supporting merge validation, branch testing, and release verification
- Ensure proper configuration control and traceability of test artifacts
- Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and test results
- Support verification that systems meet functional and performance requirements
- Review requirements and identify test gaps or ambiguities
- Identify test coverage gaps, quality risks, and improvement opportunities
- Support adherence to quality processes (AS9100, ISO 9001, DoD standards)
- Contribute to improving test methodologies, tools, and practices
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
