Senior Software Test Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Your greatest work is ahead! Leidos’ Defense Systems is seeking a talented Senior Software Test Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team to create unique solutions to complex engineering challenges in our Huntsville, AL location. The ideal candidate will thrive in a learning environment that encourages leadership and technical growth. The Senior Software Test Engineer will join a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team contributing to products for a variety of programs, from large DoD (both offensive and defensive) to space. A successful candidate will be analytical and thorough with defining and executing tests. This role includes testing and integrating software components for large-scale software products, including developing and executing test procedures and communicating results with the team to validate and improve our products. The candidate will work to analyze, validate, and trace requirements to tests. The candidate may be involved in all levels of testing: System, Integration, Regression, and Design Verification If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading! Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here! You will love this job if you: Enjoy breaking things or finding the limits of product design Enjoy problem solving and debugging Like to write scripts but also like to get your hands on actual hardware to assemble and build systems Take an analytical approach to solving problems and organizing data Enjoy mentoring others on best practices and approaches

Requirements

Have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with at least 8 years of experience in a highly technical role OR have a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with at least 6 years of experience in a highly technical role
Have highly technical software and/or test experience
Be able to work in a lab environment in-person
Have experience creating and following test plans and procedures, including providing detailed evidence of test results
Have experience detecting and tracking software defects and inconsistencies
Have experience collaborating closely with software engineers and other engineering disciplines
Have experience with system development processes, including systems engineering, software safety, requirements traceability, and software validation and verification
Mentor peers and junior engineers on best practices/test approaches
Be a resident or willing to relocate to the North Alabama area
Candidate must have ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Able to read/analyze object-oriented program source in one or more languages (C++/C#/Java/Python)
Able to develop test automation in Python
CMMI best practices
Customer interaction and engagement
Ability to decompose high-level requirements into software test architecture and procedures
Ability to lead a software test team of varying size