Senior Software Test Engineer

Leidos•Omaha, NE

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Senior Software Test Engineer to help automate testing of software solutions delivered to government customers. The role works collaboratively with a software engineering team supporting software deployed in classified customer networks. The engineer participates in planning, designing, and executing end-to-end automated testing in support of continuous integration and continuous deployment. Responsibilities include identifying opportunities to increase automated testing, planning and executing automation strategies, measuring and improving effectiveness using KPIs, and evaluating and integrating testing tools, technologies, and procedures. The role collaborates with engineering and product team members, architects, and IT resources to develop and execute test strategies, plans, and scenarios. Most work is onsite at Leidos' Omaha, Nebraska facility, with some remote work possible.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and at least 6 years of experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Experience with software development using Java, NodeJS/JavaScript, C++, or Rust.
Experience writing or developing test procedures and automated test scripts using tools such as TestComplete, Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, Cucumber, QFTest, or Cypress.

Nice To Haves

U.S. citizenship with an active Secret security clearance or higher.
Experience with Agile development principles and methodologies.
Experience automating unit, functional, integration, and performance testing of web applications using tools such as Playwright, JUnit, SoapUI, Cucumber, Selenium, and JMeter.
Working knowledge of continuous integration and delivery methodologies and tools.
Familiarity with software design patterns.
Solid understanding of software development process fundamentals.
Experience managing projects with Atlassian tools such as Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket.
Familiarity with component-based web frameworks and libraries such as React, Vue, and Angular.
Knowledge of a version control system such as Git.
Familiarity with CI/CD processes and tools such as GitLab.
Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
Experience with the USSTRATCOM Nuclear Planning process.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain test methodology documentation to support traceability and repeatability.
Identify regression test candidates for automation, plan automation activities across the team, and automate test cases.
Execute test cases and scripts, including functional, regression, exploratory, performance, load, and smoke tests for web applications and databases.
Report issues in a work management tool such as Jira, including steps to reproduce each issue.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
Participate in risk management assessments and software development phases, emphasizing user-requirement analysis, test design, and test-tool selection.
Support the metrics program by creating, collecting, and tracking test-related metrics.
Identify innovative solutions to improve testing efficiency.
Collaborate with engineering and product team members, architects, and IT resources to create and execute test strategies, detailed test plans, and scenarios.
Evaluate and integrate testing tools, technologies, and procedures to support organizational technical objectives.