Senior Test & Validation Engineer

Nyla Technology Solutions•Annapolis Junction, MD

6h•$178,000 - $210,000

About The Position

The Test Engineer plans, develops, executes, and automates testing across software applications, middleware, and infrastructure deployed in High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments. The role validates system requirements to ensure the reliability, scalability, performance, security, and operational readiness of complex, mission-critical HPC platforms. As a technical contributor in multidisciplinary engineering squads, the engineer builds end-to-end test harnesses, validates RESTful microservices, integrates testing into automated CI/CD pipelines, and diagnoses defects across distributed Linux architectures. An active TS/SCI clearance at the polygraph level is required. The annual base salary range is $178,000–$210,000 USD, excluding discretionary bonus compensation and benefits. Actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level, among other factors.

Requirements

Active security clearance at the TS/SCI polygraph level.
At least 3 years of professional experience in software testing, quality assurance, system validation, and formal defect tracking and resolution lifecycles.
Demonstrated experience authoring and executing test plans for applications, middleware, and infrastructure deployed in HPC environments.
Experience validating, mocking, and integrating REST APIs interfacing with backend computational services and middleware.
Strong Linux system administration fundamentals, advanced Linux CLI proficiency, and experience with standard system diagnostic and inspection tools.
Proficiency developing automated test solutions, custom harnesses, and automation scripts using Python and Bash.
Direct experience building, running, and testing applications in containerized environments using Docker and/or Podman.
Practical experience with CI/CD principles and integrating automated test stages into GitLab CI.
Experience using Git for distributed version control.
Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, plus 8 or more years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience; OR a high school diploma/GED plus 12 or more years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience using Jira for backlog tracking, bug triage, and issue lifecycle management, and Confluence for formal test documentation and reporting.
Familiarity with Splunk or equivalent SIEM/log aggregation tools for searching, querying, and analyzing machine-generated logs during failure analysis.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code principles and tools such as Ansible for standing up and tearing down reproducible test nodes.
Working knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles, methodologies, ceremonies, and continuous delivery pipelines.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop, execute, and automate testing activities across software applications, middleware, and infrastructure in HPC environments.
Validate system requirements for reliability, scalability, performance, security, and operational readiness.
Build end-to-end test harnesses.
Validate RESTful microservices and integrate testing into automated CI/CD pipelines.
Diagnose defects across distributed Linux architectures.
Author and execute test plans for applications, middleware, and infrastructure in HPC environments.
Validate, mock, and integrate REST APIs interfacing with backend computational services and middleware.