Software Test Engineer

Leidos•Omaha, NE

8d•$73,450 - $132,775•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Software Test Engineer to support automated testing of software solutions delivered to government customers. The role works collaboratively with a software engineering team whose products are deployed in customers’ classified networks, using an agile approach and small teams. The engineer plans, designs, and executes end-to-end automated testing in support of continuous integration and continuous deployment. The role identifies opportunities to expand test automation, develops and executes automation strategies, measures and improves testing effectiveness using key performance indicators, and evaluates and integrates testing tools, technologies, and procedures. The engineer collaborates with engineering and product team members, architects, and IT resources to develop and carry out test strategies, plans, and scenarios. Most work is onsite at Leidos’ Omaha, Nebraska facility, with some possibility of remote work. No clearance is required to start, but the candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Requirements

U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree and 4 or more years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 2 or more 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, QF-Test, 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 using Atlassian tools such as Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket.
Familiarity with component-based web frameworks and libraries such as React, Vue, or 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 functional, regression, exploratory, performance, load, and smoke test cases or scripts for web applications and databases.
Report issues in a work management tool, such as Jira, including steps to reproduce them.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and software development, with emphasis on user requirements analysis, test design, and test-tool selection.
Create, collect, and track test-related metrics in support of the metrics program.
Identify innovative solutions to improve testing efficiency.
Plan, design, and execute end-to-end automated testing supporting continuous integration and continuous deployment.
Develop and execute strategies to increase automated testing, measure effectiveness using KPIs, and evaluate and integrate testing tools, technologies, and procedures.
Collaborate with engineering and product team members, architects, and IT resources to create and execute test strategies, detailed test plans, and scenarios.