Software Test Engineer

Leidos • Omaha, NE

8d • 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. The engineer plans, designs, and executes end-to-end automated testing in support of continuous integration and continuous deployment, identifies opportunities to increase test automation, measures testing effectiveness using key performance indicators, and evaluates and integrates testing tools, technologies, and procedures. The position collaborates with engineering and product team members, architects, and IT resources to develop and execute test strategies, detailed test plans, and scenarios. Most work is on site at Leidos’ Omaha, Nebraska facility, with some remote work possible. The position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and 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

• 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 industry-standard 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, including 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 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, and include steps to reproduce them.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
• Participate in risk management assessments and software development phases, with an emphasis on analyzing user requirements, designing tests, and selecting test tools.
• Create, collect, and track test-related metrics in support of the metrics program.
• Identify innovative solutions to improve testing efficiency.
• Collaborate openly and positively with teammates, share views aimed at improving team performance, and accept constructive criticism.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level