System Test Engineer Lead

General Dynamics Information Technology

18h•Remote

About The Position

System Test Engineer Lead Transform technology into opportunity as a System Test Engineer Lead at GDIT, shaping what’s next for an Enterprise Zero Trust Program for a DoW client. Your Impact As a System Test Engineer Lead, you will ensure the effectiveness, resilience, and reliability of Zero Trust architecture solutions while driving collaboration and growth within a high-performing team.

Requirements

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
8+ years of experience in system testing, with strong expertise in developing Test Plans, Procedures, and Cases.
Experience with testing against system requirements of a Cybersecurity nature, such as those aligned with a Zero Trust Architecture.
Hands-on experience with cybersecurity tools and protocols, including firewalls, VPNs, TLS, and OAuth.
Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles such as least privilege, continuous authentication, and micro-segmentation.
Excellent reporting, documentation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
System and network integration testing expertise.
Experience in Zero Trust cybersecurity projects or NIST 800-207-aligned implementations.
Cloud expertise (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and experience with security rules (e.g., Palo Alto, Azure Security Groups).
Knowledge of compliance frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIST).
Active Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Cybersecurity-related certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP).

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of test engineers, fostering collaboration and professional development.
Assign tasks, monitor progress, and ensure alignment with project goals and timelines.
Act as the primary liaison for test-related activities, providing updates to stakeholders and leadership.
Develop, document, and maintain Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Cases, and Test Inspection Reports.
Coordinate and execute phased testing processes, including Qualification Testing and performance evaluations.
Validate critical Zero Trust components (e.g., identity management, access control, micro-segmentation).
Troubleshoot system-level issues, classify defects, and collaborate with engineers to resolve the issues.
Ensure systems align with industry standards (e.g., NIST 800-207, ISO 27001).
Maintain detailed, version-controlled documentation for audit and validation purposes.
Track performance metrics and drive continuous improvement efforts.
Work with architects, engineers, cybersecurity, and training teams to ensure shared understanding of requirements and risks.
Participate in design reviews, technical discussions, and risk assessments to enhance testability and mitigate potential issues.
Create and deliver presentations to inform stakeholders internal and external to the program.
Lead testing-focused discussions of a technical nature.
Execute functional, integration, and regression testing to ensure system reliability and compliance.
Leverage automation frameworks for testing efficiency and accuracy.
Validate interoperability between Zero Trust solutions, external systems, and network security tools.

Benefits

Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.