Test Engineer (SME)

CACI • Ashburn, VA

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About The Position

CACI is seeking a subject matter expert Test Engineer for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract supporting the Department of State. The role provides technical and management leadership for software test planning and quality assurance across global enterprise IT infrastructure, helping modernize and maintain applications and infrastructure through an integrated IT Service Management approach. The position supports a program of national importance and requires leadership of testing strategies for mission-critical systems, infrastructure modernization, network engineering services, high availability, failover, and disaster recovery. The engineer will also establish enterprise test frameworks and compliance-focused testing standards aligned with Department of State objectives and federal requirements.

The position requires an active Secret clearance, a bachelor's degree and 13 years of related experience (or considered equivalencies), and strategic leadership experience in enterprise test engineering and quality assurance in large-scale federal environments. It is a regular, full-time role with up to 10% local travel. CACI describes a culture centered on integrity, trust, continuous growth, flexible time off, learning resources, and competitive compensation and benefits. The proposed salary range is $120,800–$265,800.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 13 years of experience in related fields such as test engineering, quality assurance, software testing, infrastructure testing, or DevOps engineering; equivalencies considered.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Proven strategic leadership in enterprise test engineering and quality assurance across large-scale, mission-critical federal environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing testing strategies, failover validation, disaster recovery testing, and compliance validation for FISMA and NIST frameworks.
• Strong proficiency with DevSecOps tools and advanced CI/CD pipeline architecture, particularly Ansible, Terraform, and enterprise test automation frameworks.
• Excellent leadership abilities and proven experience directing technical teams, managing program budgets, and making strategic staffing and resource allocation decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience supporting federal agencies, especially the Department of State.
• Professional certifications such as ISTQB Expert Level, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional, CISSP, or similar advanced testing or quality assurance certifications.
• Experience with automated failover testing, FedRAMP compliance validation, and testing infrastructure for more than 300 geographically distributed facilities.
• Knowledge of NIST standards, FISMA requirements, and Department of State security policies, with experience establishing enterprise testing frameworks for complex government systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and management leadership for software test planning and quality assurance across global enterprise CA IT infrastructure.
• Establish testing strategies for critical systems to ensure operational designs maintain continued operation through across-data-center redundancy and high availability.
• Direct testing for automated switchover and failover capabilities with minimal human intervention across multiple hosting environments and geographically distributed facilities.
• Establish comprehensive testing protocols for network engineering services, including modernized connectivity for more than 350 global facilities.
• Lead validation of enterprise infrastructure modernization incorporating emerging technologies and industry best practices for scalability and performance.
• Direct regular testing of failover and disaster recovery procedures, and establish Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) validation processes for mission-critical systems.
• Establish testing standards to ensure engineering designs comply with Department of State security policies, FISMA requirements, and NIST standards.
• Design and construct advanced CI/CD pipelines and automate continuous build, test, security validation, results collection, and success/failure analysis using DevSecOps tooling.
• Develop enterprise test frameworks, quality assurance methodologies, and performance benchmarking standards aligned with Department objectives and federal compliance requirements.
• Provide technical and management leadership on major assignments, establish strategic goals and plans, and direct activities with responsibility for financial management, methodology selection, and staffing decisions.

Benefits

• Flexible time off benefit.
• Learning resources and learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

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