Test Engineer (SME)

CACI International•Ashburn, VA

10d•$120,800 - $265,800

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, including strategies for critical systems, high availability, redundancy, automated failover, network engineering services, and infrastructure modernization. The position also directs disaster recovery validation and establishes testing standards aligned with Department of State security policies, FISMA requirements, and NIST standards. The Test Engineer will lead enterprise test frameworks, quality assurance methodologies, performance benchmarks, and advanced DevSecOps and CI/CD practices. The role carries strategic responsibility for project objectives, methodology selection, financial management, staffing, and technical activities. The position requires an active Secret clearance and a bachelor's degree plus 13 years of relevant experience, or considered equivalencies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 13 years of experience in a related field, 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 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.
Proven leadership 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, and 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, ensuring designs support continued operation through cross-data-center redundancy and high availability.
Direct testing of automated switchover and failover capabilities with minimal human intervention across multiple hosting environments and geographically distributed facilities.
Establish 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, establishing validation processes for Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) 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, testing, security validation, results collection, and success/failure analysis using DevSecOps tools.
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, establishing strategic goals and plans, directing activities, and taking overall responsibility for financial management, methodology selection, and staffing decisions.