1 day ago
Base Salary
$87k - $157k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and test scripts for C++ applications and backend systems.
- Execute manual testing to explore edge cases, validate user workflows, and establish baseline behavior.
- Analyze and verify system performance, latency, and scalability using simulated and real-world data pipelines.
- Collaborate with software, systems, and hardware engineers to isolate, reproduce, and debug system defects.
- Support software integration, verification, and deployment in operational and simulated environments.
- Develop detailed test plans, test cases, and test reports for mission-critical requirements.
- Contribute to CI/CD automation pipelines and continuous testing.
- Grow into broader application, middleware, real-time, performance, and system-level test ownership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline from an ABET-accredited school.
- At least 4 years of experience in software quality assurance, test engineering, or software development with a strong focus on automated testing.
- Proficiency in testing modern C++ software or writing scripts that interface with C++ binaries.
- Strong experience with Python or other scripting languages for test automation.
- Experience with Linux-based environments, shell scripting, and system monitoring.
- Experience testing performance-sensitive, distributed, or systems-oriented applications.
- Familiarity with Jira or equivalent bug-tracking and test-management tools.
- Strong problem-solving, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
- Preferred experience with GitLab CI, Jenkins, Docker, ZeroMQ or similar messaging frameworks, radar/RF/sensor systems, hardware-in-the-loop testing, Angular TypeScript, Flask, or SCSS.
About Leidos
Leidos builds and operates technology and engineering solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and health agencies, including systems integration, cyber, enterprise IT, sensors, and healthcare IT. It primarily sells through government contracts and long-term programs, plus managed services and mission software. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a Fortune 500 public company on the NYSE; customers include U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and civil bodies such as the FAA.