Leidos is looking for a Principal Test Engineer to ensure the quality and reliability of software applications and services in a Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery Pipeline within a commercial cloud environment, aiming to streamline testing processes, reduce defects, and accelerate software releases.
Requirements
- Significant experience in software quality assurance with a significant focus on automation testing.
- Significant experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence
- General understanding and hands-on experience in designing and implementing robust automation frameworks using tools like Selenium or Katalon Studio
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Java or Python enabling the ability to write efficient and scalable test scripts.
- Significant experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub) and their integration with automated tests.
- Direct experience with software performance testing practices
- Significant experience working/testing within Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex: AWS) and DevOps tools, and working in a SAFe Agile and DevOps development environment
Responsibilities
- Guide and mentor junior and mid-level test engineers, sharing best practices, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
- Participate in program Agile software development initiatives (standup, planning, increment planning) to support innovation and enhancement of custom applications through iteration/functionality testing within a commercial cloud environment.
- Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Software Developers) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets
- Develop automated test cases using knowledge of custom Applications through designated GUI/COTS products (ex: Selenium and Katalon Studio)
- Leverage DevOps practices to ensure repeatability and Configuration Management of test cases/scripts are maintained and continuously improved
- Develop and document end-to-end functionality test case narratives using task management system (JIRA/Confluence) and support performance testing/evaluation activities using tools such as Jmeter
Other
- Participate and collaborate with team members to assess StoryPoint/complexity efforts (using best practices) to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria
- Demonstrated ability to work within collaborative environment to execute test cases complimentary to development efforts
- BS degree with 12 or more years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 10 or more years of prior relevant experience. Will consider experience in lieu of a degree
- Candidate must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph
