Altus

Senior Test Engineer

Altus

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Fort Meade • Maryland • United States

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Salary

💰 $125,000 - $150,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Participate fully in Agile ceremonies (daily scrum, planning, refinement, review, retrospectives) and SAFe PI Planning to ensure testability and acceptance clarity for user stories.
  • Develop and maintain manual and automated test cases aligned to acceptance criteria; execute acceptance testing to validate delivered functionality.
  • Assess and improve test coverage across the team’s scope; identify gaps and recommend corrective actions.
  • Coordinate defect identification, documentation, prioritization, and tracking in Jira; report defect trends and quality risks to stakeholders.
  • Support integration of test execution into CI/CD pipelines, including pipeline gate thresholds and automated regression validation.
  • Support UAT readiness activities including test planning, execution support, and reporting.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline or closely related field
  • 5+ years (2+ years test automation preferred)
  • Must have an active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to be cleared for Top Secret/SCI
  • ISTQB CTFL / Agile Tester Extension
  • Certifications: Security+ CE, SAFe Practitioner (SP) or CSM/PSM I
  • Tricentis Tosca experience preferred
Benefits
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
test automationmanual testingautomated test casesacceptance testingtest coverage assessmentdefect identificationdefect documentationCI/CD pipelinesregression validationUAT readiness
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingstakeholder reportingprioritization
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeTop Secret ClearanceISTQB CTFLAgile Tester ExtensionSecurity+ CESAFe PractitionerCSMPSM I