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Leidos

Senior Test Automation Engineer

Leidos

. Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test scripts for enterprise applications and services .

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeAlexandria • Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $92,300 - $166,850 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AirflowApacheCyber SecurityCypressJavaJenkinsJUnitPythonSeleniumTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test scripts for enterprise applications and services
  • Implement automated testing within CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration, testing, and delivery
  • Develop and execute automated tests including unit, integration, regression, performance, and security testing
  • Support implementation of automated testing strategies aligned to the Software Test Plan (STP) and DevSecOps practices
  • Collaborate with software engineers, DevOps engineers, and system integrators to ensure test coverage and quality
  • Analyze test results, identify defects, and support resolution of issues impacting system performance and reliability
  • Support validation of system functionality across development, test, integration, staging, and production environments
  • Develop and maintain test data, test environments, and automation tools
  • Ensure test processes align with cybersecurity, compliance, and system requirements
  • Contribute to performance optimization, reliability improvements, and defect reduction across systems
  • Maintain test documentation, scripts, and reporting artifacts
  • Implement and enforce data security policies, including data encryption at rest and in transit, and access controls for the platform
  • Optimize data infrastructure for performance and scalability, and plan for future growth
  • Ensure data backup and recovery processes are in place to protect against data loss and ensure business continuity
  • Develop and maintain utilities that provide builders base code and methods to connect to source systems and ingest data into the system
  • Provide Tier-2 and Tier-3 support for enterprise data product and service customer issues
  • Perform root cause analysis for recurring or critical issues and define the process for implementing solutions
  • Develop and maintain accurate, up-to-date, and readily accessible training materials for the team and relevant customers
  • Monitor the performance and usage of data tools, identify areas for improvement, and recommend and implement changes to the data toolset
  • Participate in SAFe ceremonies including PI Planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or related technical discipline and 8–12 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree in a related field and 6–10 years of relevant experience
  • Experience developing and executing automated test solutions in enterprise environments
  • Experience with programming or scripting languages such as Python, Java, or similar
  • Experience with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, or similar
  • Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with CI/CD tools and processes such as Jenkins, GitLab CI
  • Experience supporting software testing across multiple environments (DEV, TEST, INT, STAGE, PROD)
  • Strong understanding of data engineering principles and experience with data pipeline tools such as Apache NiFi, Airflow
  • Experience operating within SAFe or Agile frameworks supporting enterprise systems
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement

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Hard Skills & Tools
automated testingtest frameworkstest scriptsunit testingintegration testingregression testingperformance testingsecurity testingdata engineeringroot cause analysis
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscustomer service skillscollaborationorganizational skillsleadershipadaptabilityattention to detailtime management
Certifications
Top Secret (TS) clearanceSCI eligibility