Test Engineer

Nightwing

Test Engineer in cybersecurity working on national security projects. Involved in test plans, bug discovery, and ownership of test frameworks.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeHuntsville • Alabama • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityDockerJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPythonVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work at the forefront of cybersecurity research and development
Deliver capabilities to protect national security
Execute test plans
Develop manual and automated tests
Find bugs
Own test frameworks across our product portfolio
Validate software that secures systems at the lowest levels

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong programming experience with Python
Bash and/or Batch scripting
Familiarity with C/C++ development
Software testing experience (functional, integration, system testing)
Test automation framework development and maintenance
Debugging and troubleshooting skills
Version control systems (Git)
Experience with Linux and/or Windows operating systems
Ability to write and execute detailed test plans
Documentation skills for test cases, bug reports, and test results
Experience with testing frameworks (Pytest, etc.)
Performance and load testing
Security testing concepts and tools
Knowledge of OS internals (Linux and/or Windows)
Experience with build systems (Make, MSBuild, etc.)
Experience testing kernel-level or driver software
TPM and Secure Boot technologies
DOD System Security Engineering and standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper, etc.)
Virtualization technologies (QEMU, KVM, VMWare, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, etc.)
Container technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.)
Experience with Jenkins, or similar development tools
Experience validating technical documentation as part of release process

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonBash scriptingBatch scriptingC/C++Software testingTest automation framework developmentDebuggingVersion control (Git)Performance testingSecurity testing

Soft Skills

Documentation skillsAbility to write test plansTroubleshooting skills