Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Description

The company is hiring a full-time Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to build and test applications and technologies for a mission-critical force protection system.

The work centres on automated testing for software architectures in a cloud-based RF environment, with a focus on technical standards, quality engineering, and integrating software and components with complex RF solutions.

You will work alongside RF hardware engineers, system designers, and other stakeholders to deliver a reliable, high-performance RF system simulation system, and you will report risks and opportunities to program executive leadership.

This is a regular position on a multidisciplinary engineering team, with a posting end date of 3/1/2027.

Responsibilities

• Help keep the system high in quality, reliability, and performance.
• Design and build applications and interfaces.
• Write and run test plans, and find and report defects.
• Work closely with developers.
• Create a continuous improvement plan for testing processes.
• Carry out both manual and automated testing.
• Weigh thorough coverage against delivery deadlines, and help raise the team's quality standard.

Requirements

• Required:
• Be a US citizen and hold an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Have 5+ years of software engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree or higher in computer engineering or a closely related field such as computer science.
• Have hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as Bruno and Postman.
• Have worked with API testing tools.
• Be comfortable working in a Linux environment.
• Have experience with Java, JavaScript, and Linux.
• Have experience with acceptance, functional, and API testing.
• Write strong documentation, including manual test cases, test procedures, requirements verification traceability matrices (RVTM), and test plans.
• Be proficient with GitLab, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD workflow tools.
• Be familiar with JIRA and Confluence for tracking projects and collaborating.
• Desired:
• Design, build, and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts that match requirements and specifications.
• Have experience with Selenium, Cypress, or similar tools.
• Run manual and automated tests, covering acceptance, functional, regression, and API testing.
• Identify, document, track, and verify defects, with clear reproduction steps, expected versus actual results, and severity assessments.
• Analyze test results, report findings, and give useful feedback to developers and stakeholders.
• Work well with teammates across the software development lifecycle.
• Help develop and improve applications and test automation frameworks.
• Have experience with Python, Docker, Kubernetes/Helm, or ArgoCD.
• Balance quality assurance against project timelines and deliverables.
• Keep thorough records of test artifacts, results, and quality metrics.

Conditions

Full-time, regular employment with a minimum TS/SCI clearance required to start.

Up to 10% local travel.

Salary depends on factors such as location, government contract labor categories and wage rates, prior experience, skills, education, and certifications.

Because the role can be filled from more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

Proposed salary range: $98,500-$206,800.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, benefits, and learning and development opportunities.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, and continuing education benefits.
• Flexible time off that lets you manage your work and personal life.
• Access to learning resources to support your career growth.