Test Engineer (SME)

nd reliability of software applications and services in a Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery Pipeline within a commercial cloud environment. You will play a crucial role in the software development lifecycle, aiming to streamline testing processes, reduce defects, and accelerate software releases.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Architect automated testing solutions: Define, implement, and maintain the overall test automation framework and strategy, ensuring it aligns with business goals and scales to meet evolving needs.

• Drive test automation best practices: Establish and enforce standards, coding guidelines, and best practices for test automation across the organization.

• 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.

• 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

• 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

Basic Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in software quality assurance with a significant focus on automation testing.

• Extensive experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence

• Deep 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.

• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub) and their integration with automated tests.

• Direct experience with software performance testing practices

• Extensive experience working/testing within Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex: AWS) and DevOps tools, and working in a SAFe Agile and DevOps development environment

• Demonstrated ability to work within collaborative environment to execute test cases complimentary to development efforts

• Master's degree with 15 or more years of prior relevant experience. Will consider experience in lieu of a degree

• Candidate must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with Katalon Studio and Katalon Runtime Engine

• Proven experience leading software verification initiatives and mentoring junior or mid-level engineers.

• Experience reviewing output of CI/CD jobs and capable of tracking test failures back to code changes that resulted in bugs

• Capable of reviewing code check-ins to understand the impact of code changes on system functionality and potential applications bugs.

• Direct experience with AWS environments

CABARESTON

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

Original Posting:
September 2, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:
Pay Range $148,850.00 - $269,075.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.