Leidos
Description
Join us in transforming how technology serves those who serve.
At Leidos, we're not just delivering solutions – we're pioneering the future of defense and intelligence technology. Our diverse teams of innovators unite around a singular purpose: empowering our customers to succeed in their critical missions. We believe in leading with integrity, investing in our communities, and building sustainably for tomorrow.
Shape the future of digital defense.
Our Digital Modernization sector is at the forefront of next‑generation technology, architecting cutting‑edge solutions in cyber defense, logistics optimization, security operations, and decision intelligence. We're the minds behind the mission‑critical systems that keep our nation secure.
Your opportunity to lead transformation.
We're seeking a Software Test Engineer to play a key role in our cloud transformation efforts for the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC in Alexandria, VA. You'll support migrations and modernization of legacy mission‑critical capabilities of the Coast Guard operations to the Coast Guard’s Mission Cloud.
Ready to architect solutions that matter?
As a Software Test Engineer you will have the opportunity to design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and debug software programs for enhancements and new software‑intensive systems and products. Apply appropriate principles, standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the software development life cycle. Duties include software requirements analysis, development of software products and tools used for design, development and maintenance of infrastructure, and platforms.
Primary Tasks
Participate in program Agile initiatives to support innovation and enhancement of infrastructure automation and maintenance through iteration/functionality testing within a cloud environment.
Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Cloud Engineer, DevSecOps) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets.
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.
Qualifications
Proficiency in major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
Understanding of cloud services architecture, networking, storage, and compute resources
Experience with cloud‑native testing approaches and distributed systems testing
Hands‑on experience with IaC tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, or Ansible
Ability to write, review, and test infrastructure code
Understanding of version control for infrastructure and GitOps practices
Automated testing frameworks and tools (Selenium, pytest, Jest, etc.)
API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI)
Performance and load testing (JMeter, LoadRunner, k6)
Security testing fundamentals
Migration testing strategies and validation approaches
Disaster recovery and backup testing
Multi‑region and cross‑availability zone testing
Cloud cost optimization validation
Compliance and security testing in cloud environments
Education & Experience
BS degree with 8-12 years of testing experience with at least 2 years in cloud environments. Or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Understanding of monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus)
Knowledge of networking concepts (VPC, subnets, load balancers, DNS)
Preferred Qualifications
Cloud provider certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Fundamentals, GCP Associate)
Testing certifications (ISTQB, CSTE)
DevOps or automation‑focused certifications
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Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment‑related information during any part of the employment application process. Leidos will also never advance money as part of the hiring process. Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or messaging platforms. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment‑related information or any other personal information, please report it immediately by emailing LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
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Join us in transforming how technology serves those who serve.
At Leidos, we're not just delivering solutions – we're pioneering the future of defense and intelligence technology. Our diverse teams of innovators unite around a singular purpose: empowering our customers to succeed in their critical missions. We believe in leading with integrity, investing in our communities, and building sustainably for tomorrow.
Shape the future of digital defense.
Our Digital Modernization sector is at the forefront of next‑generation technology, architecting cutting‑edge solutions in cyber defense, logistics optimization, security operations, and decision intelligence. We're the minds behind the mission‑critical systems that keep our nation secure.
Your opportunity to lead transformation.
We're seeking a Software Test Engineer to play a key role in our cloud transformation efforts for the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC in Alexandria, VA. You'll support migrations and modernization of legacy mission‑critical capabilities of the Coast Guard operations to the Coast Guard’s Mission Cloud.
Ready to architect solutions that matter?
As a Software Test Engineer you will have the opportunity to design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and debug software programs for enhancements and new software‑intensive systems and products. Apply appropriate principles, standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the software development life cycle. Duties include software requirements analysis, development of software products and tools used for design, development and maintenance of infrastructure, and platforms.
Primary Tasks
Participate in program Agile initiatives to support innovation and enhancement of infrastructure automation and maintenance through iteration/functionality testing within a cloud environment.
Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Cloud Engineer, DevSecOps) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets.
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.
Qualifications
Proficiency in major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
Understanding of cloud services architecture, networking, storage, and compute resources
Experience with cloud‑native testing approaches and distributed systems testing
Hands‑on experience with IaC tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, or Ansible
Ability to write, review, and test infrastructure code
Understanding of version control for infrastructure and GitOps practices
Automated testing frameworks and tools (Selenium, pytest, Jest, etc.)
API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI)
Performance and load testing (JMeter, LoadRunner, k6)
Security testing fundamentals
Migration testing strategies and validation approaches
Disaster recovery and backup testing
Multi‑region and cross‑availability zone testing
Cloud cost optimization validation
Compliance and security testing in cloud environments
Education & Experience
BS degree with 8-12 years of testing experience with at least 2 years in cloud environments. Or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Understanding of monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus)
Knowledge of networking concepts (VPC, subnets, load balancers, DNS)
Preferred Qualifications
Cloud provider certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Fundamentals, GCP Associate)
Testing certifications (ISTQB, CSTE)
DevOps or automation‑focused certifications
#Remote
Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment‑related information during any part of the employment application process. Leidos will also never advance money as part of the hiring process. Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or messaging platforms. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment‑related information or any other personal information, please report it immediately by emailing LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
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