Senior Test Automation Engineer

This Department of War enterprise data and analytics program delivers mission-critical capabilities that enable leaders across the Department to make faster better-informed decisions using trusted data at scale. Leidos Digital Modernization sector is seeking an experienced Senior Test Automation Engineer to support the delivery enhancement and adoption of enterprise data and analytics products used across multiple DoD organizations.

In this role you will work alongside government partners engineers and other industry teammates to translate operational and strategic requirements into scalable production-ready solutions. You will contribute directly to product planning execution and continuous improvementhelping ensure capabilities are delivered efficiently aligned to mission priorities and positioned for sustained success.

This position offers the opportunity to work on a high-visibility enterprise program at the intersection of data analytics and emerging AI technologies. Ideal candidates are motivated by mission impact comfortable operating in complex stakeholder environments and interested in building deep domain expertise while delivering capabilities with real-world national security outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities:

• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Engineering or related technical discipline and 812 years of relevant experience OR Masters degree in a related field and 610 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Experience with data security practices including data encryption and access controls.

• Experience supporting automated testing across NIPRNet SIPRNet and JWICS environments.

• Experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g. JMeter Gatling).

• Experience supporting DevSecOps-integrated testing and continuous monitoring.

• Experience testing data platforms AI/ML systems or analytics applications.

• Experience with containerized environments (Docker Kubernetes).

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure Google Cloud).

• Familiarity with data governance tools and practices.

• Knowledge of data quality monitoring tools and processes.

• Experience with data catalog management and data sharing agreements.

• Strong documentation skills including user guides and technical specifications.

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