Junior Manual Test Engineer

Summary

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Junior Manual Test Engineer. The selected candidate will perform component, integration, and system level testing by writing and executing system-level test procedures, evaluating changes made to software applications, and verifying defect corrective actions discovered during development, testing, and/or operational use.

Responsibilities

• Perform system testing of components (modules) and integration testing through system and end-to-end evaluation
• Document test results for corrective actions, reporting, and audits
• Develop test methodologies and perform subsystem interface and software module testing
• Develop and implement test procedures and test reports
• Review test plans and define test acceptance criteria
• Develop and refine test data
• Identify interface requirements for software components
• Support the software configuration management process
• Provide system testing input for test procedures/documentation
• Assist the Software Development, System Engineering, Integration, Deployment, and Sustainment Teams with test-related tasking when necessary

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related discipline and at least 2 years of prior relevant work experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree
• Experience/familiarity with the software development lifecycle (SLDC) and basic testing concepts (test cases, test plans, defect tracking, regression testing, etc.)
• Experience in software testing, system administration, and/or quality assurance
• Experience executing test cases and documenting results clearly and accurately
• Ability to log, track, and retest defects using a bug-tracking tool (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar)
• Basic skills with SQL or data verification (e.g., validating results in a database or log files)
• Experience working with physical hardware and equipment for software integration
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate clearly with other testers, developers, system engineers, and other stakeholders
• Must have strong attention to detail and the ability to follow test scripts and procedures
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new tools and technologies
• Clearance Required: Must have TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Experience participating in formal test events such as Acceptance Test, User Acceptance Test, Software Final Release Test, Maintenance Release Test, etc
• Experience/familiarity with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Experience using automated test tools
• Experience with programming and scripting languages (i.e., Java, shell, Python, etc)
• Experience working on an Agile program

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related discipline and at least 2 years of prior relevant work experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree
• Experience/familiarity with the software development lifecycle (SLDC) and basic testing concepts (test cases, test plans, defect tracking, regression testing, etc.)
• Experience in software testing, system administration, and/or quality assurance
• Experience executing test cases and documenting results clearly and accurately
• Ability to log, track, and retest defects using a bug-tracking tool (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar)
• Basic skills with SQL or data verification (e.g., validating results in a database or log files)
• Experience working with physical hardware and equipment for software integration
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate clearly with other testers, developers, system engineers, and other stakeholders
• Must have strong attention to detail and the ability to follow test scripts and procedures
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new tools and technologies
• Clearance Required: Must have TS/SCI with Polygraph

Nice to Haves

• Experience participating in formal test events such as Acceptance Test, User Acceptance Test, Software Final Release Test, Maintenance Release Test, etc
• Experience/familiarity with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Experience using automated test tools
• Experience with programming and scripting languages (i.e., Java, shell, Python, etc)
• Experience working on an Agile program

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• 11 paid Holidays
• 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
• Flexible Schedules
• Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
• Technical Upskilling
• Education and Training Support
• Parental Paid Leave