Test Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)

North Point Technology
St. Louis, MO

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for test automation professionals who collaborate in SAFe Agile environments and have experience with cloud-based systems.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in SAFe Agile and cloud testing who prioritize mission-critical systems
    — “practice a SAFe Agile workflow by participating in daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives”
  • Individuals with a background in DevOps and test automation frameworks
    — “DevOps practices applied to develop, maintain, and continuously improve test automation assets”
  • Engineers with a focus on software quality and performance in secure environments
    — “support software quality, performance, and continuous improvement through rigorous testing practices”

Things to consider

  • Top Secret clearance is mandatory, and the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph is required
    — “Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph”
  • Candidates must be prepared for long-term project commitments in a specialized domain
    — “focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with regression test automation and cloud platforms like AWS and OpenShift
    — “emphasis on automation of regression testing”
  • Showcase your ability to maintain test code coverage above 80%
    — “ensure overall system code coverage remains above 80%”
  • Demonstrate your ability to document test results and quality metrics effectively
    — “document test results and quality metrics”
  • Emphasize your experience with CI pipelines and tools like JEST, Cypress, and Playwright
    — “CI Pipeline test execution including JEST, Cypress, and/or Playwright”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Maintaining high code coverage and quality metrics
  • Identifying and resolving defects
  • Contributing to continuous improvement
Typical background
Experience in software testing or QABackground in cloud or DevOps environments

Skills & requirements

Required

Agile-methodologiesDevOpsTest-automationCloud-testingPerformance-testingScripting

Preferred

Unit-testingCi-pipelinesDatabase-analysis

Stack & domain

PythonJiraAWSCommunicationTeamworkCloudTestingInfrastructure

About the role

Original posting from North Point Technology via Greenhouse

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Test Engineer to provide Agile DevOps support to mission-critical systems requiring a Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph. This role offers the opportunity to work within a High Performance Computing and mission software program, contributing to the design, development, and execution of comprehensive test strategies across cloud-based environments.

Responsibilities:

In this role you will collaborate with Product Owners, Development Teams, Architects, and QA Managers to design, develop, execute, and maintain comprehensive test strategies that support mission objectives and product requirements. You will practice a SAFe Agile workflow by participating in daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. You will review and implement test requirements, support test case execution, and contribute to release validation activities. Applying testing methodologies and troubleshooting experience, you will identify defects, maintain test automation frameworks, participate in test plan reviews, and document test results and quality metrics. You will also help ensure overall system code coverage remains above 80% while supporting software quality, performance, and continuous improvement through rigorous testing practices.

Required Skills/Experience:

DevOps practices applied to develop, maintain, and continuously improve test automation assets, including configuration control, traceability, and repeatabilityJira and Confluence used to manage requirements, tasks, test artifacts, and project documentationSoftware development, testing, and integration activities within cloud development environmentsSAFe Agile participation including daily standups, sprint reviews, and functional testingCollaboration with Product Owners, Software Developers, and QA Teams to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of regression testingCreation, maintenance, and evaluation of automated test suites to validate application functionality and improve test coverageExecution and documentation of testing activities for Jira-tracked development effortsAnalysis of testing results with actionable feedback provided to development teamsTesting within commercial cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and OpenShift with DevOps toolingTesting of both back-end and front-end application processesScripting with Python or similar languages to automate tasksCI Pipeline test execution including JEST, Cypress, and/or PlaywrightSoftware performance testing practicesCreation, authoring, execution, and documentation of test cases and result sets in an Agile cadencePreferred Skills/Experience:

Tracking test failures back to code changes that introduced defectsReviewing code check-ins to assess the impact of changes on system functionality and potential bugsSoftware development or integration experience in a service-oriented environment (Cloud, SOA, Web Services) or virtualization environmentUnit testing, continuous integration tools, and Git version controlSQL queries and database analysis techniques to validate application data, investigate defects, and ensure data integrityDoD Aeronautical DatasetsAWS CloudFormation templatesActive Top Secret/SCI with PolygraphQualifications:

Bachelor's degree with relevant experience, or Master's degree with relevant experience, or equivalent experience in lieu of degreeDoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or Level 3 certification compliance (e.g., Security+)Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI and CI PolygraphNorth Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions!  We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.

At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first!  We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members. 

Come join us! Apply with North Point Technology today! 

For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.

Source: North Point Technology careers (Greenhouse)

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