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System Test Engineer Senior

$85.09k - $115k
Full-time

Gdit

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: Any Location / Remote
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ225910

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Professional Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
System Testing, Test Case Design, Test Scripts, Writing Test Plans
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Job Description

GDIT is the leading systems integrator in the Zero Trust Defense sector market-developing and delivering innovative solutions to government customers. Our Zero Trust business continues experiencing rapid growth, and this is an opportunity to join our team and be a part of creating Cybersecurity solutions that make a real impact.

As a System Test Engineer Senior on an Enterprise Zero Trust Program for a DoW client, your responsibilities will include:
  • Review system requirements, security requirements, and design documentation to identify testable components and create traceability.
  • Defining test scope, identifying test cases, and establishing test methodologies.
  • Creating comprehensive testing documentation to ensure thorough and consistent testing.
  • Determining the most critical areas for testing and focus resources accordingly.
  • Execute system, integration, and end-to-end testing for cybersecurity-focused systems and services.
  • Document test results, maintain test evidence, and ensure compliance with internal and DoW testing standards.
  • Timely execution and reporting of test results are crucial for meeting project deadlines.
  • Document test results, maintain test evidence, and ensure compliance with internal and DoW testing standards.
  • Identify, log, and track defects; collaborate with developers and engineers to reproduce issues and validate fixes.

Basic Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience in system testing, software testing, or integration testing in an enterprise or government environment.
  • 5+ years' experience in the development and execution of test procedures and test scripts.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional engineering environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly document test results and findings

Required Skills/Knowledge:
  • Experience troubleshooting at the system level (hardware and software).
  • Proficiency with defect tracking and test management tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps, TestRail).
  • Ability to read and interpret technical requirements, architecture diagrams, and security documentation.
  • Strong understanding of system, integration, and functional testing practices.
  • Active Secret Clearance.
  • Travel: Up to 50%

Desired Skills/Knowledge:
  • Experience with DoW acceptance testing requirements for complex systems.
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles such as least privilege, continuous authentication, and micro-segmentation.
  • Bachelor's degree.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
  • Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $85,093 - $115,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
25-50%

Telecommuting Options:
Remote

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
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Job Description




GDIT is the leading systems integrator in the Zero Trust Defense sector market-developing and delivering innovative solutions to government customers. Our Zero Trust business continues experiencing rapid growth, and this is an opportunity to join our team and be a part of creating Cybersecurity solutions that make a real impact.




As a System Test Engineer Senior on an Enterprise Zero Trust Program for a DoW client, your responsibilities will include:



  • Review system requirements, security requirements, and design documentation to identify testable components and create traceability.
  • Defining test scope, identifying test cases, and establishing test methodologies.
  • Creating comprehensive testing documentation to ensure thorough and consistent testing.
  • Determining the most critical areas for testing and focus resources accordingly.
  • Execute system, integration, and end-to-end testing for cybersecurity-focused systems and services.
  • Document test results, maintain test evidence, and ensure compliance with internal and DoW testing standards.
  • Timely execution and reporting of test results are crucial for meeting project deadlines.
  • Document test results, maintain test evidence, and ensure compliance with internal and DoW testing standards.
  • Identify, log, and track defects; collaborate with developers and engineers to reproduce issues and validate fixes.








Basic Qualifications:



  • 5+ years of experience in system testing, software testing, or integration testing in an enterprise or government environment.
  • 5+ years' experience in the development and execution of test procedures and test scripts.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional engineering environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly document test results and findings








Required Skills/Knowledge:



  • Experience troubleshooting at the system level (hardware and software).
  • Proficiency with defect tracking and test management tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps, TestRail).
  • Ability to read and interpret technical requirements, architecture diagrams, and security documentation.
  • Strong understanding of system, integration, and functional testing practices.
  • Active Secret Clearance.
  • Travel: Up to 50%








Desired Skills/Knowledge:



  • Experience with DoW acceptance testing requirements for complex systems.
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles such as least privilege, continuous authentication, and micro-segmentation.
  • Bachelor's degree.








GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:



  • Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays





The likely salary range for this position is $85,093 - $115,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.







Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40







Travel Required:
25-50%







Telecommuting Options:
Remote







Work Location:
Any Location / Remote







Additional Work Locations:







Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.







Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.







About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.




Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at


gdit.com/tc .




Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans















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