Xcelerate Solutions is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer / Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, security, and performance of mission-critical software systems supporting Department of Defense (DoD) program in a DevSecOps environment. This role will be developing and executing automated testing solutions that support continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) authority for software products and releases.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test frameworks supporting web, API, and microservices-based applications.
• Manage and execute automated test suites environments.
• Design and implement automated unit, integration, regression, end-to-end, and performance test suites.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and automated quality gates.
• Validate software compliance with DoD, program, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish test strategies and ensure comprehensive requirements, traceability and test coverage.
• Identify, document, track, and verify resolution of software defects.
• Support software release readiness reviews and production deployment activities.
• Generate test plans, test procedures, test reports, and quality metrics for the customer and program leadership.
• Participate in Agile meetings, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Support accreditation, cybersecurity assessments, and Authority to Operate (ATO) activities by validating security controls and documenting test evidence.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on test automation, quality engineering, and DevSecOps maturity.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field or qualified experience.
• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance, test engineering, or software development engineering in test (SDET) roles.
• Experience developing automated tests using Selenium or similar automation frameworks.
• Experience with:
  • End-to-End (E2E) Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • Unit Testing
  • Experience working within Agile and DevSecOps environments.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
• Experience with source control systems such as Git.
• Strong reporting and documentation capabilities.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred experience supporting Department of Defense or federal government programs.
• Experience testing cloud-native applications hosted in AWS GovCloud, or similar environments.
• Familiarity with automated security testing and DevSecOps toolchains.
• Experience with JIRA, Selenium, SharePoint, and enterprise test management tools.

Certifications

• CompTIA Security+ required
• ISTQB Certified Tester preferred
• SAFe Agilist (SA) preferred
• DevSecOps Foundation or equivalent preferred

Security Requirements

• Active DoD Secret clearance required; DoD Top Secret clearance preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain all required program access authorizations.
• Must comply with all applicable DoD cybersecurity, information assurance, and security policies.