Mid Level Test Engineer

• Description
• Leidos Intelligence Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers' mission to defend against evolving threats around the world.

Our team's focus is to ensure our customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets. The Geospatial Analyst Solutions Directorate, part of the National Solutions Business Area, is currently seeking a highly motivated Mid-Level Test Engineer for the Maru program, a critical initiative focused on modernizing geospatial processing and exploitation mission software. We are seeking a detail-oriented Manual Tester to support quality assurance efforts across web applications, APIs, and microservices within an agile development environment. This role focuses on executing manual test cases,identifyingdefects,validatingsystem functionality, and ensuring software meets functional and performance requirements prior to release. The ideal candidate has strong experience in manual software testing, requirements analysis, and defect tracking. This individual will work closely with developers,DevSecOpsengineers, product owners, and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality, reliable software delivery.

• Clearance Level Required:

• Top Secret with SCI, as well as ability to obtain a Polygraph.

• Primary Responsibilities:

• + •Agile Participation•:

Actively participate in all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Grooming, and Retrospectives, to ensure testing is considered from the start. +

• Test Strategy & Execution
• :

Author, maintain, and execute detailed manual test cases and scripts based on user stories and acceptance criteria. +

• API Validation:

• ValidateRESTful APIs usingthe availabletools. +

• Requirements Analysis:

• Analyze system requirements and user stories to ensure complete test coverage andidentifyedge cases. +
• Defect Management
• :

Identify, document, analyze, and track software defects in JIRA, and collaborate with developers to verify fixes. +

• Regression & Functional Testing
• :

Perform manual and automated regression testing to ensure existing functionality remains unaffected by new changes. +

• Environment & Data Management
• :

Collaborate with DevOps to manage test environments and develop test data to ensure comprehensive test coverage. +

• Collaboration
• :

Work closely with Product Owners, and team to define clear acceptance criteria and ensure software meets functional/performance requirements, reproduce issues, and validate fixes.

• Basic Qualifications:

• + •US citizenship is required per contract.
• + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 4-8 years of relevant experience; orMaster'sdegree with 2-6 years of relevant experience.

+ 4+ years of experience in software quality assurance and manual testing. + Strong experience developing and executing manual test cases. + Experience testing web-based applications and RESTful APIs. + Familiarity with defect tracking tools and test management systems. + Working knowledge of RESTful services, HTTP, JSON, and web application workflows. + Understanding of SQL for database validation. + Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills. + Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Preferred Qualifications:

• + Exposure to automated testing frameworks (e.

g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium). + Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and release processes. + Familiarity with security or compliance-focused testing practices. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

• Original Posting:

• March 30, 2026 For U.

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Positions:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

• Pay Range:

• Pay Range $73,450.

00 - $132,775.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

• About Leidos
• Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.

Leidos.com .

• Pay and Benefits
• Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
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• Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name.

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• Commitment to Non-Discrimination
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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R-00179594-OTHLOC-PL-2D2761All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.