25 lead software test engineer jobs at 19 companies in Fredericksburg, VA

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Lead Software Integration & Test Engineer
Woburn or Boston or Arlington or Dayton or Melbourne or Carlsbad
$170k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Systems & Technology Research
Systems & Technology Research: Develops advanced technology for national security and defense applications.
8+ YOEAbility to obtain Top Secret clearance, Bachelor's in CS or related with 8+ years experience, strong modern C++ skills, multi-threading and performance optimization, test/integration experience, GitLab and CI/CD familiarity, leadership and mentoring ability.
C++, GitLab, CI/CD, DevSecOps, GPU, RDMA
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Test Engineer, Lead
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
$99k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
3+ YOE3+ years testing or validation experience, experience with FAT/acceptance testing and integrated hardware/software systems, Windows/Linux configuration, VMware, network analysis tools, TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Windows, Linux, VMware Workstation Pro, VMware ESXi, Wireshark, Process Monitor (Procmon), Process Explorer, Python
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Software Test Automation Engineer
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
$62k-$141k/yr HybridFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Consulting and technology services for government and commercial clients
Experience leading test automation, developing scripts and frameworks (Java/JavaScript/Python), manual and automated functional/regression testing, web services and backend (SQL) testing, accessibility testing, and working in Agile with JIRA/Confluence/Zephyr.
Selenium, Rational, Performance and Functional Tester, Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL, JIRA, Confluence, Zephyr, JAWS, SortSite, Dragon, WAVE, Lighthouse
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Software Automation Test Lead
Arlington or Fairfax
$140k-$155k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amatriot Group
Amatriot Group: Provides IT consulting and mission-critical technology support services.
15+ YOEActive Secret clearance, 15+ years general experience with 10+ years automated testing, bachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience, leadership of testing teams, API and automated testing expertise.
Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, JIRA, Java, Groovy, IntelliJ, Katalon, Postman, SoapUI, ReadyAPI, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, Selenium, Cypress, Cygwin, Bash, Perl, Python, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Git, Tortoise SVN, Subversion, BitBucket, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Appium, XCUITest, Espresso
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Lead Test Engineer / Quality Assurance
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$180k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
Credence
Credence: Provides technology and management solutions to federal government agencies.
15+ YOE5+ MgmtActive Secret clearance required; 15+ years test engineering experience with leadership; 10+ years automating tests and CI/CD; strong Agile/SAFe experience; ability to create test strategy, KPIs, and advise vendors.
Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, PyTest, Cucumber, Katalon, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, SAFe
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Lead Software Integration Engineer
Manassas, Virginia, United States
$95k-$106k/yr OnsiteFull Time
General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Dynamics Mission SystemsNYSE: GD: Designs and manufactures defense and mission-critical technology solutions.
0.5+ YOEBachelor's in software engineering or related STEM plus 2 years (or Master's plus 6 months); DoD Secret clearance obtainable; experience with Linux, CI/CD, CUDA/GPU, AI-assisted development, test automation, and mentoring.
Linux, CUDA, CI/CD, AI
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Test Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$96k-$149k/yr HybridFull Time
Noblis
Noblis: Nonprofit science, technology, and strategy firm supporting government missions.
6+ YOELead software testing efforts, develop and execute test plans, 6+ years client-facing experience including business analysis, bachelor\u0002s degree, ability to obtain FAA Suitability and Public Trust, U.S. citizen or green card (3+ years).
TEMT Tool, Scrum, Agile, DevOps
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Senior Software Engineer
Arlington or Mount Laurel or San Diego or Fall River
$135k-$273k/yr HybridFull Time
Innovative Defense Technologies
Innovative Defense Technologies: Develops automated software and systems to rapidly deliver mission-critical capabilities to U.S. government customers.
7+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 7+ years software engineering experience, able to obtain/maintain Secret U.S. security clearance, experience leading/mentoring, expertise in SDLC, OOP, distributed systems, secure coding, testing, and integration.
SDLC, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), AI, Generative AI
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Senior Software Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$120k-$199k/yr OnsiteFull Time
The Washington Post
The Washington Post: Provides daily newspaper publishing and digital news reporting services.
8+ YOE8+ years technical experience with 6+ in software development. Strong JS/TS, React, Node.js, API design, testing, observability, and ability to lead features from design through delivery.
Iterable, Arc, Arc XP, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, REST, JSON, Node.js, Handlebars, Amazon Web Services, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, EventBridge, Step Functions, API Gateway, NestJS, Spring Boot, Kotlin, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Datadog, Splunk, GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, Kiro
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Lead Software Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer
Colorado Springs or Arlington or Seal Beach
$135k-$216k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Peraton
Peraton: Provides advanced technology and mission support for government agencies.
10+ YOE10+ years experience in software testing/engineering with leadership experience; hands-on Cypress/Playwright automation, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python/Bash, RDBMS, Linux, REST API testing, Kubernetes; active Secret clearance (upgradeable to TS/SCI).
Cypress, JavaScript, TypeScript, Postgres, MySQL, Linux, Playwright, Python, Bash, PyTest, JUnit, Kubernetes, Kafka, ActiveMQ, Jira, Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, AWS, Docker, GitLab CI
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Lead Software Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer
Colorado Springs or Arlington or Seal Beach
$135k-$216k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Peraton
Peraton: National security and mission-critical government technology services provider.
10+ YOELead QA engineer with 10+ years experience supporting large government programs; hands-on Cypress/Playwright automation, API and microservices testing, Linux troubleshooting, RDBMS experience, and ability to maintain/upgrade security clearance.
Cypress, JavaScript, TypeScript, Postgres, MySQL, Linux, Jira, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Python, Bash, Playwright, PyTest, JUnit, Kubernetes, Kafka, ActiveMQ, AWS, S3, Amazon RDS, Ansible, Docker, Cypress Cloud/Dashboard
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Lead Field Engineer
Washington or United States or United Kingdom or Germany
FieldFull Time
Helsing
Helsing: AI-powered software and autonomous hardware for democratic defense missions.
Experience assembling/deploying/troubleshooting electromechanical systems, software deployment (CLI), designing test plans and safety SOPs, managing small teams, travel to US/UK/DE, and hands-on marine/mechanical/electrical skills.
command-line interfaces
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Lead Data Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
HybridFull Time
BigBear.ai
BigBear.aiNYSE: BBAI: AI-powered decision intelligence for complex mission environments.
12+ YOEActive TS/SCI with CI poly, advanced degree with 12+ years or Bachelor's with 14+ years in software development; Node.js/Typescript, SQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch; Angular/NestJS; Docker; testing tools; cross-functional collaboration.
Node.js, Typescript, SQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, Angular, NestJS, JSON, Java, JavaScript, SharePoint, XML, VBA, Oracle, MongoDB, Solr, OpenAI, Docker, OpenShift, Automated testing tools
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Lead AI/ML Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
IT-Strat
IT-Strat: Provides cybersecurity and IT solutions for federal government agencies.
Active TS/SCI clearance, advanced degree in computer science/data science, demonstrated experience leading AI/ML implementations and establishing AI operations, model validation, bias testing, and compliance with DIA QAF.
DIA Quality Assurance Framework (QAF)
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Lead Full-Stack Engineer
McLean or Wilmington
HybridFull Time
Anza Mortgage Insurance
Anza Mortgage Insurance: Provides mortgage insurance and credit risk protection for lenders.
2+ YOE2+ MgmtBS/BA in CS or equivalent,2+ years lead experience,deep Java (17/21) and Spring Boot,PostgreSQL and Liquibase,TypeScript/React,API design,asynchronous messaging,testing and CI,cloud/container experience.
Java 21, Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, JDBC, PostgreSQL, Liquibase, SQS, SNS, Kafka, TypeScript, React, OpenAPI, Testcontainers, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Datadog, Redis, Caffeine, MapStruct, Lombok, Maven, Camunda, Okta, Cognito, AWS SDK v2, Playwright, Vitest, Tailwind, Storybook, TanStack Query, pnpm, Vite, MSW
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Chief Engineer, Autonomous Flight
Costa Mesa or Seattle or Washington
$220k-$330k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
Lead technical architecture for software-heavy robotics and autonomous systems; oversee HW/SW integration, testing, and fielding; eligible for U.S. Secret clearance.
Lattice OS
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Chief Engineer, Autonomy (R5150)
Washington or Dayton
$205k-$307k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Shield AI
Shield AI: Develops autonomous flight software and unmanned aircraft for defense.
15+ YOE15+ years engineering experience with technical leadership in aerospace/defense/autonomy; proven success leading large multidisciplinary teams; experience with software, systems, AI/ML, simulation, flight test, and government customers; active Secret clearance required.
Hivemind Autonomy, V-BAT, X-BAT, AI/ML
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Senior SDET
Remote, Texas, United States
$142k-$178k/yr RemoteFull Time
Priority Technology Holdings
Priority Technology HoldingsNASDAQ: PRTH: Provides integrated payment processing and banking-as-a-service solutions.
5+ YOEDeep experience with automated testing (unit, integration, API, end-to-end), CI/CD, and leading validation strategies.
Playwright, JavaScript, Snowflake, Cursor
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Sr. Frontend Engineer (React)
Washington or Falls Church
RemoteFull Time
Data Society Group
Data Society Group: Provides data science training and AI solutions for organizations.
6+ YOE6+ years front-end experience with 4+ years in React, leading offshore teams, Figma-to-React implementation, RBAC/SSO integration, CI/CD and security scanning (Veracode), and automated UI testing.
React, .NET, Figma, Azure APIM, Azure Entra ID, OAuth 2.0, Veracode, Storybook, Playwright, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, RTK Query, Material UI, React Router, Azure DevOps, Azure App Service
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LEAD CYBER SECURITY ENG SPEC (Penetration Testing Engineer)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Concurrent Technologies Corporation: Conducts applied research and development for national security.
10+ YOEActive TS/SCI with FRD/RD/NATO eligibility, 10+ years cybersecurity experience, bachelor\u0002s degree or equivalent, CEH and CISSP, 2+ years hands-on in penetration testing, software assurance, vulnerability assessment, patch management, cloud, and CDS.
Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), DevSecOps