Lead Cyber Software Test Engineer

Company: Leidos
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Unleash Your Potential At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading! The Mission Leidos is seeking a highly qualified candidate for a Lead Cyber Software Test Engineer to work in our San Antonio, TX office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Integrated Defensive Cyber Systems (IDCS) mission. The ideal candidate will have experience working on complex systems and leading a team of three (3) Manual and Automation test engineers. You will participate in and/or direct major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. This role will support test planning and execution on an exciting new technology program from requirements definition through acceptance testing. This position is located near Lackland Air Force Base; all work is onsite. Primary Tasks Create and Maintain Epics and User Stories based off User's 1067 requirements Represent team to Stakeholders, conducts research for contextual inquires and usability testing Lead Agile Test Engineers across cross-functional software development teams to test program-supported items Perform Agile testing in support of Cyber Software Development within SAFe and DevSecOps environments following Scrum practices Stay abreast of failure/performance/yield analysis and recommends continuous test process improvements to management Coach and train test engineers and other team members in Dev/Sec/Ops SAFe Agile best practices Create Agile test plans, testing reports, methods, and equipment to assure reliability of product in conjunction with product design and specifications Collaborate with Developers and Test Automation Engineers to develop automated tests that streamline regression testing Work with Product Owners to address customer issues and address defects and feature requests Build test planning cycle with sample testing and tests to be performed Consult with System Engineering, development, external testing teams and system operators to coordinate and test program supported items Perform analysis, diagnostics, and preliminary evaluations of products Evaluate developer testing and provides recommendations to improve unit and integration testing Produce reports on each test activity and tracks test metrics in Jira application Communicate with members of the team daily to ensure accuracy and efficiency is utilized in daily delegations Provide technical guidance during a significant project in designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining program. Translating and interpreting functional requirements into test cases. Maintain test environment and install new software code as necessary as needed to support applications Develop and use automated test Perform regression testing, covering full suite of Operational Test Scenarios for builds and/or images to be delivered to customer. Develop detailed test plans, test data and define test acceptance criteria. Prepare test report summarizing test results including anomalies, systems errors, and configuration changes. Support the software configuration management process and understand software components and their interface requirements. Verify specific action or function of code and demonstrate successfully to customer. Assist the software development team in the implementation of automated regression testing. Support Customer Demonstration, data prep and UAT activities Basic Qualifications BS/BA degree with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience or 10 years of relevant experience with Masters Degree; OR 4 years of directly related experience in lieu of degree 10 years of experience in configuration management or related roles within the IT industry. Proficiency in Confluence and Jira, with demonstrated experience in leveraging these tools to support configuration management activities. Strong understanding of ITIL (Infotrmation Technology Infrastructure Library) principles and practices, particularly in the areas of Configuration management, change management, and release management. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve configuration-related issues effectively. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Must be able to obtain a DoD Top Secret / SCI clearance. Must be a US Citizen. Must have Comptia Sec Certification. Preferred Qualifications Prior experience supporting Air Force Cyber or USCYBERCOM Prior experience with defensive cyber Prior experience with AFLCMC/HNCD 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 4, 2026 For U.S. 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

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