Test Engineer - Mission Software (Top Secret/SCI with agreement to obtain CI Poly)

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Test Engineer to join a cross-functional Agile Scrum team supporting an Intelligence Community program. This role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination. In this position, you will play a central role in ensuring the delivery of reliable, secure, and high-performing software solutions, developing and executing comprehensive test strategies that support rapid, iterative delivery while maintaining exceptional quality standards.

Responsibilities:

Lead the planning, development, execution, and documentation of comprehensive test strategies for complex software systems, including functional, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing activities. Design and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts to improve efficiency and coverage, and integrate automated testing into CI/CD deployment workflows. Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, systems engineers, and Scrum Masters to define acceptance criteria and ensure quality is built into every release. Analyze system requirements and technical documentation to create detailed test plans and test cases. Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects through resolution. Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. Validate system performance, reliability, security, and scalability against mission requirements. Generate test metrics, status reports, and quality assessments for program leadership and customer stakeholders. Mentor junior test engineers and promote quality engineering best practices across the program.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Planning, developing, executing, and documenting test strategies for complex software systems
• Functional, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing
• Developing and executing automated test solutions using modern frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent
• Testing distributed, cloud-based, or enterprise applications
• Creating and executing manual and automated test plans
• API testing using tools such as Postman or REST Assured
• CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms
• Defect management using tools such as Jira
• Participating in Agile Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Supporting DoD or Intelligence Community programs
• Scripting in JavaScript or Python
• Containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Performance testing using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
• Cloud technologies including AWS, Azure, or OpenShift
• DevSecOps pipelines and automated quality assurance practices
• Geospatial applications or GEOINT data

Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; or Master's degree in a related field
• Certifications such as ISTQB, CASTP, CAST, CSTE, Security+, or similar preferred