Entry Level Software Tester

Description

Leidos is seeking a Software Tester to work with the CEMA (Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities) department.

All products need proper testing, there is no question. Our products are responsible for alerting our varied array of customers of potential cyber and EW attacks by creative Adversaries highly skilled at attacking. With that problem set in mind, our products need to be tested by equally creative minds that enjoy digging, automating, and generally learning all they can do to do those exact things the Adversaries would.

This position is entry level, making an extensive skill set not required for consideration. Our CEMA team is comprised of both red and blue: hackers, programmers, mathematicians, even a physicist, so knowledge is easily gleaned in our team for those willing to ask. Problem solving, troubleshooting, and a desire to break things for Good reasons will be our main focus for consideration.

Primary Responsibilities

• Performing test planning, monitoring, and execution.
• Learning, troubleshooting, and asking lots of questions.
• Developing and executing software test cases in a Linux/Windows environment with significant focus on repeatability.
• Reviewing and verifying system level and software level requirements while working with team members to better understand them.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related Technical Degree.
• A proven ability to program (examples proved in GitHub, prints out, or code by hand in the interview).
• Navigational knowledge of Linux and Windows.
• Problem solving skills (imagine a hundred exclamation points behind this qualification).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or Working Knowledge of writing automated and/or unit tests
• Experience or Working Knowledge of Python and/or C++
• Bash/PowerShell scripting

Original Posting Date:

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:

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.