steampunk

Test Engineer

Job Location US-VA-McLean
Posted Date 11 hours ago(9/9/2025 8:45 AM)
Job ID
6818
Clearance Requirement
Public Trust

Overview

Are you inquisitive? Thorough? Diplomatic? Ever worked as part of a program that is Agile? Are you interested in being an agent of change on a team committed to achieving client-focused, mission-driven excellence?

 

Steampunk is seeking a Test Engineer who will provide testing and QA expertise in mission critical work across our client base.

Contributions

As a Test Engineer, you will work with our growing DevSecOps practice delivering quality assurance services to support application, cloud and data systems development. We are looking for candidates with 3-5 years experience with experience with quality assurance and test automation practices in an Agile/DevSecOps work environment. Responsibilities include:

  • Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers.
  • Meet with product design team to determine testing parameters.
  • Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, final QA reports for products.
  • Manage test data architecture definition and requests.
  • Troubleshoot errors and streamline the test procedures.
  • Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results, including three or more of the following:
    • Data validation testing
    • Functional testing
    • Performance and load testing
    • Usability testing
    • Accessibility (508) testing
  • Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended.
  • Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools.
  • Present regular status updates.
  • Act as an individual contributor.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
  • BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
  • Experience in one or more cloud computing environments (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • 3 years of proven experience as a manual tester
  • 3 years of application testing experience in an Agile environment
  • Experience writing test scripts and test reports

 Preferred:

  • Certifications:
    • CAST (Certified Associate in Software Testing)
    • International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certification
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $130,000.  The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. 

 

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

 

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors.  Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.  As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program. 

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