Position Title: Senior Software Engineer in Test
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting Direct Hire Senior Software Engineer in Test opportunity located in Fort Meade, MD
Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as the sole Quality Assurance resource in a restricted environment, acting as the technical authority on quality
- Validate and certify all platform releases, making sure customer-critical flows remain intact and reliable
- Analyze and refine requirements with Development and Engineering Leads, focusing on test planning and scope to certify releases
- Develop, maintain, and debug end-to-end/system test plans and existing test automation to certify weekly releases
- Set up and maintain all test configurations and lab environments for end-to-end/system testing
- Review new changes going into test and staging environments and confirm compatibility with existing customer deployments
- Understand top customer usage patterns to define and prioritize critical test coverage
- Partner with Development and Release Teams on product infrastructure growth and high availability
- Participate in a scrum team environment and manage deliverables with minimal supervision
- Support overall QA efforts of the software deployment and release teams
Job Qualifications:
- 4+ years of software QA experience focused on release-based testing and validation
- 4+ years of experience working in a SaaS environment
- 4+ years developing and executing end-to-end or system test plans
- 4+ years setting up and maintaining test configurations and lab environments
- Experience on both the server and client side of device technology
- Proven ability to understand, debug, and maintain existing automation code (e.g., Java-based) to diagnose failures; heavy development experience not required
- Comfortable wearing multiple hats across the software lifecycle, from product infrastructure and release versioning to final certification
- Passion for uptime and reliability of large-scale, mission-critical software
Job Details:
- Job Type: Direct Hire
- Location: Fort Meade, MD
- Pay Rate Range: Market Rate
- U.S. Citizenship: Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph required.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.