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Test Systems Engineer

VTG Defense
Springfield, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/30/2026
Overview

VTG is seeking aTest Systems Engineer, located inSpringfield, VA.


What will you do?

Mid-level Test Systems Engineers perform Application, System and Integration Testing across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

  • Performs test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies.
  • Performs testing of applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) in DevOps pipelines utilizing quality assurance measures established by the government and industry best practices.
  • Performs independent integration testing on the system software or hardware to determine the system's compliance with specified requirements.
  • Plans and executes manual tests, and automated test scripts using scripting and programming languages.
  • Supports technical investigations for defects discovered during test activities.
  • Refer to Section 3.3.2 for a listing of expected work activities the Test Systems Engineer position would be required to support.

Do you have what it takes?

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience.
  • Mid-level systems integration experience working in government or industry integrating large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures.
  • Experience with testmanagement and defect tracking tools.
  • Experience with traditional, Agile, and DevOps development practices and associated testing strategies.
  • TS/SCI w/Poly
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Desired:

  • Master's degree in in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
  • Experience with JMeterand, Jenkins, Docker, Postman, Swagger, Nexus, Apigee or GitHub/GitLab (or equivalent software packages), Java, Bash, Curl, XML, JSON, SQL, Python, JavaScript, and AWS and C2S.
  • Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
  • Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
  • Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.
  • Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.

Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $135,000 - $190,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.


VT Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.


 

Salary : $135,000 - $190,000

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