Senior Test Engineer

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Who We Are:
Kudu Dynamics is Leidos Owned Company, forged out of a decade of

experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers and engineers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics, a Leidos company is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow’s threats and build the next generation of capabilities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own the testing strategy as the lead Test Engineer on a fast-paced, mission-critical program

• Partner directly with software and DevOps engineers to deliver high-quality, resilient systems

• Design, develop, and execute automated and manual tests across system, integration, regression, and stress scenarios

• Develop and maintain test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test reports

• Validate data ingest pipelines and ensure alignment with data lifecycle management requirements

• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution

• Contribute to automated testing efforts using tools such as JUnit and Mockito

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience as a Test Engineer supporting programs of similar scope and complexity

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree)

• Experience with automated testing and scripting (e.g., Python, Java, Bash)

• Hands-on experience with testing tools such as JUnit and Mockito

• Experience testing in Linux environments and familiarity with AWS

• Demonstrated understanding of data ingest processes and data lifecycle management

• Clearance Requirement - Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

July 22, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

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.