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Test Engineer

Pittsburgh, PA

Posted: 10/09/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Industry: Defense/Government Job Number: 25-00971

Job Description

Test Engineer –Space Force Golden Dome Program
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Job Type: Full-time, Contract

About the Role
Contract Professionals, Inc. (CPI) is seeking a Test Engineer to support the Space Force Golden Dome Program, developing and testing mission-critical systems that advance national defense and space technologies. In this role, you’ll design, integrate, and automate testing for complex software platforms that support high-priority missions within the Space and Intelligence domains.

If you’re a hands-on Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer with strong software experience, a systems-level mindset, and a passion for innovation, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, integrate, test, and improve software services and platforms within a cross-functional Agile team

  • Collaborate with engineering leadership to build quality and testability into all solutions

  • Develop and execute automated and manual testing within a CI/CD environment

  • Create test plans, cases, and scripts to qualify new features and validate system performance

  • Implement and troubleshoot automated tests during sprint cycles

  • Verify installations, conduct acceptance testing, and document results

  • Participate in design and code reviews to ensure system reliability

  • Support technical documentation, reviews, and reporting across the software development lifecycle

  • Contribute to a culture of technical excellence, curiosity, and continuous improvement

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
    –plus 8+ years of related experience, or a Master’s degree plus 6 years

  • U.S. Citizenship required (due to contract and security requirements)

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance

  • Strong understanding of software integration and automated testing methodologies

  • Experience with DevSecOps tools (e.G., Jenkins, GitLab Runner) and test automation frameworks (e.G., Selenium, TestComplete, Cucumber, JMeter)

  • Working knowledge of Unix/Linux environments, scripting, and deployment tools such as Ansible

  • Familiarity with Cloud and Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, or Red Hat OpenStack)

  • Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills

  • Experience supporting Agile development environments

Preferred Skills

  • Space or Defense program experience

  • Experience with distributed systems, system performance profiling, or information visualization

  • Strong leadership and collaboration skills with a systems-level perspective

  • Commitment to ongoing professional growth and knowledge sharing

Workplace Details

  • This position offers remote, hybrid, or on-site flexibility in Pittsburgh, PA


Contract Professionals, Inc. (CPI), founded by an Air Force veteran, is an award-winning staffing firm connecting top talent with leading employers in defense, aerospace, and mobility industries.

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT:
This assignment is a US Government Contract which requires all applicants to be US Citizens.

NO SUBCONTRACT REQUIREMENT:
No third-party applicants will be considered. If you are a third party contracting company, please do not respond to this position.

Meet Your Recruiter

Greg Allen
Team Leader - Defense Solutions

With over 14 years of recruiting experience, Greg specializes in recruiting military veterans for Contract Professionals, Inc.'s defense clients nationwide (CONUS)and overseas (OCONUS). Part of his job is to also mentor new CPI recruiters and assist them in meeting their career objectives.

Greg takes great pride in his ability to support our military veterans, as they navigate the transition process. This includes providing transitioning military personnel with job information and vital career guidance, after they are discharged from the military. Greg regularly works to support transitioning military personnel and veterans by matching their skills to a rewarding career within their area of expertise.

Greg holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Western Michigan University.

He enjoys golf, cooking, travel, music and most sports!  Go Broncos!

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