About this role
The National Security Sector within Leidos is seeking a Manual Tester with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support a complex program to provide Agile development and operations and maintenance for critical systems on a mission-critical program supporting the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD) within Customs and Border Protection (CBP). PSPD supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP critical missions, specifically screening and processing travelers at the ports of entry (POEs) into the United States.
In this hands-on position, you will work collaboratively to architect, design, build, deliver, and enhance highly available, scalable, real-time systems. You will exercise your judgment determining and recommending the best designs based on customer business objectives, timelines and other resource constraints. You will participate in and/or direct major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. This role will support test planning and execution on an exciting new technology program from requirements definition through flight testing.
This position REQUIRES onsite support in Ashburn, VA, 2 times a week
Primary Responsibilities:
Provide guidance during a significant project in designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining program.
Translating and interpreting functional requirements into test cases.
Maintain test environment and install new software code as necessary as needed to support applications
Develop test case
Perform regression testing, covering full suite of Operational Test Scenarios for builds and/or images to be delivered to customer.
Develop detailed test plans, test data and define test acceptance criteria.
Prepare test report summarizing test results including anomalies, systems errors, and configuration changes.
Support the software configuration management process and understand software components and their interface requirements.
Verify specific action or function of code and demonstrate successfully to customer.
Support Customer Demonstration, data prep and UAT activities
Basic Qualifications:
BS/BA degree with a minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience or 9+ years of relevant experience with Masters Degree; OR 4 years of directly related experience in lieu of degree
Must be able to maintain and obtain a CBP Background Investigation prior to start
Test data management
Experience with DevOps, continuous integration tools and source control tools
Experience with agile development and testing methodologies
The ability to work on a multidisciplinary team
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced degrees are desirable
Active CBP BI
Experience with CBP
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Original Posting:
December 12, 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00The 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.
Other facts
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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What you'll do
- The Manual Tester will provide guidance during a significant project in designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining the program. They will also translate functional requirements into test cases and maintain the test environment.
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