Senior Software Engineer in Test

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: $140K-$192K
• 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.