Quality Test Engineer

CODE Plus, Inc., an experienced IT government contractor in Fairfax, VA with offices in Huntsville, AL and have been in business for 31 years and have been servicing different agencies within the Federal sector. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions that empower our clients to achieve their goals. At CODEplus, we value teamwork, integrity, and technical excellence, and we pride ourselves on maintaining long-standing partnerships built on trust and results. 

CODEplus is currently seeking a Quality Test Engineer to support its operations in Huntsville, AL supporting a DoD client doing an extensive and intensive system modernization and integration effort that includes software, hardware, and infrastructure cloud modernization. 

• Location: Huntsville, AL (onsite), DMV area or Remote
• Active DoD Secret clearance.

This role is focused on hands-on test engineering and software verification, working directly with developers, systems engineers, and DevSecOps teams to ensure software meets functional, performance, security, and mission requirements.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented tester with strong technical skills who actively contributes to test execution, automation, defect analysis, and system-level validation within Agile development environments.

Key Responsibilities

Test Engineering & Execution

• Develop, execute, and maintain test procedures, test cases, and test scripts for software-intensive systems
• Perform functional, integration, and system-level testing across complex mission systems
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and document findings clearly and accurately
• Support test readiness reviews, execution events, and defect resolution activities

Software Quality & Defect Analysis

• Identify, track, and help resolve software defects in collaboration with development teams
• Participate in defect triage, root cause analysis, and corrective action discussions
• Validate fixes and perform regression testing to ensure issue resolution

Automation & DevSecOps Testing

• Support and execute automated testing within CI/CD pipelines
• Validate: 
  • Build results
  • Automated test execution outputs
  • Static code analysis findings
• Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to improve test automation coverage and pipeline quality gates

Code & Configuration Awareness

• Review software artifacts for: 
  • Basic coding standards and quality issues
  • Proper structure and maintainability (not a developer, but test-aware)
• Work within GitLab environments, supporting: 
  • Merge validation
  • Branch testing
  • Release verification
• Ensure proper configuration control and traceability of test artifacts

Requirements Verification & Traceability

• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and test results
• Support verification that systems meet functional and performance requirements
• Review requirements and identify test gaps or ambiguities

Continuous Improvement & Quality Practices

• Identify test coverage gaps, quality risks, and improvement opportunities
• Support adherence to quality processes (AS9100, ISO 9001, DoD standards)
• Contribute to improving test methodologies, tools, and practices

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field
• 5+ years of experience in software testing or quality test engineering
• Experience performing hands-on testing in software development environments
• Familiarity with: 
  • Test case development and execution
  • Defect tracking and reporting
  • Requirements traceability
• Experience working in Agile and/or DevSecOps environments
• Hands-on experience with: 
  • GitLab (repositories, merge requests, branching, releases)
  • Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Active DoD Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD or defense systems, especially command-and-control programs 
• Familiarity with C++-based software systems 
• Experience with: 
  • Automated testing frameworks
  • Static code analysis tools
  • Test scripting or automation (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Understanding of: 
  • Systems engineering concepts
  • Software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience participating in integration and system-level test events