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# Lead Test and Evaluation Engineer

- **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Location:** San Antonio, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,250.0 - $189,750.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Kubernetes Security, Software System Penetration Testing, Automation of Tests, Continuous Integration, Fortify (Software), Zero Trust Network Access, Data Streaming, System Testing, Systems Integration, HybridCloud, Kubernetes, Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/656A235F1D354868A7A26F1EF45EF707/job/

## About the Role

Evaluation Methods,Technical Engineering,Testing, 10 + years of related experience, * Expert knowledge of BDD/TDD testing frameworks, enterprise test governance, and automated test integration.

 * Skilled in independent security testing: penetration testing, adversary emulation, cross-domain validation, pipeline auditing.
 * Experience facilitating UAT in staging environments and delivering formal Go/No-Go recommendations.
 * Ability to test and validate hybrid cloud architectures, Kubernetes deployments, and container security.
 * Strong experience using government-furnished tools such as Fortify, Grype, Syft, ClamAV, etc., * Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 10-12 years software/system test engineering; 5+ years independent IV&V; 5+ years cybersecurity testing (SAST, DAST, pen testing); 3+ years CI/CD pipeline integration.

 * Security Clearance Level: Top Secret with SCI eligibility

 * Certification: CISSP or Certified Test and Evaluation Professional (CTEP)

 * Location: San Antonio, TX

 * US citizenship required

## Description

* The Test Engineer, in conjunction with the Government, develops, governs, and enforces an overarching Enterprise Test Framework to standardize testing methodologies and quality assurance blueprints across all Task Order repositories, defining and mandating a unified, modern software testing approach (e.g., BDD or TDD) that serves as the authoritative standard for all execution teams.
 * The role conducts independent, multi-faceted penetration tests on platform engineering and applications, including emulation of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
 * It also conducts independent reviews of all source code utilizing government-furnished tools (e.g., Fortify) for deep codebase analysis before staging deployment (Static Application Security Testing).
 * The engineer provides formal "Go/No-Go" release recommendations to the PMO based on objective test results.
 * Technical acumen required: Deep knowledge of BDD/TDD testing methodologies, SAST/DAST tooling (Fortify, Syft, Grype), penetration testing/adversary emulation, and CI/CD pipeline auditing.
 * Must understand testing security boundaries, data flows, and firewalls between Dev/Test networks, the System Integration Lab (SIL), and operational production networks to prevent data spillage (Cross-Domain Validation), and auditing automated security gates and scans within the CI/CD pipeline to ensure they are properly configured and effectively identifying vulnerabilities (Pipeline Auditing).
 * Daily SCIF access supports hands-on penetration testing and classified test result evaluation.
 * This role directly delivers the win theme of enforced test standards and RMF/ICAM/Zero Trust compliance through independent security testing and pipeline auditing before releases reach production.