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# Software Test Architect

- **Company:** Leidos, Inc.
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,900.0 - $195,050.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Behavior-Driven Development, Cloud Computing, Firmware, Hardware Design, Hardware Interface Design, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Iterative and Incremental Development, Junit, Software Architecture, Regression Testing, Software Reliability Testing, Simulation Software, Software Systems, System Testing, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Scripting, Test-Driven Development (TDD), System-level Testing, Event Driven Architecture, Pytest, Gherkin, Data Management, Hardware Infrastructure, Cucumber (Software)
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-test-architect-san-diego-ca--4e805343-fbc2-48f6-949d-c5a2f5beee22

## About the Role

Software Testing, Test Design, Software Architecture, System Operations, Software Testing, Test Design, Testing, Software Architecture, Hardware Design and Simulation Software, Computer Firmware, * 8-12+ years of experience in software testing or quality engineering, with exposure to embedded or hardware-integrated systems

 * Strong experience designing test strategies and automation frameworks
 * Hands-on experience with automation tools and scripting, particular those related to automated testing (e.g., Pytest, junit, testing, gherkin, cucumber or similar)
 * Experience testing APIs, system interfaces, and distributed components
 * Experience developing and using CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates
 * Understanding of system-level testing concepts, including integration, regression, and reliability testing
 * Experience working in Agile or iterative development environments
 * Must be eligible to obtain a Secret level security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with embedded systems, firmware testing, or hardware/software integration
 * Familiarity with hardware simulation/emulation environments:
 * Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
 * Software-in-the-loop (SIL)
 * Device simulators or virtual test environments
 * Experience validating real-time or event-driven systems
 * Experience in Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
 * Background in robotics, IoT, medical devices, or other hardware-integrated domains, especially those with critical safety and security requirements
 * Experience with test automation for physical devices (e.g., device orchestration, sensor validation)
 * Familiarity with cloud-based test infrastructure and remote device testing
 * Experience leading or mentoring QA teams

What We're Looking For

 * A systems thinker who understands interactions between software, firmware, and hardware
 * A hands-on architect who can design strategy and contribute technically
 * Someone who can translate real-world device behavior into scalable test environments
 * Strong collaborator across hardware, firmware, software, and systems engineering teams
 * A focus on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

## Description

We are seeking a Software Test Architect to lead development of tools and processes for testing embedded and hardware-integrated software systems. This role is responsible for defining scalable test architectures, enabling test-driven development, and ensuring robust validation across software, firmware, and hardware interfaces., * Define and implement test architecture and strategy for embedded and hardware-integrated systems

 * Design and scale automated test frameworks for validating software interacting with hardware components
 * Develop and promote simulation and emulation strategies (e.g., hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop)
 * Establish, using commercially available tools, test environments that replicate real-world device behavior and edge conditions
 * Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, including regression testing
 * Drive risk-based and system-level testing across firmware, APIs, and user-facing applications
 * Partner with hardware, firmware, and software teams to ensure end-to-end validation
 * Lead efforts in test data management, observability, and failure analysis
 * Mentor engineers and establish best practices for embedded and systems testing