Staff / Senior Staff Software Test Engineer
- Salary
- $102,000 - $157,000 / year
- Level
- Staff
- Work type
- On-site · Boulder
- Visa
- Not offered
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
The team: Defense, Intelligence, & Space Solutions HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 32 open in Defense, Intelligence, & Space Solutions. 18 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in April: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Python (23 of 32), Kubernetes (18 of 32), Linux (18 of 32), Agile (15 of 32), C++ (15 of 32), CI/CD (13 of 32), Docker (12 of 32)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Project Control Analyst posted Oct 16
- Principal Software Engineer - Data Storage Domain Lead posted Oct 9
- Principal Software Engineer - Deployment Environments Domain Lead posted Oct 9
- Principal Software Engineer - Deployment Environments Domain Lead posted Oct 9
- Principal Software Engineer - Workload Communications Domain Lead posted Oct 9
- Principal Software Engineer - Data Storage Domain Lead posted Oct 9
- Principal Software Engineer - Workload Communications Domain Lead posted Oct 9
- Staff / Senior Staff Systems Engineer posted Oct 6
- System Security Architect (Clearance Required) posted Oct 5
- Staff / Sr Staff Platform Software Engineer posted Oct 2
- Senior Staff / Senior Numerical Algorithm Software Engineer posted Sep 30
- Associate / Staff Mission Data Analyst (Clearance Required) posted Sep 29
- Senior Staff / Senior Systems Engineer posted Sep 25
- Staff / Sr Staff C++ Software Engineer posted Sep 25
- Associate / Staff Digital Systems Engineer posted Sep 21
- Staff / Senior Staff Systems Engineer posted Sep 21
- Systems Engineering Lead posted Sep 21
- Sr Staff Software Engineer posted Sep 11
- Staff / Sr Staff Python Software Engineer posted Aug 27
- Staff / Senior Staff Test Automation Engineer (Clearance Required) posted Aug 24
- Sr Staff / Senior Software Engineer posted Aug 21
- Systems Engineer - Compute and Software Systems posted Aug 12
- Radar Systems Integration Engineer posted Aug 4
- Principal Radar Systems Engineer posted Aug 4
- Principal Linux System Administrator (Clearance Required) posted Aug 3
- Senior Numerical Algorithm Software Engineer posted Jul 29
- Lead Application Security Engineer posted Jul 20
- Senior Staff / Senior Machine Learning Engineer posted Jun 25
- Staff / Sr Staff Application Security Engineer posted Jun 1
- Staff / Sr Staff Numerical Algorithm Software Engineer posted May 15
- Staff / Sr Staff C++ Software Engineer posted Apr 16
From the team and dates on SciTec's own job board.
About the role
SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace Company, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For over forty-five years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.
Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented software test engineer to support our programs delivering Next-Generation Missile Warning software. This is a unique opportunity to join a small business delivering core capabilities for National defense. You will work within a fast-paced team delivering end-to-end software processing of Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) sensor data for Missile Warning, Missile Defense, Battlespace Awareness, and Technical Intelligence. The position is on-site in Boulder, CO.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain CI pipelines (GitLab CI) for automated testing
- Orchestrate automated testing across development and test environments using Kubernetes and Helm
- Executing tests and supporting test execution in multiple environments
- Developing test automation suites
- Participating in test engineering artifact reviews
- Conducting performance analyses, risk analyses, and trade studies
- Maintaining test documentation in accordance with management procedures
- Completing assigned tasks to meet program schedule milestones
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
- U.S Citizenship and eligibility for a DoD security clearance
- 3 years of experience in software test engineering roles and functions
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Detail oriented
- The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
Candidates with the following qualifications will be preferred
- Experience with testing Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) processing systems
- 1 year of experience in software development or test automation (preferably in Python)
- Experience with formal requirements verification for Government programs
- Experience working within AWS cloud services and environments.
- Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks for cloud infrastructure
- Familiarity with Python, CI/CD tools, container orchestration with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
- An active DoD security clearance
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Benefits
SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:
- 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
- 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
- 80% company paid Dental insurance
- 100% company paid Vision insurance
- 100% company paid Life insurance
- 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
- Short-term Disability insurance
- Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
- Discretionary Performance Bonus
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
- Flexible Work Hours
The pay range for this position is $102,000- $157,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.
SciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. VET/Disabled.
Posting history
Reposted once since 2 April 2026: a posting for this role in Boulder was taken down and the role was posted again.
- 3 October 2026 – open (this posting)
- 2 April 2026 – closed 1 July 2026
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