Innovative Defense Technologies
Software Test Engineer - JobID-0322
$90K–$184K
San Diego, Suite 200, California · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in one or more listed areas; preferred experience includes 2+ years with DoD and Naval systems and 1+ year in one or more additional listed areas.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable discipline (or equivalent full-time experience).
About the job
Integrates and tests software for complex, mission-critical Department of Defense systems, including containerized applications and deployment pipelines.
What you'll do
- Integrate and test software solutions across the Integrated Mission Systems business area, and provide feedback to developers.
- Gather user requirements, define system functionality, and develop test plans for integrated applications.
- Build, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines; integrate and validate software in containerized environments while following security and performance standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable discipline (or equivalent full-time experience).
- 3+ years’ experience with one or more of: version control, programming languages, containers, SQL and relational databases, Linux command line, or modern frontend frameworks.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
- Ability to travel up to 20% as needed.
Nice to have
- 2+ years’ experience working with DoD and Naval systems.
- 1+ year’s experience in one or more listed areas, including DevSecOps, cloud/containerization, networking, APIs, automation scripting, big data, or AI/ML.
Pay
$90,000 - $150,000 USD base salary; $114,000 - $184,000 USD base salary
Tools
Git, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, Docker/OCI/Podman, SQL, Linux
AI focus
Apply common and emerging AI/ML tools and approaches; preferred experience includes machine learning and/or artificial intelligence.
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