Software Test Engineer

About the role

KBR is hiring a Software Test Engineer in Chantilly to ensure the quality, reliability and performance of enterprise software applications. The role works closely with developers, product owners, business analysts and stakeholders to find defects, validate requirements and support high-quality software delivery, covering both manual and automated testing. It is part of Trinzic, the independent public company formed by separating KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business.

Key responsibilities

• Perform functional, system, integration, regression and user acceptance testing of new and existing applications.
• Develop, execute and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts and testing documentation.
• Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts and run automated test suites with established frameworks and tools.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts and product owners to define test scenarios and acceptance criteria.
• Identify, document, track and validate defects through resolution and retesting.
• Support testing of system integrations, data validation and enterprise application interoperability.
• Take part in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups and sprint reviews.
• Help prepare test environments, manage test data, validate releases and support deployment readiness.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum five years of experience in software quality assurance, testing or related technical roles.
• Experience with both manual and automated testing on enterprise applications, and with automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Agile and Scrum experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Required skills

• Functional, integration, regression and end-to-end testing.
• Defect management and understanding of the SDLC and QA best practices.
• Preferred: CI/CD pipeline integration, API testing tools, performance/load testing, and cloud-hosted applications such as Microsoft Azure.

What we offer

• Possible bonuses, commissions, sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short- and long-term incentives.
• Benefits that may include 401K with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending account, paid time off and flexible work schedule.
• Career advancement through professional training and development.