Digital Engineering Test Automation Lead

• Requires B.S. Degree and 7 or more years of prior relevant experience or M.S. with 5 or more years of prior relevant experience (in System Engineering, Software Engineering, or related engineering discipline) from an accredited college or university.
• Experience leading technical professionals.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience interfacing with DoD stakeholders.
• Experience interfacing with Subcontractors.
  
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and have a Secret clearance.
• Experience applying Digital Engineering methods, tools, and frameworks to develop rigorous specifications and designs of commercial and/or DoD systems/components.
• Able to synthesize knowledge from multiple domains to apply to new, complicated problems.
• Experience working in large enterprise operations environments that include: identification, development, analysis of enterprise IT activities, solutions/risk mitigations, artifacts and migrations.
• Experience applying systems engineering fundamental concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments.
• Experience in collaborating with other enterprise technologists both internal and external to resolve complex technical issues.
• Extensive Knowledge of and Experience with tools such as:
• Robot Framework, Python, PyCharm, GitHub, AI tools.
• Experience using Atlassian JIRA to define, schedule, and track work assignments within an engineering team.
• Must be able to work collaboratively and remotely in a team environment.
• Must be able to work independently to develop innovative automation approaches and strategies.
• Communication skills in leading discussions and interacting with Government customers, colleagues, and senior leadership.
• Some travel will be required as needed to direct the team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using No Magic’s Cameo Systems Modeler (SysML), Collaborator, Teamwork Cloud.
• Defense industry Systems Engineering experience.
• Experience leveraging Test Automation Frameworks within DoD.
• IT Network Systems Engineering experience.

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Original Posting:

September 15, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.