Lead Test Engineering Architect

Job Title: Lead Test Engineering Architect Job Category: Engineering Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Top Secret Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Type of Travel: Continental US * * * The Opportunity: Are you looking for a challenging Engineering position working with an extremely talented software team developing the future of Navy EW systems now? Spectral is a $1.2B program to provide the U.S. Navy's next-generation SIGINT, EMW, and IO weapon system. The Spectral system is critical to the ability for our forces to fight and win in the increasingly sophisticated and complex EW threats of our adversaries. CACI is looking to hire a Test Engineering Architect to join our Dev Integration Product Team focusing on automated testing. As a Test Engineering Architect, you will collaborate with 10+ Product Teams and lead the team to ensure robust test coverage and seamless system interactions through automated testing. This role goes beyond traditional testing by incorporating software engineering and DevSecOps practices to automate tests, develop tools, and enhance the overall quality of code from the initial stages of development through to deployment. This role will serve as the technical lead for testing, solving complex challenges like performance, security, and scalability. You will guide your team through the software lifecycle process and build scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks that support automated testing efforts across multiple software domains for our customer. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background combined with excellent leadership and communication skills. Responsibilities: Defining and implementing advanced testing strategies across the software development lifecycle. You will act as both technical visionary and be responsible for hands-on delivery Develop comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and implement testing solutions for large software programs Design and implement scalable test automation frameworks, select appropriate tools, and define technical standards. Define and set up complex test environments and data creation methods Manage test data architecture definitions and requests for mission-critical workflows Understand the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to the Test Team and other Product Teams Meet with multiple Product Teams, System Engineers, and QA to determine testing parameters and requirements Troubleshoot errors and streamline test procedures Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results, including: Data validation testing, Functional testing, Performance and load testing, Usability testing, Application security testing, User interface testing Document as-is state of multiple integration environments, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations Leverage virtualization and containerization to optimize testing software systems Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members Proactively identify and communicate risks related to quality and testing. Qualifications: Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, with at least 5 years in a technical leadership role 5+ Years of Experience integrating test automation including performance, security, and functional tests into CI/CD pipelines Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C, C++, Python) Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and system scalability Knowledge of Agile software development best practices Strong documentation skills following templated formats for both informal and formal documents (Confluence, Word, Power Point, Excel) Knowledge of modern software engineering, to include DevSec