Software Development Engineer in Test, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Reston, VA · AFS : Intelligence Systems Engineering : Software - Intelligence Systems

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for defense technology company Anduril Industries, focusing on testing custom-developed software solutions and user-facing software for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. The role involves writing and executing test plans, developing creative testing approaches, analyzing test results, and ensuring the quality of shipped software. Requires experience in full-stack software testing, complex test plans, and working in constrained development environments, with a strong emphasis on security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work directly with project managers to write, maintain, and execute tests for full-stack software and user-facing software on custom and embedded hardware
  2. Perform various types of testing on custom software projects, including manual testing and automated checks of functionality, performance, and reliability
  3. Develop creative testing approaches that ensure reusability and provide data to characterize the performance of custom solutions
  4. Work with existing teams to maintain and update existing testing plans
  5. Be able to work, in detail, across multiple projects’ testing needs

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of experience in full-stack software testing
  • Deep experience with managing complex test plans against evolving software baselines
  • Bachelors in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields
  • Experience working in constrained development environments, including air-gapped systems
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute test plans for complex systems
  • Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance with Full Scope Polygraph

Nice to have

  • 7+ years of experience in full-stack software testing, with experience testing embedded systems
  • 3+ years building and executing automated tests
  • Test experience at all levels of the software stack, from databases to GUI frameworks including but not limited to C, C++, React, .NET, and Microsoft SQL Server
  • Experience with various testing regimes from unit-tests to user-tests
  • Strong focus on security and user experience

What the JD emphasized

  • custom developed software solutions
  • user-facing software
  • custom and embedded hardware
  • custom software projects
  • custom solutions
  • custom software projects
  • custom solutions
  • full-stack software testing
  • complex test plans
  • constrained development environments
  • complex systems
  • established code bases