Test and Evaluation Lead

The Opportunity:
The Test and Evaluation Lead sets program wide testing standards leads SDET teams and ensures all products are thoroughly evaluated prior to release. This role collaborates directly with Product Managers to confirm schedule readiness and alignment between test activities and release goals. As the senior authority on testing strategy automation frameworks and quality engineering the Test and Evaluation Lead is accountable for ensuring delivery teams meet performance compliance accessibility and reliability expectations across federal mission applications.

This role provides the technical leadership needed to shape test automation strategy evolve enterprise testing frameworks and guide SDET engineers through complex distributed test scenarios. You will drive testing maturity across Agile programsensuring that modernization microservices and cloud native platforms are validated with rigor precision and strong DevSecOps alignment. The Test and Evaluation Lead serves as the linchpin connecting quality engineering development compliance accessibility and release readiness.

Responsibilities:
Automation Strategy & Framework Leadership
- Design and develop automated test solutions using Selenium Protractor Jasmine and Cucumber ensuring modern frameworks support scalable applications.
- Improve automation frameworks for speed reliability and usabilityintroducing parallel execution optimized grid configuration and test harness enhancements.
Test Planning Estimation & Reporting
- Plan estimate and architect comprehensive test solutions that align with sprint goals release timelines and mission priorities.
- Establish and maintain test data management processes and generate detailed test reports consumed by leadership and engineering teams.
Quality Metrics Processes & ATDD
- Define meaningful performance and quality metrics to measure product readiness and cross team success.
- Enable Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) through close collaboration with Business Analysts and developersensuring acceptance criteria and test cases are aligned from the start.
Team Leadership & Cross Functional Collaboration
- Lead and mentor SDET engineers to strengthen technical capability and promote best practices in automation accessibility and usability.
- Work closely with Product Managers to confirm test schedules validate readiness and identify risks/gaps in release plans.
- Collaborate with development UX DevSecOps and security teams to ensure testing fully covers functional non functional and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Strong programming or scripting background and a demonstrated passion for testing
• Bachelors degree with 15 years of experience.
• At least 10 years in test automation and 8 years in manual testing.
• Expertise in:
  • Selenium Grid or WebDriver
  • Protractor or Jasmine
  • Cucumber or Gherkin
  • JUnit or TestNG
  • GitHub or Bitbucket
• Experience with databases Agile/Scrum UI/UX best practices 508 accessibility compliance Jira Serena HP QC.
• Strong communication skills with proven ability to collaborate across engineering product and leadership groups.

Desired:

• Experience leading SDET teams within federal cloud modernization or enterprise software programs.
• Deep familiarity with DevSecOps practices and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of performance testing security scanning and modern QA tooling ecosystem
  
  
  

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member youll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customers missions and driven by a higher purpose to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. Youll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together we will advance our nations most critical missions build on our lengthy track record of business success and find opportunities to break new ground in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including but not limited to geographic location Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant prior work experience specific skills and competencies education and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare wellness financial retirement family support continuing education and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is: