Software Development Engineer in Test
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 16, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 21, 2026. Magnet Forensics scores A on the Alion truth index.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our team who will be responsible for ensuring the quality of deliverables throughout the software development lifecycle, creating automated tests, and improving code testability for a one-of-a-kind digital forensic product. You will work closely with the Engineering team throughout the development process to ensure the product is fully functional and well tested.
The Engineering team is focused on producing software that solves the most important problems facing digital forensics professionals today. Our algorithms make sense of data that is often hidden, corrupted, or incomplete. We write well-tested, performant code and build intuitive UIs because we know that minutes can make a difference in national terrorism cases and life-or-death situations.
What You’ll Do
Create, edit, manage test cases, and test plans;
Design and manage automated testing suites;
Work closely with development to increase and improve testing;
Write, track, and verify software defects;
Debug complex software systems;
Work with DevOps to develop CI/CD pipeline testing.
What We’re Looking For
2+ years’ experience with software test automation and QA;
QA Automation;
Python 3;
PyTest;
API Testing;
CI/CD Pipeline;
Writing Unit Tests;
Docker Containers;
Linux;
Familiarity with Test Tracking Tools.
Nice to Have Skills
Low-level OS;
Cloud;
Kubernetes;
C;
Mobile Testing, Android SDK (Java) and/or Xcode (Objective-C);
Arduinos;
Appium.