Full-Time
Senior Test Engineer
Updated on 8/1/2026
AMERICAN SYSTEMS
1,001-5,000 employees
IT and engineering services for government
Compensation Overview
$160k - $170k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
McLean, VA, USA
In Person
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required
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- Active CBP BI or Top Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship is required to obtain or hold a U.S. security clearance.
- At least 11 years of experience in testing or engineering.
- A bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
- Experience with various border security technologies and knowledge of best practices related to their deployment.
- Understanding of testing standards and best practices.
- Understanding of geographical and environmental conditions and challenges related to border areas.
- Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations governing border technology use and adherence to safety protocols.
- Supportive certifications are a plus.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Serve as the Test Manager for a biometric program, leading all aspects of test planning, execution oversight, defect management, and test reporting in accordance with SELC processes.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive test documentation and lifecycle test artifacts to support program execution, governance reviews, and deployment readiness decisions.
- Ensure requirements are testable, traceable, and validated through approved verification methods and documented test results.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to coordinate integrated test activities across system development, cybersecurity, privacy, infrastructure, and operational domains.
- Support technical and operational readiness reviews by defining entrance and exit criteria, assembling evidence, and tracking closure of test-related findings.
- Monitor system quality and performance through structured testing, issue tracking, regression testing, and readiness assessments.
- Manage test resources, environments, and data needed to support reliable and repeatable validation of biometric capabilities.
- Ensure testing activities address applicable compliance requirements, including security, privacy, accessibility, records management, and system interfaces.
- Provide leadership with timely, accurate assessments of testing status, system risk, and readiness for operational use.
- Promote continuous improvement in test processes, coordination, and reporting to enhance program quality and delivery outcomes.
- A master's degree.
- Supportive certifications.
AMERICAN SYSTEMS delivers information technology and engineering services to U.S. government clients as an employee-owned government contractor. It focuses on IT and enterprise services, software development, and systems engineering, with offerings such as legacy systems migration, mobile app development, and user experience design. The company operates primarily for federal agencies, including the Intelligence Community, by winning government contracts to support national security initiatives and mission-critical programs. Its employee-owned structure aligns workforce interests with company success, differentiating it from typical contractor firms by giving employees a stake in outcomes and accountability in delivering technical and engineering solutions to national security and IT needs.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Chantilly, Virginia
Founded
1975
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Epsilon added 400-plus employees and expanded managed IT and cybersecurity reach.[15]
- Federal demand for Zero Trust, monitoring, and AI-resistant security supports pipeline growth.[15]
- Large defense programs and contract vehicles provide recurring revenue opportunities.[13][11]
What critics are saying
- Federal budget delays directly stall task orders, recompetes, and new awards.[13][11]
- Large acquisitions create integration, culture, and contract-transfer execution risk.[15]
- Intelligence and defense customers punish any AI governance or cyber failure immediately.[15][1]
What makes AMERICAN SYSTEMS unique
- 100% employee-owned since 2015, aligning workforce incentives with contract execution.[1][14]
- Mission-critical federal contractor spanning IT, engineering, test, and training services.[2][10]
- ConnectGPT and perfect CMMC Level 2 signal disciplined, secure AI adoption.[15][3]
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Company News
CHANTILLY, Va., Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a leading provider of mission essential and information engineering services to federal customers, today announced the acquisition of Epsilon, Inc. (Epsilon), a managed IT and cybersecurity leader headquartered in Weaverville, NC. The acquisition will result in more than 400 new employees joining AMERICAN SYSTEMS, further increasing the company’s scale and capabilities.This transaction marks the largest acquisition in AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ 50-year history. The addition of Epsilon’s multi-tenant service delivery model, its broad geographical footprint, and its federal and commercial market expertise brings significant new capabilities and economies of scale to AMERICAN SYSTEMS. This expanded capability enables AMERICAN SYSTEMS to even better address the rapidly evolving needs of existing and new customers across sectors as the company partners with them to accelerate mission outcomes and increase efficiency."Acquisitions are an important element of our growth strategy, and we work hard to ensure that we select companies that are a good fit for us, both strategically and culturally,” said John Steckel, AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ President and CEO
He succeeds Brian Neely, who retired after two decades as American Systems' CIO.
AMERICAN SYSTEMS has promoted Srinivas Rautwar to chief information officer, effective Aug. 25.
The certification strengthens AMERICAN SYSTEMS' ability to safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information and mitigate the risk of cyberattacks and data breaches.