Testing Manager - Secret (Remote)

Testing Manager - Secret
Xcelerate Solutions is seeking a Testing Manager to support the Defense Logistics Agency. This role leads testing strategy, automation, and release validation across a mission‑critical DoD ecosystem of 34+ procurement, financial, logistics, and property management applications. You will guide a testing team operating within a SAFe Agile, DevSecOps, and AWS GovCloud IL4/5 environment, ensuring high‑quality, secure, and reliable software releases.

Clearance:

Secret

Location:

Remote

Responsibilities:

• Lead the testing team in planning, developing, executing, and maintaining manual and automated tests across SAFe Agile Iterations and Program Increments. 
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (Daily Stand‑ups, Iteration Planning, Demos, Retrospectives) and ensure team alignment with SAFe and Scrum practices. 
• Oversee creation, maintenance, and optimization of automated test suites using Selenium and other DevSecOps toolchains. 
• Provide periodic test metrics, dashboards, and release readiness documentation to Project Leads and stakeholders. 
• Develop testing strategies for each release, ensuring coverage of functional, non‑functional, and integration requirements. 
• Collaborate with Project Leads to manage testing scope, timelines, and quality expectations. 
• Support troubleshooting of release issues across CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus, Ansible, SonarQube). 
• Review and validate the quality of test artifacts, automation scripts, and documentation delivered to the customer. 
• Assist in decomposing epics, features, and user stories into detailed testable requirements. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Active Secret Clearance 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Computer Science, or related field 
• 5+ years of experience creating and executing manual and automated tests supporting CI/CD pipelines and DevOps environments 
• Experience testing custom and COTS applications within Agile delivery teams 
• Experience implementing and conducting software test automation using Selenium 
• Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps tools such as GitLab, IBM CLM, Nexus, Ansible, Jenkins, SonarQube 
• Experience with enterprise tools such as Remedy, IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), and SharePoint 
• Experience decomposing epics, features, and user stories into functional and non‑functional test requirements 
• Experience supporting testing in cloud environments, preferably AWS GovCloud IL4/5 
• Applicable SW Test Engineer Certification

Desired Certifications:

• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level II. 
• Applicable SAFe Certifications