Software Test Engineer IV at BryceTech
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
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Jul 22, 2026
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior software test engineering role supporting a U.S. Army CBRN command-and-control program at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Day-to-day work centers on leading test planning and execution, maintaining automated test frameworks within DevSecOps pipelines, managing Agile sprint activities, and producing technical documentation such as ICDs and API specs. The role suits an experienced engineer with a background in DoD software acquisition, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile delivery who holds an active Secret clearance.
Senior level · 8+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,736 (middle half $104,315–$164,234).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title 'Software Test Engineer IV' maps to a level-IV designation, which is treated here as Senior given the scope (8–10+ years required, technical leadership of a multi-program SoS effort).
The minimum experience requirement is 8 years for CS/software/EE disciplines or 10 years for IT/cybersecurity disciplines; 8 is used as the overall years minimum per the lower bound.
GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jira, and Confluence are listed together as interchangeable Agile Lifecycle Management tool examples in the requirements section; GitLab is emitted as the primary with the others as alternatives, but all four are also emitted individually because the JD treats them as a collective required proficiency rather than a strict pick-one.
Risk Management Framework (RMF), DevSecOps pipeline automation, and interoperability testing appear under the 'Preferred Qualifications' heading and are marked accordingly.
DoDI 5000.87 and CBRN/C2 domain experience also appear under Preferred Qualifications but name no specific technology or tool, so they are omitted per the generic-concept rule.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DevSecOps pipeline automation.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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