TEST ENGINEER – Python/Linux/Automation - 8+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required- HPC
Halogen Engineering Group, Inc · Annapolis Junction, MD
$191,000–$210,000
Jul 16, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior test engineering role focused on designing and building automated test frameworks while also supporting broader government test and evaluation activities. Day-to-day work spans writing automated tests in Python or similar languages on Linux systems, collaborating within agile teams, analyzing requirements, tracking defects, and producing formal T&E planning and evaluation documentation for a government program. Suits an experienced tester comfortable bridging software and hardware concerns in a cleared, onsite environment.
Senior level · 8+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $196,000–$210,000
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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). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 (7)
A current TS/SCI with polygraph is a hard gate — the posting explicitly states 'Current TS/SCI Polygraph: Required'.
The degree requirement is effectively None: the JD states a Bachelor's is required but immediately allows substitution of 4 additional years of TE experience in lieu of the degree.
Python, Java, and C# are listed together under Required Skills as interchangeable programming language options ('such as Python, Java, or C#'); Python is named first and in the job title, so it is the primary with the others as alternatives.
All Desired Skills items (Selenium/SOAPUI, Docker/Podman, RKE2, GitLab/Jenkins, JIRA, REST APIs, Agile/Scrum) appear under the explicit 'Desired Skills' heading and are framed with 'familiarity with' or 'understanding of' language.
The role is located in Annapolis Junction, MD, which falls within the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD CBSA (12580). No remote work is offered.
The title carries no seniority level word; the title states no level. The 8-year experience requirement and broad T&E leadership scope support a Senior classification.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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