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General information
Job Posting Title
Cross Functional Test Engineer
Date
Friday, June 5, 2026
City
Mclean
State
VA
Country
United States
Working time
Full-time
Description & Requirements
Maximus is a trusted federal partner supporting mission-critical programs across national security, defense, and public service delivery. Our work focuses on sustaining, operating, and improving essential government systems and services, with proven operational excellence, and a commitment to mission success for our customers.
Joining Maximus means becoming part of a collaborative, mission-driven organization where teamwork, accountability, and professional growth are core to how we operate. We invest in our workforce through training, education, and career development, empowering professionals to deliver high-impact solutions while contributing to outcomes that matter at a national scale.
This position is contingent upon contract award and position availability. Selected candidates will receive a contingent offer of employment, which will become final only upon successful contract award to Maximus, availability of the position, and receipt of authorization to proceed.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. Active Public Trust and/or DHS Suitability is preferred. U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status required.
This role is remote.
Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS199, T1, Band 4
The Cross Functional Test Engineer serves as an independent validator for system changes across cloud and on-prem environments. This role performs manual and automated testing following patches, upgrades, and reconfigurations, ensuring quality, stability, and timely release execution while operating as an integrated partner across core service teams.
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as an independent, second-level validator for system changes.
- Perform testing activities following system modifications, including patching, upgrades, reconfigurations, and configuration changes across enterprise environments.
- Develop, execute, and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test results, providing timely reporting to support operational and release decisions.
- Conduct installation, security, interoperability, failover/recovery, and load testing across development, integration, and production environments.
- Support testing for cloud and on-prem environments, including Azure, AWS, Windows and virtual machines, Oracle and SQL databases, network infrastructure, and security systems.
- Implement and maintain automated test scripts to enable repeatable execution, improve efficiency, and reduce testing bottlenecks tied to release schedules.
- Operate as an integrated testing partner across core services, aligning with development and operations teams to accelerate delivery while maintaining system stability.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
-Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. Active Public Trust and/or DHS Suitability is preferred. U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status required.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience
- 1+ years of experience in IT system testing or quality assurance within enterprise environments
- Experience developing and executing manual and automated test cases
- Experience testing system changes following patching, upgrades, and configuration changes
- Familiarity with enterprise IT environments, including cloud platforms, databases, and operating systems
- Ability to document test results, defects, and risks clearly and consistently
- Experience working in segregated implementation and testing models (tester independent of implementer)
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience supporting federal government environments
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks
- Exposure to security testing aligned with NIST or federal security controls
- Strong collaboration skills for working across multiple core service teams in a shared-responsibility model
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Minimum Requirements
TCS199, T1, Band 4
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EEO Statement
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com.
Minimum Salary
$
50,000.00
Maximum Salary
$
75,000.00