Test Automation Engineer

Fairfax, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: Test Automation Engineer

Location: Onsite- Fairfax VA 3 Days and in Washington DC 2 Days per Week.

Duration: Long Term Contract

Position Require a Secret Clearance

Job Description:

The Test Automation Engineer is responsible for designing developing and maintaining automated testing frameworks that ensure the quality reliability and performance of DoD mission-critical applications. Position requires hands on experience with modern automation tools strong scripting and programming skills and a drive for improving test efficiency through automation and continuous integration practices. The role requires strong leadership abilities hands on QA expertise and experience managing test efforts for complex systems. Requires development experience to support test script creation database queries and performance load testing.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead the strategy design and maintenance of automated test suites for UI API regression and smoke testing.
Develop execute and optimize automated tests using industry-standard tools such as Selenium Cypress Playwright WebDriverIO.
Develop test scripts using Java Python Bash PowerShell and other languages.
Write and execute complex SQL queries to validate data accuracy perform backend testing support ETL verification and troubleshoot database-related defects.
Provide clear QA insights to Scrum Masters Product Owners and leadership teams.
Maintain high-quality documentation for test strategies scripts automation frameworks and test results.
Solid understanding of CI/CD processes and build tools.
Support operations and sustainment activities.
All other duties as assigned by management.

Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in computer science or a technical field
10 years in software engineering and testing
SME in automated testing and associated tools
4 years in agile software development methodologies
Strong scripting capabilities (Python PowerShell Bash) for automation and migration tasks.
Working knowledge of 508 accessibility standards
Testing experience in both websites and mobile applications
Program management and MS Office experience
Excellent communication and management skills.

Certifications Preferred:

International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
Certified Tester Foundation v4
Certified ScrumMaster

Security Clearance Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance.

Work Location:

3 days in Fairfax VA 2 days in Washington D.C.

Role: Test Automation Engineer Location: Onsite- Fairfax VA 3 Days and in Washington DC 2 Days per Week. Duration: Long Term Contract Position Require a Secret Clearance Job Description: The Test Automation Engineer is responsible for designing developing and maintaining automated testing frame...