QA Automation Test Engineer

Public Trust Eligibility Required

About Aretum

Aretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative technology-enabled solutions to our customers across defense civilian and homeland security sectors. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy technology and transformation helping agencies solve their most critical challenges. We believe in investing in our people and creating a culture where collaboration inclusion and professional growth are at the forefront.

Job Summary

Serve as a QA Automation Test Engineer supportinganAgile team responsible for creatingmaintaining and enhancing applications for a federal government client. The successful candidate willbe responsible forplanning developing executing andmaintainingmanual and automated testing solutions that ensure application quality performance accessibility and reliability.

Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design develop execute and maintain manual and automated test cases for web applications APIs and integrated systems.
• Develop and maintain test strategies test plans and testing approaches that support the level of automation needed for application quality and delivery objectives.
• Provide clear feedback by following the standard testing process in writing detailed descriptions acceptance criteria identifying problems and documenting steps in the ticketing system.
• Build and maintain reusable automated test scripts utilities and testing components that reduce repetitive testing efforts and improve testing efficiency.
• Design implement and support scalable test automation frameworks that enable consistent and maintainable automated testing across teams.
• Perform functional regression smoke integration end-to-end and user story validation testing throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Product Owners Business Analysts Developers and Testers to determine quality expectations during backlog refinement and sprint planning.
• Contribute to the teams Definition of Done (DoD) by ensuring appropriate test coverage successful test execution and quality validation prior to story completion.
• Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and leverage continuous integration practices to provide rapid feedback on code quality.
• Develop and execute load performance and scalability tests to validate application stability reliability and capacity under expected usage conditions.
• Analyze test results identify defects and risks measure test coverage and provide actionable recommendations to improve overall software quality and release readiness.

• Bachelors Degree (BA or BS) or equivalent combination of education and 4 additional years of relevant experience.
• 5 years experience in using automation tools for testing systems and applications writing and executing test scripts.
• 3 years experience with automation testing tools Playwright preferred (e.g. GitHub Issues/GitLab Issues Selenium Cypress SonarQube NeoLoad and/or Postman).
• Experience developing automation and performance testing strategies and frameworks from the ground up.
• Experience creating reusable test automation solutions and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience performing functional regression smoke integration and end-to-end testing.
• Experience performing manual accessibility testing with screen readers and other accessibility tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with collaborating and working across functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure / .NET.
• Federal Government experience as a contractor.
• DHS Trusted Tester Certification.

Travel Requirements

This is a remote position; however occasional travel may berequiredbased on project needs client meetings team collaboration events or training is expected to be less than 10% and will be communicated in advance whenever possible.

EEO Statement

Aretum is committed to fostering a workplace rooted in excellence integrity and equal opportunity for all. We adhere to merit-based hiring practices ensuring that all employment decisions are made based on qualifications skills and ability to perform the job without preference or consideration of factors unrelated to job performance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer Aretumcomplies withall applicable federal state and local employment laws.

We are proud to support our nations veterans and military familiesprovidingcareer opportunities that honor their service and experience.

If you require reasonable accommodation during the hiring process due to a disability pleasecontactforassistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

U.S. Work Authorization

Applicants must be U.S. citizensorcurrently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time position supports a federalgovernment contract and requires the ability to obtain andmaintaina Public Trust or Suitability Determination depending on the agencys background investigation is not available.

• Health Care Plan (Medical Dental & Vision)

• Retirement Plan (401k)

• Life Insurance (Basic Voluntary & AD&D)

• Paid Time Off

• Family Leave (Maternity Paternity)

• Short Term & Long-Term Disability

• Training & Development

Required Experience:

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