Automation Tester - TS - Arlington VA

• Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts under the guidance of more experienced engineers.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product teams to gather test requirements and understand expected system behavior.
• Help create test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and technical specifications.
• Execute manual and automated test cycles to validate functionality and ensure adequate test coverage.
• Identify and document defects, support root cause discussions, and help drive resolution activities.
• Assist in maintaining and updating automated regression suites as application features evolve.
• Support integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring stable execution across environments.
• Participate in continuous improvement discussions to enhance testing processes, tools, and automation frameworks.
• Support validation activities during deployments, including smoke testing and release checks.
• Help analyze test results and provide clear, concise feedback to QA and engineering teams.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree required

• Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts under the guidance of more experienced engineers.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product teams to gather test requirements and understand expected system behavior.
• Help create test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and technical specifications.
• Execute manual and automated test cycles to validate functionality and ensure adequate test coverage.
• Identify and document defects, support root cause discussions, and help drive resolution activities.
• Assist in maintaining and updating automated regression suites as application features evolve.
• Support integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring stable execution across environments.
• Participate in continuous improvement discussions to enhance testing processes, tools, and automation frameworks.
• Support validation activities during deployments, including smoke testing and release checks.
• Help analyze test results and provide clear, concise feedback to QA and engineering teams.

• 0-1+ Years of Professional Experience
• Foundational exposure to automated testing, through internships, coursework, projects, or early professional experience.
• Ability to execute and assist in designing basic automated test cases using frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or Cucumber.
• Understanding QA methodologies, testing processes, and software quality best practices.
• Familiarity with defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Azure Dev Ops) and version control systems such as Git.
• General understanding of test framework structure, reusable test components, and basic scripting.
• Exposure to Agile or iterative development environments.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.

• Exposure to Pega testing or Pega specific automation tools (e.g., Pega Unit).
• Familiarity with test management platforms and CI tools such as Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, or Azure Dev Ops.
• Experience assisting with test automation in deployment pipelines.
• Experience supporting testing for enterprise or complex applications through academic or internship work.
• Interest in building automation skills and improving test coverage or efficiency.

Salary: $80000 - $85000 per year