Test Engineer

Position Details

Labor Category:
Test Engineer

Position Title:

Tester
Position Level: Level 1 – Subject Matter Expert
Salary:
Up to $ per year
Core

Hours:

9am to 4pm

Location:

Bethesda MD

Position requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph.

This role provides technical expertise with developing and executing automated testing scripts as part of a tailored SAFe Agile Dev Sec Ops  pipeline.

• Implement scripts
• Evaluate test results
• Implement a feedback loop in a Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery Pipeline.
• Flexible cross‑training to also provide systems engineering, software development, training, security, and testing is also desired.

• Developmental (0-2 years’ experience)
• Full Performance (3-5 years’ experience)
• Senior (6-10 years’ experience)
• Expert (11-15 years’ experience)
• SME (16+ years’ experience)

• Architect automated testing solutions:
  Define, implement, and maintain the overall test automation framework and strategy, ensuring it aligns with business goals and scales to meet evolving needs.
• Drive test automation best practices:
  Establish and enforce standards, coding guidelines, and best practices for test automation across the organization.
• Guide and mentor junior and mid‑level test engineers, sharing best practices, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Participate in program Agile software development initiatives (stand‑up, planning, increment planning) to support innovation and enhancement of custom applications through iteration/functionality testing within a commercial cloud environment.
• Participate and collaborate with team members to assess StoryPoint/complexity efforts (using best practices) to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria.
• Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Software Developers) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets.
• Develop automated test cases using knowledge of custom Applications through designated GUI/COTS products (ex: Selenium and Katalon Studio).
• Leverage Dev Ops practices to ensure repeatability and Configuration Management of test cases/scripts are maintained and continuously improved.
• Develop and document end‑to‑end functionality test case narratives using task management system (JIRA/Confluence) and support performance testing/evaluation activities using tools such as Jmeter.

• Extensive experience in software quality assurance with a significant focus on automation testing.
• Extensive experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence.
• Deep understanding and hands‑on experience in designing and implementing robust automation frameworks using tools like Selenium or Katalon Studio.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java or Python enabling the ability to write efficient and scalable test scripts.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git Hub) and their integration with automated tests.
• Direct experience with software performance testing practices.
• Extensive experience working/testing within Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex: AWS) and Dev Ops tools, and working in a SAFe Agile and Dev Ops development environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work within collaborative environment to execute test cases complimentary to development efforts.
• Master’s 15+ years of prior relevant experience. Will consider experience in lieu of a degree.

• Hands‑on experience with Katalon Studio and Katalon Runtime Engine.
• Proven experience leading software verification initiatives and mentoring junior or mid‑level engineers.
• Experience reviewing output of CI/CD jobs and capable of tracking test failures back to code changes that resulted in bugs.
• Capable of reviewing code check‑ins to understand the impact of code changes on system functionality and potential application bugs.
• Direct experience with AWS environments.

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