Senior Test Automation Engineer

Test Automation Engineer

Location:

Chantilly, VA 20151

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with CI Poly (FS Poly may satisfy where accepted by the customer)

Certifications:

Required;
Security+ CE at minimum where applicable, or other certification aligned to the assigned DoD 8140 work role

The Test Automation Engineer will lead automated testing for complex enterprise, cloud, and hybrid capabilities supporting a secure government environment. The role is responsible for designing scalable automation frameworks, integrating testing into CI/CD workflows, analyzing results, and ensuring system quality through disciplined functional, regression, integration, performance, and load testing.

• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test solutions for complex cloud, infrastructure, and enterprise application environments.
• Build and enhance reusable automation frameworks supporting functional, regression, integration, performance, and load testing.
• Develop automated test scripts using tools and languages such as Selenium, Cucumber, Bash, Power Shell, Ansible, and Groovy/Jenkins.
• Analyze automated test results, isolate defects, identify root causes, and partner with engineering teams to drive resolution.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and establish repeatable quality gates for iterative releases.
• Develop test plans, test cases, traceability, test evidence, and technical documentation suitable for secure government environments.
• Decompose testing work into Agile/Jira stories and participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Apply security requirements and engineering rigor throughout the testing lifecycle.

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor's degree (STEM degree not required for Test Engineer positions).
• Current DoD 8140 qualification/certification appropriate to the assigned DCWF work role and proficiency level. Acceptable examples for this position may include:
  CompTIA Security+ CE, CompTIA CySA+, CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+), ISC2 SSCP, ISC2 CISSP. Final acceptability is subject to the current DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix and prime contractor/customer work-role requirements.
• Current and active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph. Mandatory at time of submission.
• Demonstrated expertise as a Test Automation Engineer delivering similar scope projects.
• Experience developing scripts using selenium, cucumber, bash, Power Shell, Ansible, and groovy (Jenkins).
• Expertise with Test Automation Frameworks:
  Linear Frameworks, Modular Frameworks, Data Driven Frameworks, Behavior Driven Frameworks (Would be a bonus for future AI development).
• An understanding of Load Testing versus Functional Testing with a demonstrated ability to analyze test results.
• Understanding of all security related requirements in secure environments.
• Familiar with Agile Methodologies and ability to accurately decompose tasks for Jira stories.
• Expert troubleshooting and solutioning skills.
• Strong technical documentation skills.

• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Experience with other Cloud environments (Azure, Google, Oracle, IBM).
• Experience with IBM Enterprise Lifecycle Management, Team Work Cloud/Cameo experience, Microsoft Project and/or Tableau.
• Familiarity with reviewing and responding to system alerts from visualization applications such as Grafana.
• Understanding of working in Service Now Assist with leading and overseeing a total system perspective including technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of cloud and hybrid services, infrastructure and security domains.

• Test strategy and automation architecture
• Quality engineering and analytical problem solving
• CI/CD test integration
• Secure-environment testing
• Technical documentation and cross-functional collaboration

Work is performed in support of a secure U.S. Government program and may require on-site access to controlled facilities, customer systems, and classified environments. The successful candidate must maintain all required clearance, access, cybersecurity certification, and program eligibility requirements throughout the assignment.