Application Engineer Level II

Application Engineer Level II

Anywhere

Type:
Contract

Category:
Engineer

Industry: Government

Workplace Type:
Remote

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Date Posted: 02/05/2026

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Remote

Our client delivers enterprise computing services that support mission-critical systems with a focus on quality, automation, accessibility, and configuration management. The team operates in an Agile, collaborative federal delivery environment and values reliable, secure software delivery.

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident. Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2

• Analyze and study complex system requirements.
• Design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses, and manage implementation.
• Manage software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and accepted design techniques.
• Utilize CASE tools as applicable.
• Estimate software development costs and schedule.
• Review existing programs and assist with refinements to reduce operating time and improve techniques.
• Supervise software configuration management.
• Perform manual and automated testing across web applications and APIs.
• Develop and execute test cases and automated test scripts, and support regression testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects, and validate fixes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile delivery environment.

• 5+ years of professional IT experience.
• Manual and automated testing experience.
• Test automation with Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright.
• Programming and scripting with Java and JavaScript.
• BDD experience using Cucumber and Gherkin.
• Accessibility testing with aXe and pa11y.
• API and integration testing using Postman in AWS environments and Rest Assured.
• Version control and CI/CD experience using Git Lab.
• Experience supporting federal or large enterprise IT programs (preferred).
• Experience in Agile or Dev Sec Ops  environments (preferred).
• Strong documentation and communication skills (preferred).

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position.

All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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