Test Automation Engineer Jobs Job Sterling area,Virginia USA,IT/Tech

Test Automation Engineer

We are looking for a highly skilled Test Automation Engineer to join our technical program driving the Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) cloud platform that supports collection, management and analysis of digital engineering information in an architecture that provides seamless digital thread and enables tool interoperability, including data structures suitable for AI applications. This program delivers engineering services for Linux and Windows cloud-based infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, data center hosted servers, Cloud services as well as virtualized applications, and storage systems.

Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflows. This is a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government customer community.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts, frameworks, and tools to validate system functionality, performance, and reliability.
Create test plans, identifying automation opportunities, executing regression tests, and collaborating with engineers to analyze bugs and ensure high-quality capabilities are fielded.
Design, code, and maintain automated test scripts.
Build, configure, and maintain scalable automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber, etc.) to streamline testing processes.
Analyze requirements to define the automation scope, select appropriate test cases for automation, and create comprehensive test plans.
Run automated suites, analyze execution results, and identify, record, and track defects.
Develop and execute automated regression tests to ensure new changes do not break existing functionality.
Partner with managers and engineers to understand requirements, discuss defects, and provide status reports on quality metrics.
Configure test environments and integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Research, evaluate, and implement new testing tools and technologies to improve efficiency.
Create and update technical documentation (e.g. user guides, infrastructure diagrams) as well as prepare technical presentations for government and senior leadership
Communicate effectively in a group environment with technical and non-technical, management and customer both written and verbally
Utilize robust troubleshooting skills while applying solid engineering rigor to include configuration management and testing

Location and Hours Sterling, VA M-F with core hours of 0900 - 1500

Required Education, Experience, &

Skills:

5+ years' experience in designing and executing automated system testing plus a Bachelor's degree is required.
Must meet DOD 8570 requirements (Security+ CE Certification at minimum)
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 verses 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

Preferred Education, Experience, &

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…