QA Automation Test Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain both manual and automated test cases for web applications, APIs, and integrated systems.

• Create and uphold test strategies, test plans, and testing methodologies that align with the necessary levels of automation.

• Record comprehensive testing feedback, acceptance criteria, issues, and ticketing-system procedures.

• Construct and sustain reusable automated test scripts, utilities, and testing components.

• Design, implement, and support scalable test automation frameworks.

• Conduct functional, regression, smoke, integration, end-to-end, and user story validation testing.

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Testers throughout backlog refinement and sprint planning.

• Assist the team’s Definition of Done through ensuring test coverage, execution, and quality validation.

• Integrate automated testing within Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

• Develop and execute load, performance, and scalability tests.

• Analyze test results, identify defects and risks, measure test coverage, and suggest enhancements for software quality and release readiness.

⛳️ Requirements

• Public Trust Eligibility Required.

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA or BS) or an equivalent combination of education and 4 additional years of relevant experience.

• Over 5 years of experience utilizing automation tools for testing systems and applications, along with writing and executing test scripts.

• More than 3 years of experience with automation testing tools; Playwright preferred, including tools such as GitHub Issues/GitLab Issues, Selenium, Cypress, SonarQube, NeoLoad, and/or Postman.

• Experience in developing automation and performance testing strategies and frameworks from the ground up.

• Proven experience in creating reusable test automation solutions and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

• Familiarity with conducting functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end testing.

• Experience in performing manual accessibility testing using screen readers and other accessibility tools.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience in collaborating and working across functional teams.

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability Determination.

• Sponsorship is not available.

• Preferred: experience with Azure/.NET, federal government contracting, or DHS Trusted Tester Certification.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).

• Retirement Plan (401k).

• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D).

• Paid Time Off.

• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity).

• Short Term & Long-Term Disability.

• Training & Development.

• Remote work arrangement.

• Occasional travel under 10%, communicated in advance whenever possible.