Senior Automation Test Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Create and sustain test plans, strategies, suites, artifacts, and cases for both manual and automated testing.

• Establish testing scope, objectives, entry and exit criteria, along with risk-based methodologies for releases and sprints.

• Estimate testing effort for sprint planning, release timelines, and resource allocation.

• Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects utilizing JIRA and Confluence.

• Enhance test documentation, templates, and standards.

• Conduct manual and automated functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for web and mobile applications.

• Execute API, performance, and load testing.

• Perform security-focused testing in accordance with DISA STIGs, RMF requirements, and DoD application security standards.

• Leverage AWS knowledge to influence cloud-native test strategies and assess AWS-hosted application behavior.

• Engage in Agile ceremonies, including planning, refinement, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners to clarify acceptance criteria and identify testable requirements.

• Provide testing insights during requirements analysis and design reviews.

• Communicate quality risks, testing status, technical findings, and release readiness.

• Identify, document, track, and confirm defects until closure.

• Utilize JIRA to prioritize, assign, and monitor defects.

• Generate reports, summaries, and metrics dashboards for program leadership and Government stakeholders.

• Analyze defect trends and test metrics to identify quality risks and suggest enhancements.

• Assist in release readiness decisions by communicating defect severity, impact, mitigation status, and residual risk.

⛳️ Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.

• Active Secret clearance is required.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field is preferred; equivalent education, certifications, and directly relevant experience may be considered.

• 8140 IAT Level II Certification (Option for post-placement compliance).

• Over 8 years of professional software testing experience.

• More than 5 years of automated scripting experience utilizing Java and Selenium.

• Proficient understanding of automation frameworks such as BDD or TestNG and reporting tools like Cucumber.

• Familiarity with Jenkins and AWS environments.

• At least 2 years of experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter.

• Minimum of 2 years of REST API testing experience using tools such as POSTMAN.

• Knowledge of SQL for validating database objects.

• A minimum of 2 years on an Agile software development team.

• Preferred: ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level (CTFL).

• Preferred: direct experience in supporting DoD enterprise mission applications.

• Preferred: experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or equivalent.

• Preferred: background in security testing practices, including OWASP methodologies and vulnerability validation.

• Preferred: experience with BDD frameworks like Cucumber or SpecFlow.

• Preferred: familiarity with test management platforms such as Zephyr or TestRail.

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods and perform computer-based work using standard office equipment.

• Requires frequent verbal communication, active listening, and visual acuity.

• Must adhere to site-specific safety, security, and dress standards.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote position.

• Occasional travel to client sites, at least once per quarter.

• Professional work that supports mission-focused enterprise modernization and national defense readiness.

• Equal employment opportunity in an inclusive, non-discriminatory work environment.