Senior QA Automation Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and implement automated tests utilizing contemporary automation frameworks for cloud-native (EKS/AWS GovCloud) and air-gapped/federal environments.

• Incorporate test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/Jenkins) to confirm builds prior to deployment across staging and production settings.

• Conduct comprehensive end-to-end testing across frontend UI and backend services, including CLI, logs, and containerized microservices, in both Linux and Windows environments.

• Assess compliance and security baselines against Federal compliance standards such as FedRAMP and NIST guidelines.

• Carry out regression testing and smoke tests to ensure ongoing deployment stability during sprint releases.

• Maintain thorough test documentation, including test plans, test cases, automated runs, and defect reports in Jira/Allure.

• Contribute to the protection of critical infrastructure within US Government and public sector agency environments.

⛳️ Requirements

• US Citizenship Required (due to US Federal and GovCloud compliance requirements).

• Remote work within the United States; EST time zone preferred.

• At least 10 years of experience in QA and software automation development.

• Strong proficiency in Python for automation script development — Must.

• Proven experience in API testing (both manual and automated) — Must.

• Hands-on experience with manual and automated UI testing — Must.

• Practical experience using AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or AI-driven testing frameworks) to enhance test case generation, automate script creation, and optimize QA workflows — Must.

• Extensive experience in Linux environments (RHEL, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux) and command-line diagnostics (CLI, logs, system metrics) — Must.

• Solid experience with version control systems (Git / GitLab).

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline integration (GitLab CI, Jenkins) and automated test reporting tools (Allure or similar).

• Web Application testing using Playwright and backend tools.

• Experience testing applications deployed on Kubernetes / EKS or in containerized environments (Docker) preferred.

• Familiarity with AWS / AWS GovCloud services and architecture preferred.

• Experience with database query execution and SQL preferred.

• Understanding of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or DoD compliance and security frameworks preferred.

• Experience testing virtual machines, air-gapped infrastructure, or collector/edge devices preferred.

• Excellent teamwork skills, adaptability, and the capability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Minimal travel (<10%).

• Remote work within the United States.

• Special accommodations available upon request in all selection phases.