811671 Test Engineer $100,000.00

B4Corp; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding Salaries

Full Vanguard 401k Plan

Flexible work schedule

Seven weeks of leave annually

Referral bonus

Job summary

A defense contracting company located in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Test Engineer to provide technical expertise in automated testing. The role requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph and emphasizes collaboration within an Agile environment. Primary responsibilities include developing test cases, integrating testing with CI/CD tools, and ensuring the quality of software products. The ideal candidate has 4-8 years of relevant experience and is proficient in Java, Python, and automation tools like Selenium or Katalon Studio.

Qualifications

• Experience in software quality assurance with a focus on automation testing.
• Strong programming skills, enabling efficient and scalable test scripts.
• Experience with software performance testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Agile software development initiatives.
• Collaborate with team members to assess complexity efforts.
• Develop automated test cases using knowledge of custom applications.

Skills

Automation testing

Java

Python

Selenium

Katalon Studio

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

AWS

Education

BS degree in a relevant field

Master’s degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Jmeter

Job description

Job Details

Labor Category: Test Engineer

Position Title: Tester

Position Level: Level 4 – Full Performance

Salary: Up to $100,000.00 per year

Core Hours: 9am to 4pm

Location: Bethesda MD

Job Description

Position requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph. This role provides technical expertise with developing and executing automated testing scripts as part of a tailored SAFe Agile DevSecOps pipeline. This role performs software development to implement scripts, evaluate test results, and implement a feedback loop in a Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery Pipeline. Flexible cross‑training to also provide systems engineering, software development, training, security, and testing is also desired.

This role is responsible for technical planning, verification and validation, and fielding. Duties include performing integration, system testing, and quality assurance. This role also requires generating test data in multiple environments.

Security Clearance

Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with Polygraph required.

Mandatory Requirements

• Developmental (0-2 years’ experience)
• Full Performance (3-5 years’ experience)
• Senior (6-10 years’ experience)
• Expert (11-15 years’ experience)
• SME (16+ years’ experience)

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate in program Agile software development initiatives (standup, planning, increment planning) to support innovation and enhancement of custom applications through iteration/functionality testing within a commercial cloud environment.
• Participate and collaborate with team members to assess StoryPoint/complexity efforts (using best practices) to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria.
• Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Software Developers) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets.
• Develop automated test cases using knowledge of custom Applications through designated GUI/COTS products (ex: Selenium and Katalon Studio).
• Leverage DevOps practices to ensure repeatability and Configuration Management of test cases/scripts are maintained and continuously improved.
• Develop and document end‑to‑end functionality test case narratives using task management system (JIRA/Confluence) and support performance testing/evaluation activities using tools such as Jmeter.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in software quality assurance with a significant focus on automation testing.
• Experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence.
• Hands‑on experience in designing and implementing robust automation frameworks using tools like Selenium or Katalon Studio.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java or Python enabling the ability to write efficient and scalable test scripts.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub) and their integration with automated tests.
• Direct experience with software performance testing practices.
• Experience working/testing within Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex: AWS) and DevOps tools, and working in a SAFe Agile and DevOps development environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work within collaborative environment to execute test cases complimentary to development efforts.
• BS degree with 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s 2-6 years of prior relevant experience. Will consider experience in lieu of a degree.

Optional Requirements

• Hands‑on experience with Katalon Studio and Katalon Runtime Engine.
• Direct experience with AWS environments.

Company Information

B4Corp is a small defense contracting company that focuses on providing an optimum environment for mission‑focused, highly skilled consultants to support the United States of America’s intelligence community and other defense organizations. B4Corp provides a low overhead, highly efficient, high salary environment that allows employees to excel at meeting the client’s needs. B4Corp is looking for information technology professionals that have a high sense of personal responsibility, self‑motivation, and mission drive.

B4Corp’s dedication and care for its employees is reflected in our outstanding compensation and benefits package. B4Corp’s benefits reflect the company’s policy of putting the employees first. B4Corp’s maximum flexibility comp / makeup time policy, along with the company’s cafeteria‑style benefit plan that allows employees to maximize their Benefit Dollars, reflects B4Corp’s commitment to its employees.

Compensation

• Outstanding Salaries

Retirement

• Full Vanguard 401k Plan – Featuring a full scope of investment options – 100% employer matched contribution up to 6% of employee's salary – Ability to max out 401k savings $57k ($63.5k if over 50)
• Employees receive B4Corp phantom stock each year (2-year vesting period)

Insurance

• Medical – United Health Care (UHC) (multiple plan options)
• Dental – United Concordia (UC) Flex Plan
• Vision – Vision Service Plan Insurance Co (VSP) Signature Plans
• Mutual of Omaha short‑term disability (60% of salary up to $2,000.00/week)
• Mutual of Omaha long‑term disability (60% of salary up to $10,000.00/month)
• Mutual of Omaha life insurance ($200,000.00)

Employee Referral Bonus

• Refer a friend or a coworker and receive $3,000 per year for every year the person works for B4CORP.

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Seven weeks of leave per year (including ten federal holidays)
• Flexible work schedule with comp time (with customer approval)

Application

If you would like to complete a Detailed B4Corp Employment Application, please do so using this form: https://b4corp.com/b4corp-employment-application/.

EEO Statement

B4Corp is an EEO and e‑Verify employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin. Please take the time to review and complete these three voluntary identification forms if you choose to do so and email them to [e-mail].