812209 Test Engineer $205,000.00

B4Corp; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 185,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

B4Corp is seeking a Test Engineer in Bethesda, MD to design, develop, and execute automated tests within a commercial cloud CI/CD environment. A TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required, with core hours 9am–4pm and salary up to $205,000 per year.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and drive automation using Selenium, Katalon Studio, Jenkins, and AWS in an SAFe DevOps setting. Strong programming skills in Java or Python are essential.

Qualifications

• Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph required.
• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance with focus on automation testing.
• Experience creating, executing and documenting test cases in an Agile cadence.
• Ability to design and implement robust automation frameworks using Selenium or Katalon Studio.
• Strong programming skills in Java or Python for test scripts.
• Significant experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub) and integration with automated tests.
• Experience with software performance testing in cloud environments.
• Experience in Commercial Cloud Platforms (AWS) and DevOps practices in SAFe environments.
• Education/experience combination: BS + 12–15 years or MS + 10–14 years; degree may be substituted with experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests in a CI/CD pipeline.
• Mentor junior and mid-level test engineers and conduct code reviews.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies and support user story acceptance criteria.
• Develop test approaches emphasizing automation for regression testing.
• Create end-to-end test case narratives and support performance testing with JMeter.
• Collaborate across Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Developers to ensure test coverage.

Skills

Automation testing

Java

Python

Selenium

Katalon Studio

CI/CD

AWS

DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub

Education

BS degree with 12-15 years of experience

Master’s 10-14 years of experience

Tools

Selenium

Katalon Studio

Jenkins

GitHub

AWS

Job description

Labor Category: Test Engineer
Position Title: Test Engineer
Position Level: Level 2 – Expert
Salary: Up to $205,000.00 per year
Core Hours: 9am to 4pm
Location: Bethesda MD

Description

Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph.

As a Test Engineer on this program, you will have the opportunity to design, develop, and execute automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of software applications and services in a Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery Pipeline within a commercial cloud environment. You will play a crucial role in the software development lifecycle, aiming to streamline testing processes, reduce defects, and accelerate software releases.

Primary Responsibilities

• Guide and mentor junior and mid-level test engineers, sharing best practices, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• 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

Details

Labor Category: Test Engineer
Position Title: Test Engineer
Position Level: Level 2 – Expert
Salary: Up to $205,000.00 per year
Core Hours: 9am to 4pm
Location: Bethesda MD

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)

Significant experience in software quality assurance with a significant focus on automation testing.

• Significant experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence
• General understanding and 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.
• Significant experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub) and their integration with automated tests.
• Direct experience with software performance testing practices
• Significant 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 and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s 10-14 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

• Experience reviewing output of CI/CD jobs and capable of tracking test failures back to code changes that resulted in bugs
• Capable of reviewing code check‑ins to understand the impact of code changes on system functionality and potential applications bugs.
• Direct experience with AWS environments

B4CORP 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)