812224 Test Engineer $225,000.00

B4Corp; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Seven weeks PTO

401k match

Job summary

B4Corp in Bethesda, MD seeks a Test Engineer to provide hands-on testing and automation for mission-critical systems. You will develop scripts, evaluate results, and contribute to the CI/CD pipeline while expanding capabilities in test data, performance testing with JMeter, and cloud-based environments.

The role requires strong development background, experience with Python, Selenium, and Katalon Studio, and collaboration in SAFe Agile DevOps settings.

Qualifications

• Experience across multiple levels from 0-2 up to 16+ years as described in the job posting.
• Strong scripting (Python) for automation tasks.
• Experience in test data/script development and performance testing practices.
• Direct experience with creating, executing and documenting test cases in agile cadence.
• Experience with AWS cloud platforms and DevOps tools.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Agile software development to support testing and functionality per user stories.
• Develop test validation scripts and automated test cases for GUI/COTS apps (e.g., Selenium, Katalon).
• Leverage DevOps practices to ensure repeatability and configuration management of test assets.
• Create end-to-end test narratives and generate test data for various scenarios.
• Support performance testing using tools like JMeter and test in cloud environments.

Skills

Test automation

Python scripting

DevOps

SAFe Agile

Excellent communication

Education

MS degree

Tools

Selenium

Katalon Studio

JMeter

JIRA/Confluence

AWS

Job description

Labor Category: Test Engineer
Position Title: Test Engineer
Position Level: Level 1 – Subject Matter Expert
Salary: Up to $225,000.00 per year
Core Hours: 9am to 4pm
Location: Bethesda MD

Description

We have a need for a skilled Test Engineer to provide hands‑on test and test automation support to mission critical systems. As a Test Engineer on this program, you will have the opportunity to perform software development to implement scripts, evaluate test results, and feedback loops in a Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery Pipeline. Flexible cross‑training to also provide systems engineering, software development, training, and security is also desired. If you have a solid foundation in software development, a strong interest in quality assurance, and a desire to grow your skills in automation.

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
• 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 test validation scripts using program designated languages (ex: Python)
• 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 the continuously improved
• Develop and document end‑to‑end functionality test case narratives using task management system (JIRA/Confluence)
• Generate test data and identify use/corner cases required to meet User Story/Customer needs
• Support performance testing/evaluation activities using tools such as Jmeter
• Perform job duties within Commercial cloud development environments

Details

Labor Category: Test Engineer
Position Title: Test Engineer
Position Level: Level 1 – Subject Matter Expert
Salary: Up to $225,000.00 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)
• Ability to test both back-end applications processes in addition to front end
• Significant experience with scripting languages (ex: Python) to automate tasks
• Significant experience in test data/script development
• Knowledge of or direct experience with software performance testing practices
• Direct experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence
• Significant experience working/testing within Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex: AWS) and DevOps tools
• Demonstrated ability to work within collaborative environment to execute test cases complimentary to development efforts
• Significant experience working in a SAFe Agile and DevOps development environment and tempo
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Candidate must have MS degree with 15-20 years of prior relevant experience or Doc 13+ years of prior relevant experience
• Will consider experience in lieu of a degree

Optional Requirements

• Experience with administration of MS Windows Server or Linux environments (Lab or Personal development space)
• Experience reviewing output of CI jobs and capable of tracking test failures back to code changes that resulted in bugs
• Capable of review 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)

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].