Automated Test Engineer

Usertech/Canterbury; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Paid Healthcare

31 Days PTO

10% 401k contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Usertech/Canterbury is looking for an Automated Test Engineer in Columbia, Maryland. This critical position involves testing and validating HPC systems per test plans, ensuring system requirements are met. A key role within the software development team, the successful candidate will engage in executing automated test plans and working with innovative systems.

The ideal candidate should have eight years of experience, a relevant bachelor's degree, and the ability to automate testing procedures effectively. Strong scripting skills and familiarity with various testing tools are a must.

Benefits include 100% paid healthcare, 31 days of PTO, and 10% 401k contributions.

Qualifications

• Eight years’ experience as a Test Engineer.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD and automation tools.
• Ability to generate comprehensive test reports.

Responsibilities

• Execute and maintain automated test plans for HPC systems.
• Develop scripts for testing procedures.
• Validate system requirements through testing.

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash / Python scripting

Test tools (Postman, Selenium, etc.)

Test plans and strategies

Automated testing

CI/CD strategies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Engineering Management

Tools

Git

Ansible

Job description

Description

We are seeking Automated Test Engineers who wish to accelerate their skills and focus on tackling the most difficult challenges of the US Government in one of the most exciting areas of the mission available. GIGATEC offers the best salaries and benefits packages available, where you are at the center of our motivation.

Some of our Perks and Benefits

• 100% Paid Healthcare
• 31 Days PTO
• 10% 401k in every paycheck
• 100% Fully Vested

Do you get excited about learning new technologies, problem solving, and influencing outcomes? We know that cybersecurity and its technologies evolve at a rapid pace. The defense community needs an engineering partner who can not only keep up, but bring the technical expertise and passion necessary to solve the new hardest problems — and do it well. GIGATEC's highly engaged, agile team does just that, with innovative solutions for every mission‑critical challenge.

If your answer is an enthusiastic "yes" then please keep reading!

Our team is passionate about defending national security and mastering new tech, so we give our engineers exactly what they need to do both: unlimited upskilling, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, and 100% paid healthcare, plus flexible benefits.

NOTE

Our positions require a Top Secret clearance, as well as the favorable completion of a polygraph. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Automated Test Engineer is a crucial member of the software development team responsible for testing and validating HPC systems in accordance with test plans to ensure that system requirements are met. They will execute and maintain automated test plans and suites for complex and diverse software systems. You will get to unleash your technical prowess as you embark on this thrilling journey of innovation and quality assurance for HPC systems test and evaluation!

You will work with cutting‑edge systems which might include (but are likely not limited to) processing‑intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real‑time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. All are critical to the success of the customer and the overall mission at large.

Required Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Developing scripts using Bash / Python
• Test tools such as Postman, Selenium, GIT, Junit, Cypress, Parasoft Selenic, Katalon, mabi, TestIM, Functionize, Perfecto, TestCraft, Squish, AutonomIQ
• Hands‑on experience with creating test plans and strategies for unit, integration, validation, and performance testing
• Ability to automate testing procedures and generate test reports
• Experience with CI/CD strategies and Git Source Control system

Desired Skills

• Experience with IaC principles and automation tools including Ansible
• Experience with Git Source Control System

Qualifications

• Eight (8) years’ experience as a Test Engineer
• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Engineering Management