Automated Test Engineer

Steampunk; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk in McLean, VA, is seeking an Automated Test Engineer to advance our DevSecOps QA practice in an AI-enabled software environment. You will design and implement test automation for Salesforce, API, and UI layers, while supporting manual testing and cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes building an automation framework, using Selenium, Cucumber JVM, TestNG, JMeter, and RestAssured within a Salesforce context; you will work in an Agile setting, contribute to CI/CD pipelines

Qualifications

• Experience with QA and test automation in Agile/DevSecOps
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance
• Tests across data systems and applications including Salesforce
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Java

Responsibilities

• Understand stakeholder needs and convey requirements to developers
• Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, and QA reports
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for Salesforce using Selenium and Cucumber
• Design, develop, and maintain automation framework across Salesforce apps
• Perform API testing with RestAssured and TestNG
• Support manual testing and exploratory testing as needed
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines with Harness and GitLab
• Mentor junior team members and share knowledge

Skills

Git SCM experience

Programming languages

API testing

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 5+ years

Master's degree + 3+ years

Associate's degree + 7+ years

No degree + 9+ years

Tools

Selenium

Cucumber JVM

TestNG

JMeter

RestAssured

GitLab / GitHub / Bitbucket

VS Code

Harness

Job description

Overview

As an Automated Test Engineer, you will work with our growing DevSecOps practice delivering quality assurance services to support application and data systems development in an AI-enabled software development environment. We are looking for candidates with experience with quality assurance and test automation practices in an Agile/DevSecOps work environment, with the ability to support manual testing as needed.

Contributions

• Understand the needs of stakeholders and convey requirements to developers
• Meet with product design teams to determine testing parameters
• Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, and final QA reports for products
• Take ownership of an automation framework around several Salesforce applications in a shared Org
• Create and manage automated test cases within Salesforce utilizing Selenium
• Manage test data architecture definition and requests
• Troubleshoot errors and streamline test procedures
• Test and examine code written by others and analyze results, including:
• Data validation testing
• Functional testing
• Performance and load testing
• Usability testing
• Accessibility (508) testing
• Establish automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Cucumber JVM, TestNG, and Selenium
• Develop and execute API tests using TestNG and related tooling
• Perform performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter
• Provide manual testing support for functional validation, exploratory testing, and edge case scenarios, as needed
• Provide validation testing of different systems and data sets
• Develop automated testing scripts considering parallelization and idempotency
• Automate and improve development, testing, and release processes
• Ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Work with software developers and engineers to ensure development follows established processes and works as intended
• Experience debugging test failures and identifying root cause
• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
• Utilize tools such as Jira or Rally for story tracking
• Work within CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Harness and GitLab
• Develop and maintain test code using Java and modern IDEs such as VS Code
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Present regular status updates and provide cross-training to other team members
• Act as an individual contributor and mentor junior team members

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience; OR
  • Master's degree and 3+ years of experience; OR
  • Associate's degree and 7+ years of experience; OR
  • No degree and 9+ years of experience
• 3+ years of experience with Git SCM providers such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket
• 3+ years of experience implementing test automation using tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, specifically usage within a traditional Salesforce application
• 3+ years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts in Java
• Experience with API testing using frameworks such as RestAssured
• Ability to perform both automated and manual testing across the software development lifecycle
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills

Preferred:

• Experience with performance and load testing (e.g., JMeter)
• Experience with testing Salesforce utilizing Selenium
• Experience with accessibility (Section 508) testing tools such as ANDI or Axe
• Experience working with Jira or Rally for test and requirements management
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Harness
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $130,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.