Automated Test Engineer

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

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Automated Test Engineer, where you'll be at the forefront of quality assurance in mission-critical projects. This role involves implementing test automation, collaborating with diverse teams, and ensuring systems are secure against cybersecurity threats. You will engage in hands-on testing, develop automated scripts, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement within a dynamic DevSecOps environment. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow your career and be part of a dedicated team focused on excellence.

Benefits

Employee Ownership

Professional Development Opportunities

Health Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off

Performance Bonuses

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevSecOps within Agile environments.
• Strong knowledge of test automation tools and cloud computing.

Responsibilities

• Implement automation for increased efficiency in testing processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define testing parameters and document results.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Test Automation

Performance Testing

Data Validation Testing

Functional Testing

Security Clearance

Collaboration Skills

Communication Skills

Education

BS Degree in IT Field

BS Degree in Non-IT Field with IT Experience

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Selenium

Appium

Soap UI

RestAssured

Postman

Job description

Overview

Are you inquisitive? Thorough? Diplomatic? Ever worked as part of a program that is Agile? Are you interested in being an agent of change on a team committed to achieving client-focused, mission-driven excellence?

Steampunk is looking for you to join our team as a Automated Test Engineer. You'll implement automation for increased efficiency and provide hands-on testing and QA expertise in mission-critical work across our client base.

Contributions

As a Automated Test Engineer, you will work with our growing DevSecOps practice delivering quality assurance services to support application, cloud, and data systems development. Responsibilities include:

• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
• Meeting with the product design team to determine testing parameters
• Writing test plans, creating test cases, test procedures, bug reports, and final QA reports for products
• Managing test data architecture definition and requests
• Troubleshooting errors and streamlining the test procedures
• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results, including three or more of the following:
  • Data validation testing
  • Functional testing
  • Performance and load testing
  • Usability testing
  • Accessibility (508) testing
• Establishing automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation
• Providing validation testing of different system and data sets for cloud migrations
• Developing automated testing scripts considering parallelization and idempotency
• Automating and improving development, testing, deployment, and release processes
• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Documenting the as-is state of the environment, performing a gap analysis, and producing artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Leveraging virtualization and containerization to optimize testing software systems
• Working with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
• Engineering and implementing solutions and providing recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Presenting regular status updates and providing cross-training to other DevSecOps team members
• Acting as an individual contributor and mentoring more junior team members

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
• 5 years of experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• 5 years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages
• 5 years of application DevSecOps experience with actual/active development experience in an Agile environment
• Experience utilizing Docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes
• 5 years of experience implementing test automation, using tools such as Selenium, Appium, Soap UI, RestAssured, Postman
• Experience integrating test automation including performance, security, and functional tests into CI/CD Pipelines
• Experience with performance and load testing
• Experience in one or more cloud computing environments (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Preferred:

• Certifications:
  • CAST (Certified Associate in Software Testing)
  • International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certification
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Experience with documenting the as-is state of the environment, performing a gap analysis, and producing artifacts that articulate options and recommendations

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.

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. As an employee-owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit 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.