Automation Engineer

Trusted Concepts, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 112,945 - 169,417; Full time

Job summary

Two Six Technologies in Herndon, VA, is seeking a software test engineer to advance automated and manual testing across REST APIs and microservices, collaborating with development teams to ensure quality.

The role requires 2–5 years of experience, strong testing frameworks, CI/CD integration, and a TS/SCI security clearance. You will design, execute, and maintain test suites and report defects clearly.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional software testing experience.
• Strong proficiency in automated testing frameworks and methodologies.
• Proven experience designing and implementing integration test suites.
• Experience with REST API testing and validation.
• Proficiency with Cypress or similar end‑to‑end testing frameworks.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline integration for automated tests.
• Knowledge of test design patterns and best practices.
• Experience with Git version control and collaborative workflows.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Excellent written communication for test documentation and defect reporting.
• Experience working collaboratively with development teams.

Responsibilities

• Performs software product testing and investigates possible causes of problems
• Performs manual testing as stop‑gap for automated testing
• Develops functional, end‑to‑end, regression, and performance tests in automated test environments
• Detects and writes software bug reports and feature requests
• Understands, reproduces, troubleshoots product defects and works with developers to determine the best resolution
• Assists in the planning and implementation of testing new features

Skills

Automated testing

REST API testing

Cypress

CI/CD integration

Bug investigation

Agile methodologies

Git

Test design patterns

Collaborative teamwork

Analytical thinking

Test documentation

Debugging skills

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

Selenium

Jest

Mocha

Postman

RestAssured

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Responsibilities

• Performs software product testing and investigates possible causes of problems
• Performs manual testing as stop‑gap for automated testing
• Develops functional, end‑to‑end, regression, and performance tests in automated test environments
• Detects and writes software bug reports and feature requests
• Understands, reproduces, troubleshoots product defects and works with developers to determine the best resolution
• Assists in the planning and implementation of testing new features

What You Will Need

• 2‒5 years of professional software testing experience
• Strong proficiency in automated testing frameworks and methodologies
• Proven experience designing and implementing integration test suites
• Experience with REST API testing and validation
• Proficiency with Cypress or similar end‑to‑end testing frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline integration for automated tests
• Knowledge of test design patterns and best practices
• Experience with Git version control and collaborative workflows
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Strong analytical and debugging skills
• Excellent written communication for test documentation and defect reporting
• Experience working collaboratively with development teams

Nice To Haves

• Strong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience testing microservice architectures
• Familiarity with additional testing frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Jest, Mocha)
• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, REST, Assured, Supertest)
• Knowledge of performance and load testing tools (k6, JMeter, Gatling)
• Experience with contract testing (Pact or similar)
• Familiarity with testing in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with test data management and mocking strategies
• Knowledge of accessibility testing (WCAG compliance, axe‑core)
• Experience with visual regression tools
• Familiarity with backend technologies (go, Node.js, Python)
• Understanding of security testing principles
• Experience with test reporting and metrics dashboards
• Knowledge of behavior‑driven development (BDD) frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow)
• Experience mentoring junior test engineers
• Familiarity with cloud test platforms (AWS/C2S)

Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI required. Active TS/SCI w. Polygraph preferred.

Salary Range

$112,945 ‒ $169,417 USD (annualized)

EEO Statement

Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information review the Two Six Technologies Equal Employment Opportunity and Afformative Action Policy and the EEO Poster.