Automation Test Engineer

Two Six Technologies; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Two Six Technologies is seeking an experienced Automation Tester in Chantilly, Virginia. In this role, you will develop and maintain automated tests while collaborating with development teams to troubleshoot product defects.

The ideal candidate has 2-5 years of software testing experience, strong proficiency in automated testing frameworks, and knowledge of CI/CD integration. Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, retirement options, and professional development support.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of professional software testing experience.
• Strong proficiency in automated testing frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline integration for automated tests.

Responsibilities

• Perform software product testing and investigate possible causes of problems.
• Develop functional, regression, and performance tests in automated environments.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of testing new features.

Skills

Automated testing frameworks

REST API testing

Cypress

Git version control

Agile methodologies

Debugging skills

Tools

CI/CD integration

Postman

Docker

Job description

Overview

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.

Two Six Technologies is building our team and looking for an experienced Automation Tester to support a new opportunity. This role will be primarily responsible for developing and maintaining automated end‑to‑end, integration, and performance tests.

Responsibilities

• Performs software product testing and investigates possible causes of problems
• Performs manual testing as a 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

Requirements

• 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

• 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 with Polygraph

Benefits

Two Six Technologies offers competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. Our benefits portfolio includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; retirement benefits; paid leave; tuition assistance; professional development; and more.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and 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 affirmative action policy and the EEO poster.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of our employment process, please send an email to [e-mail]. Information provided will be kept confidential and used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Additionally, please be advised that this business uses E‑Verify in its hiring practices.