Automation Test Engineer

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

PTO

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is seeking an Automation Engineer for 100% on-site work in Washington, DC, focused on designing, implementing, and executing automated tests to ensure reliability, accuracy, and performance of applications.

The role collaborates with developers, business analysts, and product teams to deliver high-quality software and client satisfaction. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of Python experience and strong QA discipline, with opportunities to contribute to process

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python with clean, maintainable code.
• 2+ years of Python experience.
• Advanced Python and software engineering fundamentals.
• Familiar with Python testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts in Python.
• Collaborate with developers and analysts to ensure test coverage.
• Execute automated and manual test scenarios for system functionality.
• Investigate defects and support root-cause analysis.
• Analyze results and report actionable findings to stakeholders.
• Improve QA processes and tooling and document standards.

Skills

Python

Python Frameworks

Software Engineering

Test Automation

Job description

Overview

MUST BE A US CITIZEN

TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED

100% ONSITE - WASHINGTON, DC

NO THIRD PARTY VENDORS

Salary range is dependent upon the candidate's skills, experience, education and certifications.

Soft Tech offers competitive BENEFITS in the areas of: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, PTO, and Paid Holidays

Soft Tech Consulting is looking for an experienced Automation Engineer who will support the quality assurance of development teams by designing, implementing, and executing automated tests to ensure the reliability, accuracy, and performance of application functionality. The chosen individual will become a part of a technically strong and collaborative team environment, and will be instrumental to the successful completion of the project, as well as key to facilitating client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Python‑based frameworks.
• Collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, and product teams to clarify requirements and ensure complete, traceable test coverage.
• Execute automated and manual test scenarios to validate system functionality, integration, and regression behavior.
• Investigate, document, and track defects; support root‑cause analysis and remediation activities.
• Analyze test results and produce clear, actionable reports for stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, standards, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, with the ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• 2+ years of experience writing in Python
• Experience with Python (Programming Language) (Advanced)
• Software Engineering (Advanced)
• Python Frameworks (Advanced)