Automation Test Engineer — CI/CD & Selenium Expert

Frequentis; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance

Short/Long-Term Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Generous holidays

Job summary

Frequentis USA Inc. is seeking an experienced Automation Test Engineer to join our team in Maryland. You will design, develop, and implement end-to-end automation regression test suites and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid feedback during releases.

You will manage automation dashboards and reports, troubleshoot failures, and document defects. The role requires strong communication skills and a solid background in QA methodologies within safety-critical environments.

Qualifications

• BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience (at least 3 years) with IT and telecommunications hardware and software
• At least 5 years automation test-related work experience
• Experience in JavaScript and designing automation test code
• Hands on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, or similar
• Familiar with CI/CD pipeline (GitLab, Jenkins…)
• Understanding of containerization, virtualization such as Kubernetes
• Experience with bug-tracking systems (e.g., JIRA) and Test Management Systems (e.g., JAMA)
• Strong written and communication skills - ability to communicate progress/problems, test design with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work concurrently on multiple tasks and projects,
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Strong understanding in QA methodology, Agile/Scrum software development processes and project life cycles

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with manual testers, dev ops engineers and integration lead to identify automation candidates from each software drop
• Design, develop and implement automation regression test suites that validate features end to end
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for quick feedback in the release cycles
• Manage and produce clear automation dashboards, test reports and metrics for the assigned Test program(s), including # of scripts executed, pass/fail reports
• Troubleshoot valid test failures, automation false negatives to continuously improve the automation stability and coverage
• Fully document any defects/unexpected anomalies identified during automation testing
• Identify and propose areas of improvement throughout the Release process

Skills

Automation testing

JavaScript

CI/CD

Selenium

QA methodology

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BS in Information Technology or Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

JAMA

JIRA

Test Management Systems

Job description

Frequentis USA Inc. is seeking an experienced Automation Test Engineer to join our team in Maryland. You will design, develop, and implement end-to-end automation regression test suites and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid feedback during releases.

You will manage automation dashboards and reports, troubleshoot failures, and document defects. The role requires strong communication skills and a solid background in QA methodologies within safety-critical environments.