Automation Test Engineer - DevSecOps & Cloud

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

Job summary

Steampunk, Inc. is seeking an Automated Test Engineer to develop and implement automated testing and QA processes for mission-critical client projects in a fast-paced environment.

You will work across the testing lifecycle, write test plans, automate tests, and ensure code quality through rigorous validation in Agile teams. Strong automation, containerization, and cloud experience are required.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non‑IT field with 2 years IT experience.
• 5+ years with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket.
• 5+ years programming or scripting experience.
• 5+ years DevSecOps in Agile environments.
• Experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes.
• 5+ years implementing test automation and CI/CD integration.
• Experience with performance, security, and functional tests.

Responsibilities

• Understand stakeholder needs and convey to developers.
• Meet with design team to determine testing parameters.
• Write test plans, test cases, tests procedures, bug and QA reports.
• Manage test data architecture and requests.
• Troubleshoot errors and streamline test procedures.
• Test and analyze code, including data, functional, performance, usability, and accessibility tests.
• Establish automated testing tools and infrastructure.
• Validate tests across cloud migrations and data sets.
• Develop automated scripts with parallelization and idempotency.
• Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Ensure systems are secure against cybersecurity threats.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure processes are followed.
• Document as‑is environment, perform gap analysis, and produce options.
• Leverage virtualization and containerization for testing systems.
• Contribute to DevSecOps process improvements and tooling.
• Present status updates and provide cross training to team.
• Act as individual contributor and mentor junior members.

Skills

Git

Programming

DevSecOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Selenium

Appium

Test Automation

CI/CD

Education

BS IT or related field

2 years IT experience (non‑IT degree)

Tools

Selenium

Appium

SoapUI

RestAssured

Postman

Job description

Steampunk, Inc. is seeking an Automated Test Engineer to develop and implement automated testing and QA processes for mission-critical client projects in a fast-paced environment.

You will work across the testing lifecycle, write test plans, automate tests, and ensure code quality through rigorous validation in Agile teams. Strong automation, containerization, and cloud experience are required.