Entry-Level Java Automation Engineer – On-site Ashburn

Science Applications International Corp.; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) is seeking an energetic entry-level Automation Engineer to join our Ashburn team. The role focuses on automating tests, data validation, and developing test scripts in Java within an Agile environment.

The candidate will use modern IDEs (Eclipse, IntelliJ) and work with JSON/XML data, SQL scripts, and various testing tools. This position requires 4 days on-site in Ashburn, VA for the first year, with potential hybrid options thereafter.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 2+ years of technical experience.
• Experience with Java/JEE design and software development including large-scale enterprise systems.
• Proficiency with Spring Boot and test frameworks (Selenium WebDriver, TestNG).
• Experience writing SQL and validating data.
• Familiarity with IDEs (Eclipse, IntelliJ) and Agile development processes.
• Ability to work under pressure and communicate clearly with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation test scripts.
• Generate test data and perform data validation.
• Test data interface with JSON and XML messages.
• Develop SQL/Unix scripts for test data and automation.
• Execute regression, functional, and system testing.
• Verify results and produce defect reports.
• Identify defects and discrepancies; raise change requests.
• Use IDEs (Eclipse, IntelliJ) for design, development, and testing.
• Collaborate in an Agile environment and document requirements in JIRA.

Skills

Java/JEE

Selenium

TestNG

Spring Boot

SQL basics

Data modeling

OOP concepts

Communication skills

Agile/Scrum

JIRA

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science

Tools

Eclipse

IntelliJ

JIRA

Postman

SoapUI

SQL

Job description

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) is seeking an energetic entry-level Automation Engineer to join our Ashburn team. The role focuses on automating tests, data validation, and developing test scripts in Java within an Agile environment.

The candidate will use modern IDEs (Eclipse, IntelliJ) and work with JSON/XML data, SQL scripts, and various testing tools. This position requires 4 days on-site in Ashburn, VA for the first year, with potential hybrid options thereafter.