Hybrid Automation Test Engineer — Selenium, API & SQL

Saic; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a mid-level Automation Engineer in Ashburn, VA, to join a career-focused, customer-oriented team. You will design, implement, and execute automated tests for backend services, web services, and data interfaces, leveraging Selenium, Cucumber, and Playwright.

The role requires strong Java/SQL development experience, test strategy creation, and experience with HP Mercury QA tools. Hybrid work with on-site visits 2 days/week in Ashburn, VA is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering field with 5+ years of technical experience.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in software test execution and creation/implementation of Test Strategies, Plans, Manual Test Cases and Automated Test Scripts.
• Strong experience with Selenium, Cucumber, Playwright.
• Some API testing experience and backend testing is required.
• At least 3 years of Java and SQL development experience to inform testing approaches.
• Strong SQL (PL-SQL) and relational database understanding for large data testing.
• Experience with HP Mercury/QA tools for functional, regression, and performance testing.

Responsibilities

• Developing test scripts and generating test data.
• Data validation and web service testing.
• Developing SQL or Unix scripts for test data generation or test harness automation.
• Executing regression, functional, and system testing.
• Verifying results and producing test summaries and defect reports.
• Identifying defects and requirement discrepancies and creating Jira tickets with steps to reproduce.
• Collaborating with development to understand defects and retest after fixes.

Skills

Selenium

Cucumber

Playwright

Java

SQL/PL-SQL

XML/NIEM

Test automation scripting

API testing

Backend testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

HP Mercury suite of tools

Jira/Test Director/Quality Center

SoapUI

Job description

SAIC is seeking a mid-level Automation Engineer in Ashburn, VA, to join a career-focused, customer-oriented team. You will design, implement, and execute automated tests for backend services, web services, and data interfaces, leveraging Selenium, Cucumber, and Playwright.

The role requires strong Java/SQL development experience, test strategy creation, and experience with HP Mercury QA tools. Hybrid work with on-site visits 2 days/week in Ashburn, VA is expected.