Hybrid Test Engineer: Automation & CI/CD

DANE, LLC; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness resources

Employee discounts

Job summary

DANE, LLC is seeking a Test Engineer to join an agile quality engineering team supporting a federal modernization program in Arlington, VA. You will design, implement, and maintain automated test suites across APIs, UIs, and integrations, working across .NET, Java, NestJS, and MuleSoft stacks.

Hybrid role with on-site 1-2 days per week; requires a DoD Secret Clearance and a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, plus 4+ years of experience in testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance required.
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience as a Test Engineer or QA Engineer.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks (Selenium/Cypress, Postman/Newman, JUnit/NUnit, and/or Jest).
• Experience testing REST APIs and web applications across .NET, Java, and/or Node/NestJS stacks.
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools (Azure DevOps and/or Jira).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) and shift-left quality practices.
• Exposure to MuleSoft Anypoint Platform or other enterprise integration testing.
• Exposure to containerized test execution (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to observability tooling (OpenTelemetry, App Insights).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to clearly document findings and collaborate across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt quickly in evolving technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated test suites for web UIs and REST APIs (Selenium/Cypress, Postman/Newman, JUnit/NUnit/Jest).
• Automate validation of service contracts, error handling, and data transformations; verify MuleSoft flows across layers.
• Log, prioritize, and validate defect fixes using Azure DevOps/Jira with clear repro steps.
• Create deterministic test data, stubs/mocks, and environment configurations; manage secrets securely.
• Maintain living test plans, suites, and dashboards; publish sprint quality reports and release readiness summaries.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) and contribute to PR quality gates.
• Author test runners and Docker files; execute suites inside Docker and assist with Kubernetes orchestration.
• Capture structured logs and traces; triage failures and support root-cause analysis.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Adapt quickly

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

Newman

JUnit

NUnit

Jest

Azure DevOps

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

App Insights

Job description

DANE, LLC is seeking a Test Engineer to join an agile quality engineering team supporting a federal modernization program in Arlington, VA. You will design, implement, and maintain automated test suites across APIs, UIs, and integrations, working across .NET, Java, NestJS, and MuleSoft stacks.

Hybrid role with on-site 1-2 days per week; requires a DoD Secret Clearance and a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, plus 4+ years of experience in testing.