Onsite Python Automation Engineer — TS Clearance, DC

Soft Tech Consulting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

PTO

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to design, implement, and execute automated tests ensuring reliability and performance of applications. This position is 100% onsite in Washington, DC and requires US citizenship with Top Secret clearance.

You will work with developers, business analysts, and product teams, writing Python-based test scripts and contributing to CI/CD and QA process improvements to support client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python with clean, maintainable code.
• 2+ years of Python development experience.
• Experience with Python frameworks and automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Python-based frameworks.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product teams to clarify requirements and ensure complete, traceable test coverage.
• Execute automated and manual test scenarios to validate system functionality, integration, and regression behavior.
• Investigate, document, and track defects; support root‑cause analysis and remediation activities.
• Analyze test results and produce clear, actionable reports for stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, standards, and documentation.

Skills

Python

Python frameworks

Python automation

Software engineering

Strong communication

Tools

Playwright

Job description

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to design, implement, and execute automated tests ensuring reliability and performance of applications. This position is 100% onsite in Washington, DC and requires US citizenship with Top Secret clearance.

You will work with developers, business analysts, and product teams, writing Python-based test scripts and contributing to CI/CD and QA process improvements to support client satisfaction.