QA Automation Test Engineer

Aretum; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A mission-driven organization is seeking a qualified candidate to develop test strategies and execute tests for federal projects. The role requires expertise in automation tools and a strong understanding of accessibility standards. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of relevant experience and strong collaboration skills. This is a remote position with occasional travel requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in using automation tools for testing systems and applications.
• 3+ years' experience with automation testing tools.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategies in coordination with team members.
• Determine optimal testing approach for applications and systems.
• Execute, document, and report on tests.

Skills

Automation tools

Testing systems and applications

Accessibility standards

Collaboration skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

PlayWright

Selenium

Cypress

SonarQube

NeoLoad

Postman

WAVE

aXe

pa11y

ANDI

Color Contrast Analyzer

JAWS

NVDA

Job description

Aretum is a mission-driven organization delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions to customers across defense, civilian, and homeland security sectors. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation, helping agencies solve their most critical challenges. We invest in our people and foster a culture where collaboration, inclusion, and professional growth are at the forefront. Join us to be part of meaningful work that drives national impact and grow your career alongside exceptional peers.

Job Summary

Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization, employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements. Additionally, all team members may be called upon to support proposal efforts as needed. This could include resume formatting, providing skills alignment summaries, participating in meetings, or contributing to solutioning activities based on subject matter expertise or functional experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategies in coordination with team members and system owners
• Determine optimal testing approach and tools for target applications and systems including automated, manual, performance and accessibility testing
• Execute, document, and report on tests, communicate results to the team and system owners
• Integrate all tests with established CI/CD tools and processes. All test execution must be integrated with existing on- premises environments hosted in Azure DevOps
• Ensure all test results are published though existing CI/CD tools and checked in to source control
• Produce test reports on a routine basis
• Engage proactively to ensure testing approach is sound and provides meaningful outputs
• Provide feedback on accessibility gaps and suggested improvements to ensure accessibility standards are met

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (BA or BS) or equivalent of 4 years additional experience
• 5+ years' experience in using automation tools for testing systems and applications, writing and executing test scripts
• 3+ years' experience with automation testing tools, PlayWright preferred (e.g., GitHub Issues/GitLab Issues, Selenium, Cypress, SonarQube, NeoLoad, and/or Postman)
• Experience developing automation and performance testing strategies and frameworks
• Ability to use GUI driven tools to record UI actions
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards (Section 508, WCAG 2.2) and testing tools such as WAVE, aXe, pa11y, ANDI, Color Contrast Analyzer, JAWS, and NVDA
• Experience performing manual accessibility testing with screen readers and other accessibility tools
• Experience operating in a CI/CD automated pipeline
• Comfort with rapidly changing applications and environments
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with collaborating and working across functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure / .NET
• Federal Government experience as a contractor
• DHS Trusted Tester Certification (free accessibility training)
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting
• Active Public Trust (or higher) clearance

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• This is a remote/work-from-home position. The employee is expected to maintain a professional and distraction-free home office environment with reliable internet access and the ability to participate in video and audio calls during standard working hours. Standard office equipment such as a computer, phone, and webcam will be used regularly.

Travel Requirement

This is a remote position; however, occasional travel may be required based on project needs, client meetings, team collaboration events, or training sessions. Travel is expected to be less than 10% and will be communicated in advance whenever possible.

U.S. Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position does not offer sponsorship.