QA Senior Automation Engineer (CLEARANCE REQUIRED)

Zachary Piper, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper, LLC in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead automated testing across a major modernization program. You will design frameworks, validate cloud and on-prem services, and drive CI/CD integration to ensure reliable data migration and system quality.

A TS clearance is required. Responsibilities include testing APIs, microservices, and data workflows, collaborating with migration, cloud, and DevSecOps teams, and delivering comprehensive test reports and

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance and U.S. Citizenship.
• 8+ years of software testing or QA automation experience.
• Experience with Selenium, Cypress, Robot Framework, or Postman.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong API testing and data migration validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for UI, API, microservices, and data workflows.
• Develop repeatable automated tests integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Validate data migration outputs for accuracy and fidelity.
• Execute end-to-end automated testing across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps, cloud, migration, and product teams.
• Produce test plans, results, and defect logs.

Skills

Selenium

Cypress

Robot Framework

Postman

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

QA Automation Engineer Senior

Location:

Huntsville, AL

Position Description:

Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead automated testing and quality assurance activities across a major federal modernization and data migration program. This role ensures system reliability, data integrity, and functional performance by developing automated test frameworks, validating cloud based services, and supporting continuous integration and deployment in secure environments. The Senior QA Automation Engineer partners closely with development, cloud, migration, and DevSecOps teams to deliver high quality, mission critical capabilities.

Primary Responsibilities:

Automated Testing & Framework Development

• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for UI, API, microservices, and data workflows
• Develop repeatable automated test scripts integrated with CI/CD pipelines
• Implement automated functional, regression, and integration testing to ensure system readiness

Quality Assurance Execution

• Validate large scale data migration outputs for completeness, accuracy, and fidelity
• Execute end to end automated testing across cloud and on prem environments
• Identify defects, log findings, and drive resolution with development and migration teams
• Support deployment readiness through smoke testing, validation checks, and release verification

Technical Collaboration

• Collaborate with developers, migration teams, cloud engineers, QA/Test engineers, and product owners
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, story grooming, and readiness reviews
• Conduct API testing, interface testing, and microservice level integration validation

Documentation & Reporting

• Produce detailed test plans, automated scripts, and test result summaries
• Maintain comprehensive defect logs, automated test reports, and regression coverage documentation
• Ensure testing artifacts meet program standards and contract requirements

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance, U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in software testing, QA automation, or test engineering
• Extensive experience using automated testing tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Robot, Postman, or similar
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of API testing, microservice validation, and automated regression coverage
• Ability to validate large scale data migration outputs and troubleshoot data related defects
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting DOJ, FBI, Intelligence Community, or national security programs
• Experience testing cloud based applications or data workflows (AWS preferred)
• Familiarity with performance testing tools (JMeter, Locust, Gatling)
• Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or PowerShell

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