QA Senior Automation Engineer (CLEARANCE REQUIRED)

Zachary Piper Solutions; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper, LLC in Quantico, VA is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead automated testing across a federal modernization and data migration program. You will develop automated test frameworks, validate cloud services, and support CI/CD and secure deployments to ensure reliability and data integrity.

You will collaborate with development, migration, and DevSecOps teams to deliver high-quality, mission-critical capabilities, perform API and microservice testing, and produce

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years in software testing or QA.
• Experience with Selenium, Cypress, Robot, Postman, or similar.
• Experience embedding tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong API testing, microservice validation, and regression coverage.
• Ability to validate large-scale data migrations and troubleshoot data defects.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for UI, API, microservices, and data workflows.
• Develop repeatable automated test scripts integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Validate large-scale data migration outputs for completeness, accuracy, and fidelity.
• Collaborate with developers, migration teams, cloud engineers, QA/Test engineers, and product owners.
• Produce detailed test plans, automated scripts, and test result summaries.

Skills

QA automation

CI/CD

API testing

Data migration validation

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Robot Framework

Postman

Job description

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.

QA Automation Engineer Senior

Location

Quantico, VA

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