QA Senior Automation Engineer (CLEARANCE REQUIRED)

Piper Companies; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies in Quantico, VA seeks a Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead automated testing across a major federal modernization and data migration program, ensuring reliability and data integrity in secure environments.

Responsibilities include building UI/API/test frameworks, integrating tests with CI/CD, validating large data migrations, and collaborating with development, cloud, migration, and DevSecOps teams to ensure ready-for-release quality.

Qualifications

• . 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

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
• Implement automated functional, regression, and integration testing to ensure system readiness
• 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

Skills

Active Top Secret Clearance

QA Automation

Selenium

Cypress

Robot Framework

Postman

CI/CD

API Testing

Python

Data Migration

Cloud (AWS)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Robot Framework

Postman

Job description

QA Automation Engineer Senior

Location: Quantico, VA

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 teamsSupport 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