Remote Automated Test Engineer (ATE) - SDLC Pro

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Automated Test Engineer (ATE) for a remote role supporting the Veterans Affairs department. The position emphasizes test planning, writing and executing test cases and scripts, and ensuring quality across web applications, APIs, and IT systems. Candidates should have strong programming, manual and automated testing, and experience with SDLC/Agile and CI/CD tools.

U.S. citizenship required.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required for this opportunity.
• Public Trust (MBI) security clearance is required or eligible.
• Minimum 10 years in software testing and QA.
• Experience with test management tools.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Proven ability to design, write, and execute test plans and scripts.
• Expertise with various test types and defect tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and procedures.
• Write test cases and scripts; identify data for scenarios.
• Conduct walkthroughs with stakeholders and leads.
• Perform and lead tests on software/IT systems; ensure defect-free operation.
• Document and communicate test results; support issue resolution.
• Create daily test metrics and reporting; mentor junior testers.

Skills

Programming

Manual testing

Automated testing

Agile / Scrum

Test case design

Test scripts

Automation frameworks

CI/CD

Git

Subversion

Performance testing

JMeter

Gatling

JIRA

Bugzilla

SQL / DB

Web APIs testing

Security testing

Functional testing

Regression testing

UAT

Documentation

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Selenium

TestNG

JUnit

QTP

LoadRunner

GitHub Actions

AWS

Azure

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Automated Test Engineer (ATE) for a remote role supporting the Veterans Affairs department. The position emphasizes test planning, writing and executing test cases and scripts, and ensuring quality across web applications, APIs, and IT systems. Candidates should have strong programming, manual and automated testing, and experience with SDLC/Agile and CI/CD tools.

U.S. citizenship required.