Remote SDET: Cloud Testing & Automation Engineer

GovCIO; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Discounts

Learning platform

Certification assistance

Referral bonus

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join cross-functional product teams building and modernizing federal digital services on AWS GovCloud. This fully remote role resides in the Continental United States (CONUS) and supports agile, sprint-driven development.

The SDET will plan testing, develop automated tests with Cypress/Playwright, automate REST API testing, and use Postman or scripts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in testing and QA.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• CONUS remote work with Agile/Scrum practices.
• Proficient in Cypress/Playwright, API testing with Postman or scripted tests, SQL validation, and Python for test scripting.

Responsibilities

• Plan testing for each story, build and maintain automated tests, and report coverage.
• Design, develop and execute test plans and test cases.
• Automate front-end and API tests; integrate with CI/CD in AWS GovCloud.
• Maintain test environments and monitor test metrics; ensure sprint boundaries.

Skills

Cypress/Playwright

API testing

SQL data validation

Python scripting

ML/DL testing

AWS testing

Agile/Scrum testing

Jira/Xray/Confluence

Communication

Ownership/initiative

US Citizenship

AWS Solutions Architect cert

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Selenium

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join cross-functional product teams building and modernizing federal digital services on AWS GovCloud. This fully remote role resides in the Continental United States (CONUS) and supports agile, sprint-driven development.

The SDET will plan testing, develop automated tests with Cypress/Playwright, automate REST API testing, and use Postman or scripts.