SENIOR AUTOMATION TEST ENGINEER (CI POLYGRAPH REQUIRED)

NorthHill Technology; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthHill Technology Resources seeks a Senior Automation Test Engineer to support a Federal Program in Sterling, VA. An active TS/SCI Clearance and CI Polygraph are required.

This is a direct-hire role with a fast-growing Federal Integrator. The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years designing and executing automated testing, proficiency with Selenium, Cucumber, PowerShell and Jenkins, and strong documentation skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing and executing automated system testing with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Must meet DOD 8140 requirements and Security+ CE certification (minimum).
• Proven Test Automation Engineer delivering similar scope projects.
• Experience scripting with Selenium, Cucumber, Bash, PowerShell, Ansible and Groovy (Jenkins).
• Expertise with multiple test frameworks and AI development considerations in future work.
• Understand load vs functional testing and analyze test results in secure environments.
• Familiar with Agile methodologies and Jira story decomposition.

Skills

Test automation

Selenium

Cucumber

Bash

PowerShell

Ansible

Groovy/Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's degree

Security+ CE Certification

Tools

Jenkins

Grafana

MBSE tools

Azure / Google / Oracle / IBM Cloud

IBM CLM / TeamWork Cloud / Cameo

Microsoft Project

Tableau

Job description

SENIOR AUTOMATION TEST ENGINEER (CI POLYGRAPH REQUIRED)

• Sterling, VA
• Information Technology

NorthHill Technology Resources has a need for an a Senior Automation Test Engineer to support a Federal Program in Sterling, VA. This is a direct-hire role with our client, a fast-growing Federal Integrator. An active TS/SCI Clearance and CI Polygraph is required.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills :

• 10+ years' experience in designing and executing automated system testing plus a Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Must meet DOD 8140 requirements (Security+ CE Certification at minimum)
• Demonstrated expertise as a Test Automation Engineer delivering similar scope projects
• Experience developing scripts using selenium, cucumber, bash, PowerShell, Ansible, and groovy (Jenkins)
• Expertise with Test Automation Frameworks: Linear Frameworks, Modular Frameworks, Data Driven Frameworks, Behavior Driven Frameworks (Would be a bonus for future AI development)
• An understanding of Load Testing verses Functional Testing with a demonstrated ability to analyze test results
• Understanding of all security related requirements in secure environments
• Familiar with Agile Methodologies and ability to accurately decompose tasks for Jira stories
• Expert troubleshooting and solutioning skills
• Strong technical documentation skills

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills :

• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience with other Cloud environments (Azure, Google, Oracle, IBM)
• Experience with IBM Enterprise Lifecycle Management, TeamWork Cloud/Cameo experience, Microsoft Project and/or Tableau
• Familiarity with reviewing and responding to system alerts from visualization applications such as Grafana
• Understanding of working in ServiceNow Assist with leading and overseeing a total system perspective including technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of cloud and hybrid services, infrastructure and security domains