Senior Secret-Cleared Automation Test Engineer

Ariel Partners; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ariel Partners is seeking an experienced Software Tester in the DMV area who will develop and maintain a robust automated testing framework. The role requires active Secret clearance and hands-on experience with web, API, and database testing, plus strong collaboration with DevOps and development teams to improve quality and scalability.

The ideal candidate will lead testing efforts on agile teams, expand test datasets, and ensure seamless integration into GitLab pipelines while mentoring other

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance is required.
• Minimum 5 years of automation testing experience.
• Experience with test suite development and maintenance.
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Robot, Cucumber).
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, K6, LoadRunner).
• Experience writing automated tests for web front ends, web services, APIs, and databases.
• Experience with manual and integration testing.
• Experience with cross-browser/cross-platform testing.
• Experience working in an agile SAFe/Scrum/XP/Kanban environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, expand, and maintain the test automation framework.
• Execute tests and integrate automation into GitLab pipelines.
• Collaborate with DevOps Engineers and Developers to ensure quality and scalability.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to testers; lead a testing team as needed.
• Generate and maintain controlled test datasets and scenarios.

Skills

Automation testing

Collaboration

Mentoring

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Agile/Safe/Scrum/Kanban

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Appium

Robot Framework

Cucumber

JMeter

K6

LoadRunner

Git

Xray

TestRail

Zephyr

Job description

Ariel Partners is seeking an experienced Software Tester in the DMV area who will develop and maintain a robust automated testing framework. The role requires active Secret clearance and hands-on experience with web, API, and database testing, plus strong collaboration with DevOps and development teams to improve quality and scalability.

The ideal candidate will lead testing efforts on agile teams, expand test datasets, and ensure seamless integration into GitLab pipelines while mentoring other