Senior Test Automation Engineer: API & UI Mastery

Erias Ventures, LLC; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 195,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above Market Pay

11% 401k with vesting

Spot Bonuses

Professional Development Bonuses

Job summary

Erias Ventures in Columbia, MD, seeks a Senior Test Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain automated test solutions for REST APIs and web UIs. The role emphasizes Linux tooling, Python automation, containerized test execution, and CI/CD integration using Jenkins and GitLab.

The candidate will evolve our in‑house automation framework, plan migrations from Robot Framework to modern platforms, and contribute to scalable testing across services and databases.

Qualifications

• Eight years' experience as a Technical Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four additional years of Technical Engineer experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test suites for back‑end REST APIs and web‑based user interfaces.
• Build and maintain a scalable, reliable test automation harness (framework) including execution, reporting, data setup/teardown, and CI/CD integration.
• Implement and expand Python‑based test automation using Pytest, including fixtures, test data strategies, and robust assertions/validation.
• Create and maintain Docker/Podman container images used to run automation consistently across developer environments and CI pipelines.
• Integrate automated test execution into Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD pipelines, ensuring repeatable runs, clear reporting, and actionable results.
• Use Linux command‑line tools and Bash shell scripting to locate, parse, transform, and report on large volumes of logs, test output, and system data.
• Support and extend UI automation using Robot Framework and the Python Selenium library, including test stability improvements and best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to plan, estimate, and break down work for migrating the current in‑house test harness from legacy Robot Framework to a modern alternative (e.g., Robot Framework AIO or Microsoft Playwright).
• Write and maintain SQL queries (using SQL Developer or similar tooling) and integrate database validation steps into automated tests where appropriate.
• Troubleshoot CI failures and test irregularity/volatility, improve test reliability, and contribute to continuous improvement of the overall QA automation approach.

Skills

Linux Bash scripting

Python Pytest

Docker/Podman

Jenkins GitLab

REST API testing

Robot Framework Selenium

Test framework design

SQL Developer

Education

Bachelor's degree in Math/Science/Engineering/Statistics or related discipline

4 years of additional Technical Engineer experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Podman

SQL Developer

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

Erias Ventures in Columbia, MD, seeks a Senior Test Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain automated test solutions for REST APIs and web UIs. The role emphasizes Linux tooling, Python automation, containerized test execution, and CI/CD integration using Jenkins and GitLab.

The candidate will evolve our in‑house automation framework, plan migrations from Robot Framework to modern platforms, and contribute to scalable testing across services and databases.