Senior Test Engineer - Automation & CI/CD Lead

Essnova Solutions, Inc.; Suitland (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Essnova Solutions, Inc. seeks a Lead Test Engineer - Senior to support a large-scale federal modernization initiative for the U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland, MD. The role focuses on automated testing strategies, hands-on test development, and embedding testing into modern software delivery pipelines.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Katalon, Selenium, and GitLab CI, plus synthetic data generation and regression testing across complex enterprise applications.

Qualifications

• 10–14 years of relevant testing experience.
• Proven automated testing experience required.
• Senior-level experience delivering enterprise test strategies.
• Experience with Katalon, Selenium, GitLab CI, and synthetic data.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute automated testing strategies for enterprise applications.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites.
• Perform regression testing across releases and modernization activities.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows.
• Develop and manage synthetic test data.
• Identify, document, and track defects and testing results.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, engineers, and DevSecOps teams.
• Support continuous improvement of testing frameworks and processes.
• Develop testing documentation and technical reports.

Skills

Automation testing

CI/CD

Test data generation

Regression testing

Collaboration

Tools

Katalon

Selenium

GitLab CI

Synthetic data

Job description

Essnova Solutions, Inc. seeks a Lead Test Engineer - Senior to support a large-scale federal modernization initiative for the U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland, MD. The role focuses on automated testing strategies, hands-on test development, and embedding testing into modern software delivery pipelines.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Katalon, Selenium, and GitLab CI, plus synthetic data generation and regression testing across complex enterprise applications.