System Automation Engineer: Agile, Microservices, TS/SCI

Akina, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 201,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days PTO accrued annually

11 federal holidays

Job summary

Akina, Inc. seeks a System Automation Software Engineer in Annapolis Junction, Maryland to modernize a legacy system with a microservices-based architecture and cutting-edge technologies.

The role involves agile software delivery, testing with frameworks like Cucumber and Playwright, and collaboration with a cross-functional team. A TS/SCI clearance is required, with a strong compensation package and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline with 9 years of experience.
• Master's degree with 7 years of experience or equivalent.
• Experience with microservices design and architecture, CI/CD, testing frameworks and automation.
• Experience performing load, chaos, functional and end-to-end testing.
• Strong Agile development and delivery experience.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with team members and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Modernize a legacy operational system using a microservices-based architecture.
• Deliver software in Agile development cycles.
• Utilize a test framework to execute manual and automated tests.
• Author tests using Cucumber and Playwright.
• Execute load, chaos, functional and end-to-end testing.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.

Skills

Test framework

Cucumber

Playwright

Microservices design

CI/CD

Automation testing

Agile methodology

Load testing

Performance testing

Chaos testing

End-to-end testing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree + 9 years experience

Master's degree + 7 years experience

Tools

Docker

Ansible

Gitlab

Jira

Swagger

Selenium

Cypress

Job description

Akina, Inc. seeks a System Automation Software Engineer in Annapolis Junction, Maryland to modernize a legacy system with a microservices-based architecture and cutting-edge technologies.

The role involves agile software delivery, testing with frameworks like Cucumber and Playwright, and collaboration with a cross-functional team. A TS/SCI clearance is required, with a strong compensation package and comprehensive benefits.