Test Automation Engineer

IDbase Software; Hyattsville (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

iDbase Software is seeking a senior technical specialist in test automation to architect and drive scalable automation across multiple product lines and complex systems.

You will define automation strategy, mentor automation engineers, and ensure quality in automation deliverables while collaborating with development, QA, and operations teams. The role emphasizes API testing, data-driven approaches, and CI/CD integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field plus Test Automation Certification.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS and DevOps Certification.
• 5-8 years' hands-on experience in automation testing, including designing and implementing automation frameworks at scale.
• Experience developing advanced automated test solutions across complex systems.
• Advanced analytical skills.
• Communication skills (technical and non-technical audiences).
• Experience working with data-driven and integrated systems, including databases and event-driven environments.
• Interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Experience implementing and optimising CI/CD pipelines and automated testing within delivery workflows.
• Numerical reasoning skills.
• Experience with API and service-level testing in distributed architectures.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Experience designing and executing non-functional testing (e.g. performance, resilience).
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Experience managing and provisioning test data in complex environments and working within cloud-based and containerised environments.
• Experience mentoring and developing automation engineers.
• Strategic thinking.
• Technical leadership.
• Advanced knowledge of automation frameworks, patterns, and scalable design practices.
• Strong understanding of programming/scripting concepts for test automation.
• Knowledge of mobile app testing considerations: platform fragmentation (iOS/Android/Harmony OS), device/OS version coverage, native app lifecycle and permissions, and mobile CI/CD app build/distribution pipelines.
• Deep understanding of data management, database concepts, and validation techniques.
• Strong knowledge of system integration, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and distributed system design principles.
• Understanding of CI/CD practices and DevOps principles.
• Knowledge of performance, load, and non-functional testing concepts.
• Understanding of test data strategies and environment management.
• Knowledge of quality engineering principles, standards, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• To define automation strategy and standards, evaluate and introduce cutting-edge tools and frameworks and act as the technical authority on automation best practices, mentoring and developing automation engineers across the team, ensuring consistent quality and technical excellence in all automation deliverables.
• To mentor and develop automation engineers, coach teams on scalable design practices, and lead automation initiatives across multiple product lines and complex systems.
• To implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines and automated testing within delivery workflows, ensuring reliable, scalable, and maintainable automation solutions.
• To apply advanced problem-solving skills, drive data-driven testing, and ensure effective testing across APIs, services, and distributed architectures.

Skills

Automation testing

CI/CD pipelines

API testing

Cloud environments

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Test Automation Certification

AWS Certification

DevOps Certification

Tools

CI/CD tools

Job description

JOIN A TEAM OF CURIOUS MINDS, PROBLEM-SOLVERS, AND INNOVATORS DRIVING HIGH-IMPACT CHANGE FOR OUR CLIENTS, COMMUNITIES, AND THE WORLD.

We're excited for new talent!

Our goal is to recruit and build an exceptional cadre of professionals who are passionate about doing work that matters. Successful candidates are placed into a niche practice area that best suits their skill set, interests and personal capability.

Opportunities do not follow a set timeline. Instead, opportunities at this level are advertised when they become available on an ongoing basis.

To serve as a senior technical specialist in test automation, architecting and driving the implementation of scalable, enterprise-grade automation solutions across multiple product lines and complex systems.

To define automation strategy and standards, evaluate and introduce cutting-edge tools and frameworks and act as the technical authority on automation best practices, mentoring and developing automation engineers across the team, ensuring consistent quality and technical excellence in all automation deliverables.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field plus Test Automation Certification

Relevant certifications such as AWS and DevOps Certification

Your Expertise:

5-8 years' hands-on experience in automation testing, including designing and implementing automation frameworks at scale

Experience developing advanced automated test solutions across complex systems

Advanced analytical skills

Communication skills (technical and non-technical audiences)

Experience working with data-driven and integrated systems, including databases and event-driven environments

Interpersonal and relationship management skills

Experience implementing and optimising CI/CD pipelines and automated testing within delivery workflows

Numerical reasoning skills

Experience with API and service-level testing in distributed architectures

Advanced problem-solving skills

Experience designing and executing non-functional testing (e.g. performance, resilience)

Coaching and mentoring skills

Experience managing and provisioning test data in complex environments and working within cloud-based and containerised environments

Experience mentoring and developing automation engineers

Strategic thinking

Technical leadership

Advanced knowledge of automation frameworks, patterns, and scalable design practices

Strong understanding of programming/scripting concepts for test automation

Knowledge of mobile app testing considerations: platform fragmentation (iOS/Android/Harmony OS), device/OS version coverage, native app lifecycle and permissions, and mobile CI/CD app build/distribution pipelines

Deep understanding of data management, database concepts, and validation techniques

Strong knowledge of system integration, APIs, and event-driven architectures

Knowledge of cloud platforms and distributed system design principles

Understanding of CI/CD practices and DevOps principles

Knowledge of performance, load, and non-functional testing concepts

Understanding of test data strategies and environment management

Knowledge of quality engineering principles, standards, and best practices

We don't feel that you need to go to an office every day to have impact, but we do want our team members to have options.

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