Test Automation Engineer – AI-First & Microservices

Via Logic LLC; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Test Engineer to advance the L-CAP platform within a SAFe/Agile environment. The role focuses on building scalable test automation for microservices, integrating tests into CI/CD, and validating performance across distributed services. U.S.

citizenship and Public Trust eligibility are required. Hybrid role: 3 days onsite and 2 days remote for commutable distances; 100% remote may be considered if not within commuting distance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline with 3+ years of experience, or Master’s with 2+ years
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, JUnit, pytest, etc.) and Java or JavaScript test development
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions
• Experience with performance, integration, and API testing for distributed systems (JMeter, Gatling)
• Knowledge of distributed service testing including service virtualization, contract testing, chaos engineering, and data‑driven test automation
• Experience with operational scenario‑based testing, behavioral validation, root cause analysis, defect investigation
• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe testing, quality engineering principles, test management tools
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
• U.S. citizenship required
• Successful completion of background investigations as required by the government customer

Responsibilities

• Design and implement test automation frameworks for microservices‑based platform components
• Build and maintain reusable test libraries and utilities for the L-CAP test infrastructure
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines ensuring continuous quality gates
• Conduct performance testing to validate system behavior under load and stress conditions
• Execute integration testing across platform services, APIs, and external system interfaces
• Develop test plans and strategies aligned with sprint and PI objectives
• Analyze defect patterns and test metrics to identify quality trends and improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with development and systems engineering teams on testability and quality requirements
• Support test environment configuration and test data management activities
• Mentor junior test engineers on automation practices and testing methodologies
• Design and execute test scenarios based on operational ATC workflows ensuring modernized services replicate legacy system behavior
• Develop distributed service validation frameworks verifying inter‑service communication, data flow, and performance under operational conditions
• Implement data‑driven verification approaches supporting modernization of legacy automation functions
• Embrace an AI‑first engineering culture by actively adopting AI‑assisted development tools, automation, and modern engineering practices that improve productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity

Skills

Test automation frameworks

Java/JavaScript

CI/CD integration

Performance testing

APIs and distributed systems

Agile/SAFe testing

Public Trust eligibility

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Selenium

JUnit

pytest

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

JMeter

Gatling

REST Assured

Postman/Newman

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Test Engineer to advance the L-CAP platform within a SAFe/Agile environment. The role focuses on building scalable test automation for microservices, integrating tests into CI/CD, and validating performance across distributed services. U.S.

citizenship and Public Trust eligibility are required. Hybrid role: 3 days onsite and 2 days remote for commutable distances; 100% remote may be considered if not within commuting distance.