Test Automation Software Engineer

Jobtailor; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Software Test Engineer with 3+ years of experience to advance automated testing capabilities for production web applications. The role focuses on designing robust test automation, evaluating new frameworks, and expanding CI/CD-driven quality assurance across developers and testers.

You will work with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and C#/.NET on modern web apps, leveraging Selenium and Playwright within GitHub Actions/Jenkins environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience fielding production systems on web application development teams.
• 3+ years of programming experience: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and C#/.NET.
• 3+ years with Agile development tools: Git, Jira, Wikis.
• Experience with software engineering and QA of complex web applications.
• Experience with test frameworks, Selenium or Playwright, and CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with web-based UIs, REST APIs, and databases.
• Knowledge of complex web app functions, modules, integrations, or data.
• Ability to learn new languages and design technical solutions with testing and development teams.
• Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Understand system functionality and test cases to design, implement, and advance test automation capability.
• Analyze existing test automation software against industry advancements to design and recommend new solutions.
• Determine test cases and rapidly implement software to improve automated coverage as a software engineer in testing.
• Operationalize automation across a team of developers, testers, and automated testers.

Skills

Production systems experience

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

C# / .NET

Agile

Git

Jira

Wikis

QA

Selenium

Playwright

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

REST APIs

Databases

Web UIs

Web app architecture

Learning agility

Collaboration

Security clearance

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Jira

Wikis

Selenium

Playwright

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Responsibilities

• understand system functionality and test cases in-depth to design, implement, and advance software test automation capability
• analyze existing test automation software against the latest industry advancements in technology to design and recommend new solutions
• determine test cases and rapidly implement software to improve automated coverage as a software engineer in testing
• operationalize automation across a team of developers, manual testers, and automated testers

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience fielding production systems on web application development teams
• 3+ years of experience with programming, including Python, JavaScript or TypeScript, and C# or .NET
• 3+ years of experience with Agile development tools, including Git, Jira, or Wikis
• Experience with software engineering and quality assurance of complex web applications
• Experience with test frameworks, including Selenium or Playwright, and test automation in CI / CD, including Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Experience with web-based user interfaces, REST APIs, and databases
• Knowledge of complex web-based application functions, modules, integrations, or data
• Ability to learn new languages and technologies, design technical solutions, make recommendations, and collaborate with testing and development teams
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree