TS/SCI Clearance - Test Automation Engineer

General Dynamics IT; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics IT in Springfield, Virginia, seeks a Software Test Automation Engineer to mature the automated testing framework, develop and maintain regression tests, and improve how the team validates software changes.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, can move between manual and automated testing, and can write or modify test scripts. Five+ years in software testing and experience introducing automation are highly valued. On-site five days weekly in a classified environment.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, test engineering, or a related discipline.
• Hands-on experience creating, executing, and documenting software test cases.
• Practical experience developing or implementing automated tests using a programming or scripting language.
• Experience designing and executing regression tests for software applications.
• Ability to translate requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria into effective test scenarios.
• Experience identifying, documenting, tracking, and retesting software defects.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement an automated testing framework appropriate for the application's architecture and technology stack.
• Assess existing testing practices and identify opportunities to introduce automation, improve coverage, and reduce repetitive manual testing.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated regression tests to validate existing functionality and identify unintended impacts from software changes.
• Create clear, repeatable test cases based on requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and expected application behavior.
• Perform functional, integration, end-to-end, and exploratory testing across the application's components.
• Develop and maintain test scripts using appropriate programming or scripting languages and automation tools.
• Identify opportunities to incorporate automated tests into existing build, integration, and CI/CD workflows.
• Work closely with software developers, product stakeholders, and the existing tester to establish effective testing practices throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

Automated Testing

Software Testing

Writing Test Plans

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or related field

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

JUnit

pytest

Job description

General Dynamics IT in Springfield, Virginia, seeks a Software Test Automation Engineer to mature the automated testing framework, develop and maintain regression tests, and improve how the team validates software changes.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, can move between manual and automated testing, and can write or modify test scripts. Five+ years in software testing and experience introducing automation are highly valued. On-site five days weekly in a classified environment.