Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks supporting infrastructure, platform, and application systems
• Develop automated tests across multiple layers, including: Infrastructure and platform services, APIs and microservices, Data pipelines and messaging systems, User-facing applications
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and delivery
• Collaborate with software, platform, infrastructure, and security engineers to define test strategies and coverage
• Create and maintain test harnesses, mocks, simulators, and stubs for complex or external system dependencies
• Support testing of distributed, real-time, and high-availability systems
• Identify gaps in test coverage and propose improvements to increase reliability and reduce risk
• Support regression, performance, and integration testing efforts
• Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, and work with engineers to resolve issues
• Maintain clear test documentation, reports, and metrics
• Promote best practices for test automation, maintainability, and reliability
• Participate in Agile development processes and planning activities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of professional experience in test automation, software engineering, or systems engineering
• Strong experience developing automated tests using Python, JavaScript, or similar languages
• Experience testing APIs, microservices, or distributed systems
• Experience working in Linux environments
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including testability and modular design
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Detail-oriented with a focus on reliability and quality
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting infrastructure or platform teams (IaaS, PaaS, SRE, OpenShift)
• Experience testing containerized systems (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code or configuration management testing
• Experience with networking, storage, or systems-level testing
• Experience with performance, load, or resilience testing
• Experience with mocking, simulation, or test environment orchestration
• Familiarity with integrating testing with GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar tools
• Familiarity with security testing concepts (static analysis, dependency scanning, basic fuzzing)
• Experience working in Agile or DevSecOps environments