Test Automation Engineer (Hybrid)

Clearance: U.S. Citizen with an active Secret Security Clearance. Work environment: Hybrid, on‑site 2‑3 days, Crystal City, Arlington, VA.

Essential Job Functions

• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts supporting PeopleSoft HCM enhancements, defect fixes, releases, patching, and production support activities.
• Build scalable, reusable, and maintainable UFT‑based automation assets, including shared functions, libraries, object repositories, parameterized components, and data‑driven scripts.
• Develop supporting scripts to enhance automation execution, including test data management, environment setup, validation, and result verification.
• Automate functional, regression, integration, interface, and end‑to‑end testing across PeopleSoft HCM modules, batch processes, reports, security roles, and system integrations.
• Implement robust test logic for synchronization, exception handling, checkpoints, validations, and recovery scenarios to improve execution reliability and reduce false failures.
• Analyze automated test execution results, logs, and backend data to identify defects and distinguish between script and application issues.
• Perform root cause analysis, documenting findings, reproduction steps, and recommended solutions for development and stakeholder teams.
• Collaborate with developers, QA testers, business analysts, and support teams to identify automation opportunities and align test coverage with release priorities.
• Maintain and continuously improve automated regression suites, ensuring adherence to best practices for modularity, naming conventions, and data strategies.
• Support test environment readiness, including validation of system access, configurations, test data, and dependencies required for successful execution.
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in automation frameworks, execution standards, and quality engineering practices.
• Develop or support automation using PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) as program needs evolve; assist in evaluating emerging tools such as Tricentis.
• Maintain accurate automation documentation, execution reports, test evidence, and traceability artifacts to support auditability and release readiness.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3+ years of software QA and test automation experience supporting enterprise applications, with a strong track record of developing and maintaining automated test suites.
• Hands‑on expertise with OpenText UFT (Unified Functional Testing), including scripting, reusable components, object repository management, checkpoints, parameterization, and troubleshooting.
• Experience automating testing for PeopleSoft HCM or similar enterprise systems, including online transactions, interfaces, batch processing, reporting, and end‑to‑end workflows.
• Ability to develop and maintain supporting scripts that enhance automation execution, including data handling, validation, reporting, and framework efficiency.
• Experience analyzing test failures, reviewing logs, validating expected results, and supporting structured defect identification and retesting.
• Working knowledge of SQL or query‑based validation for backend data verification.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Desired Skills

• Experience building scalable automation frameworks and reusable assets to support enterprise‑level regression testing.
• Strong understanding of UFT automation best practices, including modular design, descriptive programming, synchronization strategies, recovery scenarios, and maintainable scripting standards.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) for automating business processes.
• Familiarity with PeopleTools components, including Process Scheduler, Integration Broker, queries, reporting, and security testing.
• Exposure to Tricentis tools (e.g., Tosca, qTest) for future‑state automation or test‑management capabilities.
• Experience supporting automation across releases, patches, PUM updates, and tax/regulatory updates, including regression impact analysis.
• Experience with defect tracking, test evidence management, and automated execution reporting in Agile or similar environments.
• Prior experience supporting federal or DoD programs or working in secured environments.
• Relevant certifications such as ISTQB, UFT certification, or equivalent QA/automation credentials.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Employee wellness programs.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid time off.
• Flexible and competitive benefits program.
• Full‑time W‑2 position.

Compensation

Estimated salary range: $66,100 – $122,800.