Automation Test Engineer

Overview

Are you inquisitive? Thorough? Diplomatic? Ever worked as part of a program that is Agile? Are you interested in being an agent of change on a team committed to achieving client-focused, mission-driven excellence?

Steampunkis looking for you to join our team as a Automated   Test Engineer . You'll implement automation for increased efficiency and provide hands-on testing and QA expertise in mission critical work across our client base.

Contributions

• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers

• Meet with product design team todeterminetesting parameters

• Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, final QA reports for products

• Manage test data architecture definition and requests

• Troubleshoot errors and streamline the test procedures

• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results, including three or more of the following:

• Data validation testing

• Functional testing

• Performance and load testing

• Usability testing

• Accessibility (508) testing

• Establishing automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation

• Providevalidation testing ofdifferentsystem and data sets for cloud migrations

• Develop automated testing scripts considering parallelization and idempotency

• Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes

• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats

• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended

• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations

• Leverage virtualization and containerization tooptimizetesting software systems

• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools

• Engineer and implement solutions andproviderecommendations for continuous improvement for the servicesprovided

• Present regular status updates andprovidecross training to other DevSecOps team members

• Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance

• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience

• 5 Years of experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

• 5 Years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages

• 5 Years of applicationDevSecOpsexperience with actual/active development experience in an Agile environment

• Experienceutilizingdocker containers andutilizingplatforms such as Kubernetes

• 5 Years of experience implementingtest automation, using tools such asSelenium, Appium, Soap UI,RestAssured, Postman

• Experience integrating test automation including performance, security, and functional tests into CI/CD Pipelines

• Experience with performance and load testing

• Experience in one or more cloud computing environments (e.g.AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Preferred:

• Certifications:

• CAST (CertifiedAssociate in SoftwareTesting)

• International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certification

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $130,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.

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Job Location US-VA-McLean

Posted Date (11/1/2026 10:36 AM)

Job ID 6540

Clearance Requirement Public Trust