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Test Automation Engineer

TISTA Science and Technology

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Compensation
$86–96K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

VA PIV CredentialPublic Trust clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

TISTA Science and Technology is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to create and maintain automated test suites, perform functional and other testing, and support release readiness. The role is remote in the USA and includes work with user stories, acceptance criteria, requirements traceability, and defect management. The posting lists a bachelor's degree and says candidates must be able to obtain a Tier 2 / Moderate Risk Public Trust and a VA PIV credential.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software TestingTest AutomationTest PlanningTest Case DevelopmentTest ScriptingDefect ManagementSeleniumCypressPlaywrightPostmanCI/CDJira XrayVA Quality ManagerSection 508 TestingUAT Support

Qualifications

5+ Years Software Testing3+ Years Test Automation2+ Years Software TestingBachelor's DegreeISTQB Agile TesterSection 508 Trusted TesterTier 2 Public TrustVA PIV Credential

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Overview

TISTA Science and Technology is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to join our growing team.

At TISTA, you’ll do meaningful, mission‑driven work that improves lives alongside teammates you trust and leaders who are transparent and supportive. We invest in your learning and internal mobility so you can build a career that keeps advancing. We’re proud to serve and hire Veterans, and we put people first in everything we do.

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

Responsibilities

  • Write test plans, cases and scripts from user stories and acceptance criteria.

  • Build and maintain automated suites (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman) that run in CI/CD.

  • Run functional, integration, regression and Section 508 testing, and support UAT .

  • Maintain the requirements traceability matrix and log defects in VA tools.

  • Report test results and coverage for re lea se readiness.

Qualifications

  • Mid: 5+ years in software testing, including 3+ years of automation.

  • Journeyman: 2+ years in software testing.

  • Test plans, cases and scripts from user stories; defect management.

Desired Skills:

  • Selenium, Cypress, Playwright or Postman in CI/CD.

  • Requirements traceability matrix in Jira Xray or VA Quality Manager.

  • Section 508 testing and UAT support.

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree.

  • ISTQB Agile Tester; Section 508 Trusted Tester preferred.

C lea rance:

  • Must be able to obtain a Tier 2 / Moderate Risk Public Trust and a VA PIV credential.

Location:

  • Remote, USA.

Pay Range:

  • The suggested pay for this position ranges from $85,546 to $95,875.

  • The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

  • Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.

  • TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/

How this job compares

Set against the 666 open Test Automation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$86–96K/yr
  • US median$90–149K/yr509 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $91K, is 24% below the US median midpoint ($120K) — in the lowest quarter of Test Automation Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 666 open Test Automation Engineer jobs across the US. 15% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Test Automation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 622 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 345 of the 666 open Test Automation Engineer jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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