Software Automation Test Engineer - Full-Time (Remote)
📍 Remote - Must reside in the Southeast U.S. (Louisiana or Texas preferred)
🇺🇸 U.S. Citizenship required
We have an immediate opening for a Software Automation Test Engineer to support a federal program. While the role is remote, candidates must live in the Southeast U.S., with preference given to Louisiana or Texas residents.
Candidates must be able to pass a federal background investigation, including:
3-year felony conviction check1-year illegal drug use check1-year misconduct check (e.g., theft or fraud)
Key Responsibilities
Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, demos, retrospectives, etc.)Develop, maintain, and execute sprint-level manual and automated test activitiesCreate Cucumber Gherkin feature files and map user story acceptance criteria to test verification points in Jira (Xray & Cucumber plug-ins)Build and maintain automated scripts integrated into CI/CD pipelines and nightly regression suitesDevelop automated UI and backend test scripts using Java-based Selenium/Cucumber/Serenity frameworks stored in GitLabDevelop API validation scripts using Rest Assured, Postman, SoapUI, Spring ToolSuite4, and related toolsPerform functional and non-functional testing (Unit - for automation, Integration/API, End-to-End, Smoke, Regression, 508 Compliance, Usability)Conduct peer reviews of scripts/code to ensure compliance with program standardsDocument testing progress and maintain execution artifacts validating acceptance criteria
Required Qualifications
U.S. Citizen able to pass a federal background investigationBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (experience accepted in lieu of degree)7+ years of IT experience2-3+ years designing and implementing software test automation solutions
Technical Expertise
Manual functional testing and automated testing fundamentalsContinuous Integration environments (Jenkins, Git, GitLab, AWS)Java programming (3-5 years)Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Serenity BDD, MavenTesting applications built with Java, JavaScript, AngularJSSQL CRUD development (Oracle & PostgreSQL)RESTful API testing (Rest Assured, Postman, SoapUI)Familiarity with tools such as Eclipse, VS Code, Spring ToolSuite4Experience working with cross-functional Agile teams
You’ll Succeed If You Are
A strong communicator (written and verbal)A collaborative team player in high-performing Scrum environmentsComfortable applying Agile principles to incremental deliveryA self-starter with strong ownership and work ethicKnowledgeable across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Nice to Have
Experience with ANDI (508 accessibility testing)Testing n-tier or web service-based architecturesMobile testing experience (Android Espresso)Ability to independently identify and resolve issues
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