Test Automation Engineer

Overview

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts, frameworks, and tools to validate system functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Create test plans, identifying automation opportunities, executing regression tests, and collaborating with engineers to analyze bugs and ensure high-quality capabilities are fielded.
• Design, code, and maintain automated test scripts.
• Build, configure, and maintain scalable automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber, etc.) to streamline testing processes.
• Analyze requirements to define the automation scope, select appropriate test cases for automation, and create comprehensive test plans.
• Run automated suites, analyze execution results, and identify, record, and track defects.
• Develop and execute automated regression tests to ensure new changes do not break existing functionality.
• Partner with managers and engineers to understand requirements, discuss defects, and provide status reports on quality metrics.
• Configure test environments and integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Research, evaluate, and implement new testing tools and technologies to improve efficiency.
• Create and update technical documentation (e.g. user guides, infrastructure diagrams) as well as prepare technical presentations for government and senior leadership.
• Communicate effectively in a group environment with technical and non-technical, management and customer both written and verbally.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• 5+ years' experience in designing and executing automated system testing plus a Bachelor's degree is required.
• Must meet DOD 8570 requirements (Security+ CE Certification at minimum).
• Demonstrated expertise as a Test Automation Engineer delivering similar scope projects.
• Experience developing scripts using selenium, cucumber, bash, PowerShell, Ansible, and groovy (Jenkins).
• Expertise with Test Automation Frameworks: Linear Frameworks, Modular Frameworks, Data Driven Frameworks, Behavior Driven Frameworks (Would be a bonus for future AI development).
• An understanding of Load Testing verses Functional Testing with a demonstrated ability to analyze test results.
• Understanding of all security related requirements in secure environments.
• Familiar with Agile Methodologies and ability to accurately decompose tasks for Jira stories.
• Expert troubleshooting and solutioning skills.
• Strong technical documentation skills.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Experience with other Cloud environments (Azure, Google, Oracle, IBM).
• Experience with IBM Enterprise Lifecycle Management, TeamWork Cloud/Cameo experience, Microsoft Project and/or Tableau.
• Familiarity with reviewing and responding to system alerts from visualization applications such as Grafana.
• Understanding of working in ServiceNow Assist with leading and overseeing a total system perspective including technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of cloud and hybrid services, infrastructure and security domains.

Pay Information

• Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317.
• This range is based on market pay structures; individual salaries are determined by factors including business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, and candidate qualifications such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits

• Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance.
• Employees also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, and other types of leave including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.
• Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security

Location and Hours

• Sterling, VA M-F with core hours of 0900 - 1500.

Application Notes

• This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days.
• The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.