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Automation Test Engineer

Washington, DC, US • Posted 8 hours ago • Updated 8 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $80,001.00 - 120,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Skills

Agile
Project Development
Manual Testing
Defect Tracking
Reporting
Load Testing
Facilitation
Test Plans
RTM
Regression Testing
Database
QA Management
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Testing
Collaboration
DevOps
Functional Requirements
Computer Science
Quality Assurance
TestNG
JUnit
Cucumber
JavaScript
API QA
Software Testing
Test Methods
Test Cases
HP Quality Center
Test Management
HP QuickTest Professional
Selenium
Automated Testing
Scripting
Regression Analysis
Performance Testing
SQL
Configuration Management
Version Control
Atlassian
JIRA
Apache Subversion
Presentations
Business Analysis
Software Development
Software Development Methodology
Security Clearance
HP LoadRunner
VBScript
Attention To Detail
Communication
Editing
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: 2613690

Location: Washington, DC, US

Date Posted: 2026-06-15

Category: Software

Subcategory: SW Testing

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_REMOTE

Description

SAIC is looking for an Automation Test Engineer to provide testing support as a member of an integrated agile project development and testing Team. He/she will be working with other Developers and Testers to test custom developed software as required.

The Automation Test Engineer will be responsible for providing input to project release plans that cover project inception through delivery and on-going operational maintenance. They will be expected to analyze and solve complex testing related problems; review other developers and tester's work products for correctness, adherence to the project design concept and user standards.

Job Responsibilities

Analyzing complex requirements and design documents to develop detailed step by step manual test cases
Executing manual test cases; documenting actual results during execution; reviewing the test results and reporting anomalies (if any) into the defect tracking database
Developing new automation scripts and updating existing scripts to meet the newly added functionalities
Executing automated test scripts; reporting execution results and identifying unsuccessful execution (if any)
Executing Load/Performance testing by running the load test scripts and generating the load test execution results reports
Tracking the defects from creation to closure; documenting detail description of defect and working with developers to reproduce
Deploying software to test environments and monitoring server logs during testing and identify errors and/or unexpected log entries
Participating and/or facilitating the test case peer review meetings and providing feedback making sure that developed test cases meet the client requirements and test conditions verifies the requested functionality
Assisting test lead with release test plan, generating RTM, maintaining regression test database, and creating test reports at the end of each testing phase
Assisting the test lead on performing an internal quality assurance check on all deliverables to ensure that all deliverables are complete, accurate, and adhere to the client's standards
Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline to enable continuous testing and delivery
Collaborate with DevOps to ensure seamless automation within the build and deployment processes.
Ensure comprehensive test coverage through automated test cases.
Providing assistance to business analyst with business/functional requirements and developers with technical requirements

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (4 years' experience in lieu of degree)
5 years total IT experience primarily as software test engineer
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship
3+ years of experience as Automation test engineer
Proven experience as an SDET, QA Engineer, or in a similar role with a focus on test automation.
Hands-on experience with Selenium and/or Playwright automation, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, Framework creation, JavaScript coding, and API testing experience
Strong knowledge of Software Testing Lifecycle/Testing Methodologies
Ability to analyze complex requirements and design documents to create detailed test cases and scripts
Expertise in executing test cases and documenting actual results, identifying software defects and creating test reports
Experience in Quality Center or similar test management tools
Experience in Unified Functional Testing tool or similar automation scripting tools like Selenium
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for functional, regression, and performance testing.
Basic Knowledge of Structured Query Language
Experience with configuration management and version control tools such as Atlassian suite, JIRA and/or Subversion
Excellent organizational, presentation, and business analysis skills.
Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Desired Qualifications

Active IRS-MBI Clearance
Basic knowledge of LoadRunner
Basic knowledge of VB Scripting
Strong attention to detail and follow-through skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience in creating/editing technical documents and User Manuals for new/upgraded software
Ability to work productively in a dynamic, priority shifting, deadline-driven environment.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2613690
Posted 8 hours ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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