Test Engineer (Secret Clearance Required)

Test Engineer

Secret Clearance Required

Client: Department of Defense

POP: 12+ months

Location: Fairfax, VA; must be able to go to DC 1-2 times per week

with Secret Clearance

SCOPE

The Test Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks that ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of DoD mission-critical applications. Position requires handson experience with modern automation tools, strong scripting and programming skills, and a drive for improving test efficiency through automation and continuous integration practices. The role requires strong leadership abilities, handson QA expertise, and experience managing test efforts for complex systems. Requires development experience to support test script creation, database queries, and performance load testing.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• MUST HAVE SECRET CLEARANCE

• Bachelor s degree in computer science or a technical field
• 10+ years in software engineering and testing
• SME in automated testing and associated tools
• 4+ years in agile software development methodologies
• Handson experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, k6, NeoLoad).
• Experience with metrics collection and monitoring tools (APM solutions, logging platforms, dashboards).
• Strong scripting capabilities (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation and migration tasks.
• Working knowledge of 508 accessibility standards
• Testing experience in both websites and mobile applications
• Program management and MS Office experience
• Excellent communication and management skills.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS

• International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
• Certified Tester Foundation v4
• Certified Scrum Master

TASKS

• Lead the strategy, design, and maintenance of automated test suites for UI, API, regression, and smoke testing.
• Develop, execute, and optimize automated tests using industry-standard tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, WebDriverIO.
• Develop test scripts using Java, Python, Bash, PowerShell and other languages.
• Write and execute complex SQL queries to validate data accuracy, perform backend testing, support ETL verification, and troubleshoot database-related defects.
• Provide clear QA insights to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leadership teams.
• Maintain high-quality documentation for test strategies, scripts, automation frameworks, and test results.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD processes and build tools.
• Support operations and sustainment activities.
• All other duties as assigned by management.