Senior SDET / QA Automation Engineer
Core
Design, build, and maintain end-to-end UI and API automation frameworks for web applications and backend services supporting DoD, Intelligence, and enterprise programs.
Role type
Senior SDET / QA Automation Engineer
Builds
Production-quality automated test suites, CI/CD quality gates, and synthetic monitoring scripts
Domain
Defense/Intelligence sector, Cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure), Web and API testing
Required skills
Playwright, Cypress, Postman, REST Assured, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, CI/CD integration, AWS services, OAuth2/SAML/OIDC, HTTP/REST/JSON
Preferred skills
Synthetic monitoring, NIST 800-171/CMMC/FedRAMP compliance, Azure GCC High/AWS GovCloud, Performance testing (k6/JMeter), Accessibility testing (WCAG 2.1), Security testing (OWASP Top 10), ISTQB certification
Technologies
Playwright, Cypress, Postman, REST Assured, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS, Azure, k6, JMeter, Locust
Responsibilities
Design and maintain end-to-end UI automation frameworks; Develop and maintain API and backend test suites; Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines; Configure and maintain synthetic monitoring scripts; Validate REST APIs against specifications; Develop data-driven test scenarios for cloud-hosted services; Mentor engineers on testing practices; Maintain test documentation and traceability matrices for compliance audits
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
