Automation Test Engineer
SAIC
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Location Washington, DC, US
Date Posted 2026-07-30
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
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)
- 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
About The Company
SAIC
SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology 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, civilian and intelligence 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 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
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