QA Automation Engineer to support a mission-critical application modernization program for a Department of War (DoW) customer.
This initiative is designed to simplify access across multiple production applications by creating a unified platform with single sign-on, a common user experience, and a standardized approach to application integration.
The QA Automation Engineer will play an important role in ensuring application stability, reliability, and seamless integration as existing systems are sustained and modernized.
- Test Automation & Quality Assurance
- Develop, maintain, and execute automated regression test suites for existing production web applications.
- Build and maintain contract tests for interfaces and APIs supporting the shared application platform.
- Integrate automated regression and contract testing into Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines to validate changes throughout development.
- Design and execute tests that account for legacy application behavior, ensuring functionality is preserved during modernization.
- Produce and document regression and integration test results to support software releases and phase-exit reviews.
- Collaborate with development and integration teams to identify defects, validate fixes, and maintain application quality.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in test automation for web applications and APIs.
- Hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated regression test suites.
- Experience with API contract testing.
- Ability to design and execute tests around legacy application behavior.
- Experience incorporating automated testing into CI workflows.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Playwright or Cypress for automated testing.
Familiarity with Pact for contract testing.
Experience with Java and JavaScript testing frameworks.
Active Secret security clearance.
Work Location and Schedule
- Location: Hybrid. Reston, VA headquarters and approved remote locations within the United States, with on-site work at Government facilities in Northern Virginia and Maryland as required.
- Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with core hours of 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern.
- Development Cycle: Two-week sprints with a customer demonstration each sprint.
- Travel: 0-10%, within the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
- Security Requirement: U.S. citizenship required. Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance for the DoW customer. An active Secret clearance or higher is strongly preferred and may allow an earlier start.
- Compensation: $100,000-$120,000 annually, depending on experience.
This position is contingent upon contract award, with an anticipated start in October 2026.
Benefits: Concept Solutions offers a competitive benefits and salary package you would receive from a large company. We offer health, dental, vision and life insurance, as well as a comprehensive 401(k) plan with matching and immediate vesting.
