What Your Job Will Be LikeDo you want to join a dynamic, impactful, multi-discipline team developing essential capabilities for the nation? If so, please consider joining the Special Programs department!
We are seeking a passionate and skilled software test automation engineer (R&D S&E Computer Science) who is enthusiastic about quality assurance and test automation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with WebdriverIO or similar automation frameworks and a strong testing background. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts to ensure the quality and reliability of our web applications.
Your contributions will strengthen U.S. national security missions and assist warfighters! Your work will have impactful results that will continually challenge you and cultivate your creativity. The work environment is team focused with success contingent on everyone working together toward common goals.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts for web applications
- Collaborate closely with developers, quality assurance engineers, and product teams to understand requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage
- Analyze test results and provide detailed reports on test coverage, defects, and quality metrics
- Support the integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to help streamline testing processes
- Create and maintain detailed documentation for test cases, test scripts, and automation frameworks to ensure knowledge sharing and maintainability
- Assist in manual testing as needed, especially for exploratory testing or complex user scenarios that are difficult to automate
- Stay up to date with the latest trends and best practices in front-end automation and testing
- Develop and deliver products and services for U.S. government organizations supporting operational capabilities
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time in Livermore, CA. However, we will also consider hiring to work onsite 100% of the time in Albuquerque, NM.
Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.
Salary Range$121,900 - $237,800
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
- Ability to acquire and maintain DOE Q-level and TS/SCI security clearances.
Qualifications We DesireThe ideal R&D S&E Computer Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:
- Graduate degree in Computer Science or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
- Demonstrated software development skills and familiarity with modern software development practices and tools (e.g., Agile).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and a passion to improve and expand technical skills.
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:
- Experience in front end automation testing using WebdriverIO or similar frameworks.
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript/Java and familiarity with front-end web technologies.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or similar.
- Familiarity with version control systems, preferably Git.
- Proficiency in software testing and quality assurance, with a commitment to delivering reliable, high-quality software products.
- Active DOE Q-level and/or TS/SCI security clearances.
- Experience working with U.S. Government organizations - intelligence organizations, DOE, DOW.
- Strong leadership, partnership, and coaching/mentoring skills.
- Strong communication skills and experience providing complex information to all levels of project partners.
About Our TeamThe Special Programs I Department (8481) is responsible for developing high-impact and high-consequence national security projects supporting a broad range of US government sponsors. Projects revolve around CONOPS creation, traditional Systems Engineering and development of custom software and IT architectures. While IT architectures and software development are core capabilities, projects span multiple engineering disciplines and have durations ranging from days to years. Special Programs success comes from the team's ability to create innovative, end-to-end capabilities supporting the most demanding missions. The team works closely with our sponsors to understand their mission and develop solutions based on the sponsors¿ specific needs. Special Program's unique infrastructure, operational mindset, along with deep domain and technical experience creates distinct and exceptional capabilities for our sponsors and an exciting and challenging work environment.
Posting DurationThis posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
