Automation / Dev Tester - TS required to apply - Arlington VA with Security Clearance

Education: Bachelor's Degree required Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts to support application validation efforts.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product teams to gather test requirements and understand expected system behavior.
• Create detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios aligned with business and technical specifications.
• Execute both automated and manual test cycles as needed to ensure robust coverage.
• Identify, document, and track defects; partner with engineering teams for timely resolution.
• Maintain, update, and refactor existing automated regression suites as applications evolve.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring tests run consistently across environments.
• Contribute to ongoing test process improvements, recommending enhancements to frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
• Support validation activities during deployments, ensuring smooth rollout of new features.
• Analyze test results and provide clear, actionable feedback to development and product teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• 2+ Years of Professional Experience •Hands-on experience in automated testing, typically 2–4+ years.
• Ability to design, implement, and execute automated test cases using established frameworks (Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, etc.).
• Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, testing processes, and best practices.
• Familiarity with defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps) and version control systems such as Git.
• Understanding of test framework architecture and reusable component design for scalable automation.
• Experience working within Agile or iterative development environments.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills. Bonus /

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Pega or Pega-specific automation tools (such as PegaUnit).
• Familiarity with test management tools and CI systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Experience integrating automation into continuous deployment pipelines.
• Background in testing enterprise-level or complex distributed applications.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience improving test coverage or automation efficiency.