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

Job Description Education: Bachelor's Degree Required Responsibilities • Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts under the guidance of more experienced engineers. • Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product teams to gather test requirements and understand expected system behavior. • Help create test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and technical specifications. • Execute manual and automated test cycles to validate functionality and ensure adequate test coverage. • Identify and document defects, support root cause discussions, and help drive resolution activities. • Assist in maintaining and updating automated regression suites as application features evolve. • Support integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring stable execution across environments. • Participate in continuous improvement discussions to enhance testing processes, tools, and automation frameworks. • Support validation activities during deployments, including smoke testing and release checks. • Help analyze test results and provide clear, concise feedback to QA and engineering teams.

Required Skills • 0-1+ Years of Professional Experience • Foundational exposure to automated testing, through internships, coursework, projects, or early professional experience. • Ability to execute and assist in designing basic automated test cases using frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or Cucumber. • Understanding QA methodologies, testing processes, and software quality best practices. • Familiarity with defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps) and version control systems such as Git. • General understanding of test framework structure, reusable test components, and basic scripting. • Exposure to Agile or iterative development environments. • Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with attention to detail. Bonus /

Preferred Qualifications • Exposure to Pega testing or Pega specific automation tools (e.g., PegaUnit). • Familiarity with test management platforms and CI tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps. • Experience assisting with test automation in deployment pipelines. • Experience supporting testing for enterprise or complex applications through academic or internship work. • Interest in building automation skills and improving test coverage or efficiency.