Automation Test Engineer

Halvik • Vienna, VA

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About The Position

Halvik Corp delivers a wide range of services to 13 executive agencies and 15 independent agencies. Halvik is a highly successful WOB business with more than 50 prime contracts and 500+ professionals delivering Digital Services, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Cyber Security and Cutting-Edge Technology across the US Government. Be a part of something special! Role and Responsibilities · Participate in the development and maintenance of automated testing solutions for a large federal project. · Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Developers, Infrastructure Specialists, Cloud Architects, and Business Analysts to ensure testing alignment with project objectives. · Engage directly with customers to develop test cases, user stories, and end-to-end test plans for new and existing functionalities. · Design, execute, and maintain automated and manual test cases to validate system functionality, performance, and reliability throughout each sprint. · Ensure automated tests are integrated into CI/CD pipelines and delivered alongside application code in every sprint. · Help the team achieve and maintain target code and test coverage across all environments. · Identify, document, and track defects; collaborate with developers to ensure timely resolution. · Contribute to continuous improvement of testing frameworks, standards, and best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Quality Assurance and automated testing within agile environments.
• Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Postman, JUnit, or equivalent frameworks.
• Experience designing and executing test strategies for modernization, cloud migration, or large-scale transformation projects.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps).
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, including functional, regression, performance, and integration testing.
• Excellent analytical and documentation skills, with the ability to trace and communicate defects back to business and technical requirements.
• Proven collaboration skills working with development, operations, and government customer teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with API testing, performance testing, and security testing tools.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and working in sprint-based delivery cycles.
• Knowledge of federal IT systems and compliance requirements (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA).
• Experience using test management tools such as JIRA, Zephyr.
• Basic understanding of programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript for test automation development.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and maintenance of automated testing solutions for a large federal project.
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Developers, Infrastructure Specialists, Cloud Architects, and Business Analysts to ensure testing alignment with project objectives.
• Engage directly with customers to develop test cases, user stories, and end-to-end test plans for new and existing functionalities.
• Design, execute, and maintain automated and manual test cases to validate system functionality, performance, and reliability throughout each sprint.
• Ensure automated tests are integrated into CI/CD pipelines and delivered alongside application code in every sprint.
• Help the team achieve and maintain target code and test coverage across all environments.
• Identify, document, and track defects; collaborate with developers to ensure timely resolution.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing frameworks, standards, and best practices.

Benefits

• Company-supported medical, dental, vision, life, STD, and LTD insurance
• Benefits include 11 federal holidays and PTO
• Eligible employees may receive performance-based incentives in recognition of individual and/or team achievements.
• 401(k) with company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts for commuter, medical, and dependent care expenses
• Tuition Assistance
• Charitable Contribution matching

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees