Platform Engineer/ Automation Tester

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA DC Home Office (DCHOME), DC

3d•$81,349 - $109,250•Remote

About The Position

GDIT has an opportunity for a dynamic and talented platform engineer / automation test engineer to join our team supporting the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AOUSC) Case Management Systems Office (CMSO) in its modernization effort for one of its mission-critical applications that is used by all U.S. district and appellate courts’ staff members and external stakeholders. Over 59 million cases are managed on current systems with more than 1 million unique users. CMSO has a mature agile practice using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and supports a broad range of complex business systems which are instrumental to the AOUSC mission.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline
5+ years of experience developing automated test scripts on ReactJS and NodeJS Nodejs with Selenium, Playwright, jest, mocha, chai etc
5+ years of experience in setup and configurion test automation framework in the cloud environment (AWS / Azure).
Experience testing API’s though gateway and cloud services
Expert knowledge in industry standards cloud based test automation frameworks
Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as Service (SaaS), Platform as Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Ability to independently setup and configure test automation framework in cloud (Azure or AWS)
Demonstrated experience in implementing DevOps methodologies, including CI/CD practices using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
Experienced in testing containerized applications utilizing docker, k8s, Openshift etc.
Managing and executing tests using NUnit and TestNG
Experience in developing test plans/procedures, expected outcomes, and verification statements
Comprehensive understanding of Cloud, Agile & DevSecOps methodology and culture
Working knowledge of Source Version Control and Build/Release tools and methodologies. Working knowledge of Software Build process
Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to work with people at every level

Nice To Haves

Experience in developing automated test scripts for complex Java based web applications

Responsibilities

Demonstrated experience guiding junior or mid‑level testers, including mentoring, code reviews, and contributing to automation strategy within Agile teams.
Proven ability to take ownership of automation initiatives, lead framework enhancements, and influence testing direction across distributed teams.
Evaluate and understand system requirements and capabilities for test automation
Setup and configure test automation framework in the cloud environment
Facilitate continuous development and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline
Work with manual testers to ensure that automation prioritized to get maximum value
Design, develop and run automated test scripts in the cloud
Comply with established version control and coding standards
Developing test procedures to validate and verify requirements and capabilities
Configure test environments and test data set
Understanding of software lifecycle management skills related to application development tasks and planning testing cycles
Ability to apply in-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle in order to help anticipate complexities in the system
Strong oral and written communication skills
Experience with modern web client technologies and the associated front-end to backend interactions
Developing/testing software using an Agile/Scrum methodology

Benefits

variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
dental plan options
a vision plan
a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
full flex work weeks where possible
a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
an additional 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
short and long-term disability benefits
life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance