QA Automation Engineer

CONCEPT SOLUTIONS LLC•Reston, VA

5d•$100,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

Concept Solutions, LLC is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to support a mission-critical application modernization program for a Department of War customer. The initiative aims to simplify access across multiple production applications through a unified platform with single sign-on, a common user experience, and standardized application integration. The QA Automation Engineer will help ensure application stability, reliability, and seamless integration as existing systems are sustained and modernized. The role develops, maintains, and executes automated regression and contract tests, integrates testing into continuous integration pipelines, documents test results for releases and phase-exit reviews, and collaborates with development and integration teams to identify defects and validate fixes. This is a remote, full-time position with a 40-hour Monday-through-Friday schedule and core hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Work proceeds in two-week sprints, each ending with a customer demonstration. Travel is 0–10% within the Washington, DC metropolitan area. U.S. citizenship is required, and the candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance for the DoW customer; an active Secret clearance is required. Compensation is $100,000–$120,000 annually, depending on experience.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in test automation for web applications and APIs.
Hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated regression test suites.
Experience with API contract testing.
Ability to design and execute tests around legacy application behavior.
Experience incorporating automated testing into CI workflows.
Active Secret security clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance for the DoW customer.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Playwright or Cypress for automated testing.
Familiarity with Pact for contract testing.
Experience with Java and JavaScript testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and execute automated regression test suites for existing production web applications.
Build and maintain contract tests for interfaces and APIs supporting the shared application platform.
Integrate automated regression and contract testing into CI pipelines to validate changes throughout development.
Design and execute tests that account for legacy application behavior and ensure functionality is preserved during modernization.
Produce and document regression and integration test results to support software releases and phase-exit reviews.
Collaborate with development and integration teams to identify defects, validate fixes, and maintain application quality.