Quality Engineering (QE) Automation Engineer

Amida Technology Solutions•, DC

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

Amida Technology Solutions is a DC-based technology company focused on data interoperability, integrity, governance, and security. We create solutions that collect, reconcile, transform, and standardize data for business intelligence, advanced analytics, decision support, and user transactions. We specialize in taking data from inception to impact. Our team is composed of creative, forward-looking thinkers who are passionate about using cutting-edge technology to improve lives and generate a positive impact on our country. We offer an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment that values fresh ideas, candid conversations, and authentic teamwork. Amida Technology Solutions is seeking a Quality Engineering (QE) Automation Engineer. The successful candidate will design, build, and maintain robust automation test suites using industry standards. This role will report to the program manager. The ideal candidate will be motivated by the opportunity to support public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private companies in transforming their data into actionable insights. The candidate must be willing and able to work 3-4 days per week at our client's site in downtown Dallas, TX.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline
At least three years of professional experience building automated UI, API, and regression test suites for production software
Demonstrated experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and enforcing quality gates
Hands-on experience with UiPath or another RPA platform for automating repetitive test and validation workflows
Proficiency with Jira and Xray for test case management, execution tracking, and defect logging
Hands-on proficiency with Selenium, RESTAssured (HTTP, REST, JSON), or equivalent automation frameworks with the ability to stand up a suite from scratch, not just extend an existing one
Strong programming skills in at least one language commonly used for test automation (Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#)
Comfort with Git-based workflows, code review, and treating test code as production code
Ability to debug failures across the stack (e.g., application logs, network traffic, database state) and communicate findings precisely
Excellent understanding of software quality assurance principles and practices
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Confluence for test documentation and process standards
Experience with Deque axe or equivalent tooling for Section 508/WCAG accessibility testing
Experience with performance or load testing (JMeter, k6, Gatling)
Exposure to containerized or cloud-hosted test infrastructure (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Selenium Grid)
Background in a regulated or high-availability environment where release quality carries real consequences
Prior work on federal, state, or local government programs

Responsibilities

Build and maintain automated UI test suites using Selenium (or an equivalent framework such as Playwright or Cypress), covering critical user journeys across supported browsers
Build and maintain robotic process automation (RPA) workflows using UiPath or equivalent RPA platforms to support test execution and repetitive validation tasks
Perform accessibility testing using Deque axe (or equivalent tooling) to validate Section 508 and WCAG compliance across web applications
Manage test cases, execution results, and defect tracking in Jira with Xray, and maintain test documentation and process standards in Confluence
Design and extend API-level test coverage with RESTAssured or comparable tooling, including contract, negative-path, and data-driven scenarios
Own the regression suite end-to-end (scope, structure, execution cadence, and runtime) and keep it fast enough to run on every pull request
Integrate test execution into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps), including parallelization, containerized test environments, and quality gates that block bad builds
Triage failures and drive flake to zero: root-cause instability, fix or quarantine unreliable tests, and report on suite health with real metrics
Publish clear test results and coverage reporting that developers and product stakeholders actually use
Review application code and test code alike, and advocate for testability in design discussions before features are built
Contribute to test data management, environment setup, and reusable automation libraries that other engineers can build upon
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement quality engineering/assurance standards and processes
Other duties as assigned