Sr. Automation Test Engineer

ITility, LLC• US,

1d•$120,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

ITility is seeking a mission-focused Senior Automation Test Engineer to support Department of Defense application modernization. The role supports AWS-hosted applications built with Ruby and TypeScript and performs automated functional, API, performance, and regression testing using Java, Selenium, JMeter, POSTMAN, and Cucumber. The engineer will support fast-paced Agile teams by validating releases through automated CI/CD pipelines and maintaining effective test plans, suites, and cases for manual and automated testing. The position is hybrid and requires at least one day per week onsite in North Chicago/Great Lakes, Illinois. Occasional travel to Great Lakes may be needed. A live challenge-and-response interview technique is used.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance.
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field is preferred; equivalent education, certifications, and directly relevant experience may be substituted.
8140 IAT Level II Certification; post-placement compliance is an option.
At least 8 years of professional software testing experience.
At least 5 years of automated scripting experience using Java and Selenium.
Working knowledge of automation frameworks such as BDD or TestNG and reporting tools such as Cucumber.
Familiarity with Jenkins and AWS environments.
At least 2 years of experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter.
At least 2 years of REST API testing experience using tools such as POSTMAN.
Knowledge of SQL for validating database objects.
At least 2 years of experience on an Agile software development team.
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods and perform computer-based work using standard office equipment.
Frequent verbal communication, active listening, and visual acuity are required to perform job responsibilities effectively.
Must follow site-specific safety, security, and dress standards.

Nice To Haves

ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level (CTFL).
Direct experience supporting DoD enterprise mission applications.
Experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or equivalent.
Background in security testing practices, including OWASP methodologies and vulnerability validation.
Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or SpecFlow.
Familiarity with test management platforms such as Zephyr or TestRail.
Local candidates with higher onsite availability are preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain test plans, strategies, suites, artifacts, and cases for manual and automated testing.
Define testing scope, objectives, entry and exit criteria, and risk-based approaches for each release and sprint.
Estimate testing effort to support sprint planning, release scheduling, and resource forecasting.
Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects using JIRA and Confluence.
Improve test documentation, templates, and standards as application architecture and mission needs evolve.
Execute manual and automated tests across functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance scenarios.
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for web and mobile applications.
Perform API, performance, and load testing to validate secure data exchange, scalability, and stability under operational demand.
Conduct security-focused testing aligned with DISA STIGs, RMF requirements, and DoD application security standards.
Use AWS cloud knowledge to shape cloud-native test strategies and validate AWS-hosted application behavior.
Participate as a senior contributor in Agile ceremonies, including planning, refinement, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and rapid feedback.
Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners to clarify acceptance criteria, identify testable requirements, and shift quality left.
Provide testing input during requirements analysis and design reviews to identify gaps, ambiguities, and testability concerns.
Communicate quality risks, testing status, technical findings, and release readiness to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Identify, document, track, and verify defects through closure across release cycles.
Use JIRA to prioritize, assign, and monitor defects with development and operations teams.
Produce actionable reports, summaries, and metrics dashboards for program leadership and Government stakeholders.
Analyze defect trends and test metrics to identify quality risks and recommend process or tool improvements.
Support release readiness decisions by communicating defect severity, impact, mitigation status, and residual risk.