Senior Test Automation Engineer

Forge Group • Reston, VA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Forge requires a Senior Test Automation Engineer to lead automation within a DevSecOps delivery model for a DoW customer. The role will define risk-based test strategies, build and maintain resilient test frameworks, integrate suites into CI/CD, validate Appian and supporting services, manage test evidence, and help teams prevent defects rather than relying only on end-of-cycle detection.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen (Authorization to Work in the U.S. will not suffice)
• Previous professional experience supporting the U.S. Federal Government, either as a federal employee or contractor, is required
• 9+ years of professional experience in software testing, quality engineering, or test automation
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a closely related technical field
• Advanced Java and Selenium experience, including responsibility for architecting or substantially extending test-automation frameworks
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and designing stable, reproducible test execution
• Experience with API testing, SQL-based data validation, test-data management, and defect root-cause analysis
• Experience testing Appian or another enterprise low-code/process-automation platform
• Experience with Gherkin, Cucumber, or comparable behavior-driven development practices, and with Section 508 testing
• Active CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoW-approved baseline cybersecurity certification, or ability to obtain within the first 30 days of starting
• Ability to obtain a recognized Section 508 testing certification within 90 days of starting
• Active Tier 2 background investigation or higher, completed or favorably adjudicated within the previous 18 months
• Worked on GFE (government furnished equipment) within the previous 12 months

Nice To Haves

• Current Section 508 Trusted Tester, CompTIA Security+, ISTQB, CSTE, or comparable certification
• Active Secret security clearance preferred
• Previous professional experience supporting a DoW organization, mission, or customer is strongly preferred
• Experience with Appian Selenium API, Cucumber for Appian, FitNesse for Appian, Playwright, JMeter, or Locust
• Experience testing Python microservices, relational data migrations, and asynchronous or event-driven integrations
• Experience in IL4/IL5, AWS GovCloud, or comparable Government-hosted environments
• Experience producing automated compliance evidence or test results supporting ATO and release decisions

Responsibilities

• Define risk-based automation strategies spanning unit, API, integration, UI, regression, data, accessibility, and performance testing
• Architect and maintain reusable Java-based Selenium automation frameworks using Gherkin/Cucumber BDD patterns and complementary tools
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD with stable environments, controlled test data, actionable reporting, and appropriate quality gates
• Automate Appian user journeys, record actions, role-based access, integrations, and cross-system business workflows
• Build API and service-level tests for REST interfaces, microservices, error handling, authorization, and data contracts
• Develop data-parity and reconciliation tests that compare source, transformed, and target outcomes during modernization
• Implement Section 508 accessibility automation and coordinate manual validation, evidence, and remediation verification
• Plan and execute performance tests; analyze response time, throughput, resource use, and failure behavior under load
• Triage failures and defects with developers, improve testability, reduce flaky tests, and publish coverage and quality trends
• Produce traceable test plans, results, defect evidence, and release-readiness inputs for the DoW customer

Benefits

• Complete Flextime
• 401k With Employer Matching
• Healthcare, Including Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) And Pre-Tax Premium Options
• Supplementary healthcare and family support
• Extended Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Healthcare Insurance Deductible Paydown
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment, and Education & Training Stipends
• Cell Phone / Internet Stipends
• College Saving Plans with Employer Contributions
• Alternative Work Locations and Tele-Commuting
• Employee Referral Awards
• Retention, Signing & Performance Bonuses
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Sabbatical

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior