Test Automation Engineer

Halvik • McLean, IL

1d • $110 - $140

About The Position

Halvik Corp is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to support the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Chief Digital & Information Officer (OCDIO) Digital Factory capacity task order. The program operates under DOT's IT Modernization Initiative and its 2025–2029 “Path to 1DOT IT” strategy, delivering modernized, secure, and resilient applications through a Software Factory, Capacity-as-a-Service model. Agile Scrum teams perform Development, Modernization, and Enhancement work across cloud, on-premises, and SaaS platforms within the USDOT IT security boundary.

As a member of the DME Scrum teams, the engineer designs, builds, and maintains automated test suites integrated into the CI/CD pipeline and executed with every build and release. The role helps move testing from manual to automated execution, catches defects early, protects existing functionality through regression testing, helps keep defect rates within contract thresholds, and produces test evidence for the Definition of Done, release readiness, and Authority to Operate packages.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in software quality assurance.
• At least 3 years designing and maintaining automated test frameworks for web applications and APIs within Agile Scrum teams.
• Advanced knowledge of test automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman or REST Assured.
• Proficiency in at least one automation programming language, such as Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD integration using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps, and Jira for defect and test evidence tracking.
• Must meet U.S. DOT contract requirements, including a favorable Public Trust background investigation and suitability determination.
• DOT Public Trust Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation Level or Test Automation Engineer) or an equivalent testing certification.
• Federal contracting experience, particularly with civilian agency IT modernization or Software Factory programs; prior DOT experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with ClicTest or other low-code/codeless automation platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices such as behavior-driven development, including Cucumber or SpecFlow.
• Experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter or k6.
• Experience with automated accessibility testing tools such as axe or ANDI; DHS Trusted Tester certification is a plus.
• Experience automating tests for enterprise platforms used at DOT, such as Salesforce, Microsoft Power Platform, ServiceNow, Dynamics 365, or Appian.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a test automation strategy and reusable framework for each assigned product, prioritizing smoke, regression, end-to-end, and high-risk scenarios.
• Progressively convert manual test cases to automated execution in line with the program's Automation Transition Requirement.
• Manage daily execution, maintenance, and triage of automated test suites; monitor results, isolate flaky tests, investigate failures, and log defects with reproduction steps and severity in Jira.
• Collaborate with developers, the Senior Business Analyst / QA Analyst, Cloud Engineer / DevSecOps / CI-CD, Solutions Architect, and Scrum Master to translate user stories and acceptance criteria into automated tests, build testability into features, and deliver tested increments each sprint.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, such as GitHub Enterprise and Azure DevOps, so tests run on builds, deployments, and promotions, and provide results for sprint demos, release readiness reviews, and ATO evidence packages.
• Configure and operate OCDIO's automated testing tool, currently ClicTest, and other Government-furnished testing tools as needed.
• Build and maintain automated coverage for smoke tests in every environment, including post-deployment Production validation; end-to-end workflows across UI, APIs, and data layers; persona- and role-based permissions; regression; and integration/API contract testing.
• Support automated performance and load validation under realistic transaction volumes, security checks aligned to OWASP Top 10 and authentication/authorization rules, and automated Section 508 (WCAG 2.0 A/AA) accessibility scans.
• Attach objective test evidence, including executed scripts, logs, automated output, and pass/fail results, to the corresponding Jira ticket before an item is marked Done; document why any testing category does not apply to a change.
• Track and report automation coverage, pass rates, and defect trends; help keep the defect rate below the program's five percent Maximum Allowable Defect Rate and support corrective action planning.
• Develop automated scripts to validate data migrations, including record counts, transformations, and field-level mappings, and verify deployment and rollback procedures before production promotion.

Benefits

• Company-supported medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• 11 federal holidays and PTO.
• Eligible employees may receive performance-based incentives recognizing individual and/or team achievements.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for commuter, medical, and dependent care expenses.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Charitable Contribution matching.

What This Job Offers

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