Test Automation Engineer (ACWS)

Credence•Arlington, VA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is in the Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) of the Acquisition, Training and Readiness (AT&R) Program Management Office (PMO). Serve as a Test Automation Engineer as part of a team of professionals supporting ACWS and leadership within the DIBS portfolio. The Test Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts to ensure the quality, security, and reliability of software applications. This role requires deep expertise in utilizing the FitNesse and Tosca Tricentis toolsets to support continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and rigorous acceptance testing within a secure IL4 enterprise environment.

Requirements

Active DoD Secret Clearance - U.S. Citizenship Required
Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., Information Systems, Computer Science) or an applicable training certificate from an accredited institution.
Minimum of 3-5 years of proven experience in software quality assurance, test engineering, and test automation.
Demonstrated experience in model-based testing, API testing, and UI automation using Tricentis Tosca.
Strong working knowledge of developing, organizing, and maintaining acceptance test suites using the FitNesse framework.
Proficiency in relevant scripting/programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#) to extend automation frameworks.
Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and modern software development lifecycles (SDLC) under Agile methodologies.

Nice To Haves

Experience testing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, web applications, and microservices architectures.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks utilizing both FitNesse and Tosca Tricentis.
Develop, execute, and troubleshoot complex automated test cases for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
Leverage Tosca Tricentis for model-based, script less test automation across enterprise applications and APIs.
Utilize FitNesse for collaborative, wiki-based acceptance testing, enabling clear communication of requirements between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Integrate automated testing toolsets into existing DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing.
Identify, document, and track software defects. Collaborate directly with software engineering and cybersecurity teams to ensure timely resolution.
Generate and present comprehensive test reports, risk assessments, and quality metrics to program managers and mission stakeholders.
Ensure all automated testing processes comply with Department of War (DoW) DevSecOps standards and securely process mission data up to Impact Level 4 (IL4).