Test Automation Engineer

Spatial Front•Arlington, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI) is a fast-growing small business providing IT solutions and services to Federal Government customers. We are proud recipients of the 2025 USA Today National Top Places to Work and 2025 Washington Post Top Workplaces awards. At SFI, we are committed to delivering mission-critical solutions while fostering a collaborative, innovative, and people-first culture. SFI is seeking a hands-on Test Automation Engineer to support a complex PeopleSoft HCM environment within a secure federal program. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented automation professional who thrives in highly technical environments and is passionate about improving software quality through robust test automation. The selected candidate will design, build, maintain, and execute automated test solutions, with a strong emphasis on OpenText UFT (Unified Functional Testing) as the primary toolset. You will play a key role in advancing automation maturity, improving efficiency, and reducing manual testing effort across the program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
3+ years of software QA and test automation experience supporting enterprise applications, with a strong track record of developing and maintaining automated test suites
Hands-on expertise with OpenText UFT (Unified Functional Testing), including scripting, reusable components, object repository management, checkpoints, parameterization, and troubleshooting
Experience automating testing for PeopleSoft HCM or similar enterprise systems, including online transactions, interfaces, batch processing, reporting, and end-to-end workflows
Ability to develop and maintain supporting scripts that enhance automation execution, including data handling, validation, reporting, and framework efficiency
Experience in analyzing test failures, reviewing logs, validating expected results, and supporting structured defect identification and retesting
Working knowledge of SQL or query-based validation for backend data verification
U.S. Citizenship is required
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience building scalable automation frameworks and reusable assets to support enterprise-level regression testing
Strong understanding of UFT automation best practices, including modular design, descriptive programming, synchronization strategies, recovery scenarios, and maintainable scripting standards
Experience with PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) for automating business processes
Familiarity with PeopleTools components, including Process Scheduler, Integration Broker, queries, reporting, and security testing
Exposure to Tricentis tools (e.g., Tosca, qTest) for future-state automation or test management capabilities
Experience supporting automation across releases, patches, PUM updates, and tax/regulatory updates, including regression impact analysis
Experience with defect tracking, test evidence management, and automated execution reporting in Agile or similar environments
Prior experience supporting federal or DoD programs or working in secured environments
Relevant certifications such as ISTQB, UFT certification, or equivalent QA/automation credentials

Responsibilities

Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts supporting PeopleSoft HCM enhancements, defect fixes, releases, patching, and production support activities
Build scalable, reusable, and maintainable UFT-based automation assets, including shared functions, libraries, object repositories, parameterized components, and data-driven scripts
Develop supporting scripts to enhance automation execution, including test data management, environment setup, validation, and result verification
Automate functional, regression, integration, interface, and end-to-end testing across PeopleSoft HCM modules, batch processes, reports, security roles, and system integrations
Implement robust test logic for synchronization, exception handling, checkpoints, validations, and recovery scenarios to improve execution reliability and reduce false failures
Analyze automated test execution results, logs, and backend data to identify defects and distinguish between script and application issues
Perform root cause analysis, documenting findings, reproduction steps, and recommended solutions for development and stakeholder teams
Collaborate with developers, QA testers, business analysts, and support teams to identify automation opportunities and align test coverage with release priorities
Maintain and continuously improve automated regression suites, ensuring adherence to best practices for modularity, naming conventions, and data strategies
Support test environment readiness, including validation of system access, configurations, test data, and dependencies required for successful execution
Contribute to ongoing improvements in automation frameworks, execution standards, and quality engineering practices
Develop or support automation using PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) as program needs evolve; assist in evaluating emerging tools such as Tricentis
Maintain accurate automation documentation, execution reports, test evidence, and traceability artifacts to support auditability and release readiness
Perform other duties as assigned