Test Automation Engineer

SciTec•Boulder, CO

About The Position

SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions. Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. Applicants that do not meet this requirement will not be considered. We are seeking a Test Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks that support a broad portfolio of infrastructure, platform, and software systems. This role enables quality, reliability, and release confidence across IaaS, PaaS, networking, storage, security, and application teams by embedding test automation throughout the development and delivery lifecycle. The ideal candidate has strong engineering fundamentals, experience testing distributed systems, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines to create scalable, maintainable test solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, or a related technical field
5+ years of professional experience in test automation, software engineering, or systems engineering
Strong experience developing automated tests using Python, JavaScript, or similar languages
Experience testing APIs, microservices, or distributed systems
Experience working in Linux environments
Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration
Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including testability and modular design
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Detail-oriented with a focus on reliability and quality
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting infrastructure or platform teams (IaaS, PaaS, SRE, OpenShift)
Experience testing containerized systems (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code or configuration management testing
Familiarity with networking, storage, or systems-level testing
Experience with performance, load, or resilience testing
Experience with mocking, simulation, or test environment orchestration
Experience integrating testing with GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar tools
Familiarity with security testing concepts (static analysis, dependency scanning, basic fuzzing)
Experience working in Agile or DevSecOps environments
Active DoD security clearance

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks supporting infrastructure, platform, and application systems
Develop automated tests across multiple layers, including: Infrastructure and platform services, APIs and microservices, Data pipelines and messaging systems, User-facing applications
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and delivery
Collaborate with software, platform, infrastructure, and security engineers to define test strategies and coverage
Create and maintain test harnesses, mocks, simulators, and stubs for complex or external system dependencies
Support testing of distributed, real-time, and high-availability systems
Identify gaps in test coverage and propose improvements to increase reliability and reduce risk
Support regression, performance, and integration testing efforts
Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, and work with engineers to resolve issues
Maintain clear test documentation, reports, and metrics
Promote best practices for test automation, maintainability, and reliability
Participate in Agile development processes and planning activities
Perform other duties as assigned