Test Automation Lead
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Test Automation Lead modernizing SAIC’s federal IT quality and security testing. Building automated coverage across DevSecOps, accessibility, performance, and compliance testing.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts to improve coverage and reduce manual effort
- Lead integrated testing across unit, functional, accessibility, system, reliability, usability, interoperability, regression, security, and performance/load testing
- Develop and maintain Test Plans in the VA Quality Manager tool
- Provide Test Strategy and Test Execution content using VA-provided templates
- Maintain test cases, test scripts, test data, execution results, and supporting artifacts in VA-approved tools
- Maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix for bi-directional traceability across requirements, tests, defects, and releases
- Manage the defect lifecycle, including logging defects within one business day, assigning severity/impact, and supporting prioritization and resolution
- Enforce release readiness criteria before production deployment
- Conduct security scanning with WASA, Fortify, and dependency/vulnerability scanning tools
- Support security assessments, Section 508 reviews, performance/load testing, and architectural compliance reviews
- Leverage VA TRM-approved automation tools
- Track test execution and reporting in VA Quality Manager
- Continuously improve test approaches, automation capabilities, and test quality
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 13 years of related experience
- 7+ years of software testing experience, with at least 3 years focused on test automation in federal IT environments
- Proficiency with Selenium, Cypress, Cucumber, Postman, JUnit/NUnit
- Experience with CI/CD-integrated testing pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions
- Familiarity with Fortify, WASA, OWASP ZAP, or equivalent VA-approved security testing tools
- Experience with Section 508 accessibility testing and compliance
- Knowledge of performance and load testing methodologies and tools
- Proficiency with VA Quality Manager and RTM compliance
- Familiarity with Jira and GitHub for test management and traceability
- Understanding of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 security controls as related to testing and ATO compliance
- Must be eligible for VA background investigation
- Must be US-based
- Preferred: ISTQB Agile Tester Certification
- Preferred: SAFe Agilist or Certified Scrum Master
- Preferred: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) or equivalent
Benefits:
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Remote work arrangement
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