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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # QA/Test Automation Engineer - **Company:** Blu Omega - **Location:** Quantico, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $120,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Agile Testing, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Audit Trail, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Coverage, Cyber Security, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Integration, Data Integrity, Data Sharing, Apache JMeter, Selenium, Systems Integration, Test Data, Test Management, Software Vulnerability Management, Enterprise Software Applications, Postman, Cypress (Programming Language), ReadyAPI, Gitlab, Playwright, Data Analytics, Cucumber (Software), Devsecops, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** August 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9024609/qatest-automation-engineer ## About the Role * 3 years of experience * Active Top Secret (TS) clearance * Current DoD 8570 compliance at the level required for the role * Journeyman-level experience in software testing, QA engineering, test automation, or quality engineering * Experience creating and maintaining automated tests for enterprise applications, APIs, integrations, or data-driven systems * Experience with functional, regression, integration, smoke, release validation, and defect retest activities * Familiarity with Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, test management, and defect tracking practices * Familiarity with cloud computing environments (AWS experience preferred) * Ability to isolate defects across application, data, integration, configuration, environment, identity, and access-control layers * Strong written communication skills for test cases, defect reports, test summaries, release risks, and quality metrics, * Experience supporting secure mission platforms involving case management, industrial security, personnel or facility vetting, workflow automation, compliance, or controlled information exchange * Experience with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, ReadyAPI, JMeter, Cucumber, or similar tools * Experience testing APIs, microservices, cloud-hosted applications, identity/access controls, reporting functions, and data integration services * Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, or similar delivery platforms * Familiarity with RMF, ATO, STIG validation, vulnerability remediation testing, audit logging, and federal compliance requirements * Certifications such as Security+ CE, CTFL, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Developer Associate, or Agile testing credentials ## Description * Develop and execute manual and automated tests for mission application functionality, workflows, APIs, integrations, reports, data exchanges, and role-based access scenarios * Build and maintain automated regression, smoke, integration, API, and release validation test suites * Analyze requirements, user stories, business rules, acceptance criteria, interface specifications, and technical designs to define test coverage * Validate workflow behavior, case processing logic, reporting outputs, notification paths, user permissions, audit events, and exception handling * Test cloud-hosted applications and services (AWS preferred) * Identify, document, triage, retest, and track defects in coordination with developers, systems engineers, database teams, cybersecurity, product owners, and release managers * Support test planning, test data preparation, deployment validation, post-release verification, and production issue analysis * Validate system behavior across test, integration, staging, and production-like environments * Support testing for modernization, migration, refactoring, interface updates, and transition from legacy to target-state capabilities * Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, defects, release scope, and quality outcomes * Support compliance-oriented testing, including access control, audit logging, vulnerability remediation validation, Section 508, data integrity, and security-sensitive functionality ## Related Videos - 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