Automation Tester

Two Six Technologies is actively seeking an Automation Tester to support motivated to learn and contribute to a growing team that is solving complex problems for our intelligence community. We work in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment. This role will be primarily responsible for developing and maintaining automated end-to-end, integration and performance tests. This position offers the opportunity to provide robust and comprehensive testing of features that serve an enterprise level tool supporting users across the IC and the DoW.

What you will do

• Performs software product testing and investigates possible causes of problems
• Performs manual testing as stop-gap for automated testing
• Develops functional, end-to-end, regression, and performance tests in automated test environments
• Detects and writes software bug reports and feature requests
• Understands, reproduces, troubleshoots product defects and works with developers to determine the best resolution
• Assists in the planning and implementation of testing new features

• 1-3 years of professional software testing experience
• Strong proficiency in automated testing frameworks and methodologies
• Proven experience designing and implementing integration test suites
• Experience with REST API testing and validation
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline integration for automated tests
• Knowledge of test design patterns and best practices
• Experience with Git version control and collaborative workflows
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Strong analytical and debugging skills
• Excellent written communication for test documentation and defect reporting
• Experience working collaboratively with development teams

Nice to haves:

• Strong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript
• Proficiency with Cypress or similar end-to-end testing frameworks
• Experience testing microservice architectures
• Familiarity with additional testing frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Jest, Mocha)
• Knowledge of performance and load testing tools (k6, JMeter, Gatling)
• Experience with contract testing (Pact, or similar)
• Familiarity with testing in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with test data management and mocking strategies
• Knowledge of accessibility testing (WCAG compliance, axe-core)
• Experience with visual regression tools
• Familiarity with backend technologies (go, Node.js, Python)
• Understanding of security testing principles
• Experience with test reporting and metrics dashboards
• Knowledge of behavior-driven development (BDD) frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow)
• Experience mentoring junior test engineers
• Familiarity with cloud test platforms (AWS/C2S)

Security Clearance:

• Active TS/SCI required. Active TS/SCI w. Polygraph preferred.

Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements. Salary Range $85,204-$127,806 USD

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