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# Automated Test Engineer (TS/SCI with Polygraph)

- **Company:** Red Alpha
- **Location:** Anne Arundel County, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $190,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Custom Software, Python (Programming Language), Regression Testing, Subversion, Scripting, Git, Information Technology, Software Version Control
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/397be674-9569-4133-9065-9307efadea51/automated-test-engineer-tssci-with-polygraph

## About the Role

* Bachelors Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field, equivalent experience may be considered.
 * 7+ years' experience creating and executing automated test plans, scripts, and integrating them into development.
 * 5+ years of experience applying techniques to create automated solutions in support of dynamic, evolving mission requirements.
 * Experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automated test scripts to validate new features, custom applications, configuration changes, and system upgrades.
 * Experience managing regression testing including comprehensive coverage of all software/system patches, upgrades, releases.
 * Experience writing/maintaining high-quality documentation for test plans, automation standards, and execution procedures.
 * Experience working within cloud infrastructure in classified AWS environment.
 * Ability to work version control systems (e.g. SVN, GIT), and experience with JIRA ticketing tool, and understanding of basic CM principles.
 * Strong written and verbal communications with experience working as part of an Agile Development Team.
 * Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph

Bonus Skills:

 * Scripting experience/Python

## Description

We are seeking an Automated Test Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will support testing activities as part of a collaborative test, development, and deployment team. You will help defend against emerging cybersecurity threats by developing and tailoring capabilities with the shared goal of preventing and eradicating threats to critical U.S. systems.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

 * Work to develop and execute automated test and evaluation plans for custom software as a part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.
 * Coordinate and integrate Evaluation and Testing tasks and products.
 * Drive innovation and responsiveness to program changes and evolving test and evaluation (T&E) status to help manage program risk: develop alternative courses of action, work arounds, and fallback positions with a recommended course of action for each risk, and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones.