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# Software Test Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Syntagma Group
- **Location:** Lakehurst, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Bug Tracking Systems, Data Validation, Data Integrity, Internet Protocol, Systems Development Life Cycle, Selenium, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Test Case, Strategies of Testing, Appium, Test Scripts, Git, Atlassian Tools, Cucumber (Software)
- **Published:** June 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/72814293-software-test-automation-engineer

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree.
 * Must be able to obtain DoD Secret security clearance.
 * Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
 * Experience automating test scripts using Selenium, Cucumber, Appium, and Eggplant.
 * Experience with Atlassian tools.
 * Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle.
 * Experience writing Test Plans, Use Cases, Tractability Matrices, and Test Cases.
 * Experience in writing and executing SQL queries for data verification, data validation and data integrity.
 * Experience using Bug Tracking tools like Jira.
 * Experience using source code version control tools like Git.
 * Knowledge of the entire scope of test planning, test case/scenario/script development, execution, and reporting.
 * Proficiency in the Web and Internet technologies with strong skills in software QA methodologies.
 * NAVAIR experience, specifically Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) and/or aircraft Support Equipment (SE), would be a plus.

## Description

* Implement software testing strategies.
 * Implement automated software test scripts.
 * Assist in defining scope of testing within a given release.
 * Assist in developing comprehensive test plans.
 * Build test scenarios and test cases to determine the system meets all approved requirements.
 * Develop test scenarios and scripts to reflect the functionality of a given software release.
 * Assist in planning, deploying, and managing testing effort for given release.
 * Conduct testing activities for subsets of complex systems and subsystems.
 * Perform functional testing on the application for testing validity of functionality in different versions of the release.
 * Conduct software compatibility tests with programs, hardware, operating systems, or network environments.


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