CACI bv ยท 20 hours ago
Lead Test Automation Engineer
Ashburn, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $218K/yr
7+ years expCACI is seeking a Lead Automation Test Engineer to join their team supporting the Border Enforcement Applications for Government. The role involves applying knowledge and skills to build modern applications and support best practices in agile software development for the Department of Homeland Security.
ConsultingEducationTraining
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Plan, design, and execute comprehensive test strategies for complex web and mobile applications supporting mission critical systems
Define, implement, and maintain test automation frameworks and best practices, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and efficiency
Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test scripts and frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and Cucumber (BDD)
Mentor and guide test engineers, provide technical expertise, code reviews
Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives for QA processes and tools
Participate in Agile Scrum development methodology ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, scrum, backlog refinement, defining tasks/tests, estimating LOE, testing, tracking work done, retrospective, demonstration, etc.)
Champion quality software
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria include, but are not limited to: 1-year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud, 1-year check for illegal drug use, 3-year check for felony convictions
Expertise in Manual Functional Testing processes, Automated Testing (Java, Selenium, Cucumber, SQL), and Continuous Integration
College degree (B.S. or greater) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems, or a related discipline
7+ years of experience in an IT related field (7+ years) with 5-7 or more years analyzing, designing, and implementing software test automation solutions
Strong proficiency in Java for test automation development
Expert-level experience with Selenium WebDriver for building and maintaining robust web automation frameworks
Demonstrated experience with Cucumber/Gherkin (BDD) for defining and executing automated test scenarios
Advanced SQL querying skills for backend validation, data manipulation, and database testing
Expertise with API testing (e.g., authentication, response codes, payload creation, payload validation) and API testing tools (e.g., Postman, Rest Assured)
Proficiency with test management tools (Jira preferred) and version control systems (Git preferred)
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills
Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication (written and verbal) skills
Preferred
Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner)
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and testing applications deployed in the cloud
Hands-on experience with mobile automation tools such as Appium, Espresso, XCUITest, or similar
Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with accessibility Section 508 testing using ANDI
Benefits
Healthcare
Wellness
Financial
Retirement
Family support
Continuing education
Time off benefits
Company
CACI bv
CACI levert, implementeert en beheert bedrijfskritische oplossingen voor het Hoger Onderwijs: het StudentInformatieSysteem OSIRIS en LISA voor zaakgericht werken.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase