Automation Test Engineer

SAIC

Washington, District of Columbia, USFull-timeMidPosted Jun 17, 2026

SeleniumPlaywrightTestNGJUnitJavaScriptJIRACI/CDManual Testing

Best fit for

This role is best for mid-level QA engineers with hands-on experience in Selenium, Playwright, BDD (Cucumber / SpecFlow), JavaScript / TypeScript open to working from Washington, District of Columbia, US.

Skills you need for this role

Detected from the job title, description, and tags.

Automation skills

Selenium — Still the most-asked browser automation framework in QA interviews and legacy suites.
Playwright — Modern cross-browser automation with auto-waits — increasingly the default at product companies.
BDD (Cucumber / SpecFlow) — Used when product + QA collaborate on executable specs.

Programming languages

JavaScript / TypeScript — Required for Playwright, Cypress, and modern front-end test tooling.

Domain & process

Performance testing (JMeter / k6 / LoadRunner) — Different discipline from functional QA — expect scenario and metrics questions.
Agile / Scrum — You'll be expected to describe how you fit QA into short iterations.
Test management (Jira / Zephyr / TestRail) — Process fluency — writing test cases, tracing coverage, and reporting defects.

Job description

Description SAIC is looking for an Automation Test Engineer to provide testing support as a member of an integrated agile project development and testing Team. He/she will be working with other Developers and Testers to test custom developed software as required. The Automation Test Engineer will be responsible for providing input to project release plans that cover project inception through delivery and on-going operational maintenance. They will be expected to analyze and solve complex testing related problems; review other developers and tester's work products for correctness, adherence to the project design concept and user standards. Job Responsibilities:

Analyzing complex requirements and design documents to develop detailed step by step manual test cases
Executing manual test cases; documenting actual results during execution; reviewing the test results and reporting anomalies (if any) into the defect tracking database
Developing new automation scripts and updating existing scripts to meet the newly added functionalities
Executing automated test scripts; reporting execution results and identifying unsuccessful execution (if any)
Executing Load/Performance testing by running the load test scripts and generating the load test execution results reports
Tracking the defects from creation to closure; documenting detail description of defect and working with developers to reproduce
Deploying software to test environments and monitoring server logs during testing and identify errors and/or unexpected log entries
Participating and/or facilitating the test case peer review meetings and providing feedback making sure that developed test cases meet the client requirements and test conditions verifies the requested functionality
Assisting test lead with release test plan, generating RTM, maintaining regression test database, and creating test reports at the end of each testing phase
Assisting the test lead on performing an internal quality assurance check on all deliverables to ensure that all deliverables are complete, accurate, and adhere to the client's standards
Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline to enable continuous testing and delivery
Collaborate with DevOps to ensure seamless automation within the build and deployment processes
Ensure comprehensive test coverage through automated test cases
Providing assistance to business analyst with business/functional requirements and developers with technical requirements Qualifications Required:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (4 years' experience in lieu of degree)
5 years total IT experience primarily as software test engineer
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship
3+ years of experience as Automation test engineer
Proven experience as an SDET, QA Engineer, or in a similar role with a focus on test automation
Hands-on experience with Selenium and/or Playwright automation, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, Framework creation, JavaScript coding, and API testing experience
Strong knowledge of Software Testing Lifecycle/Testing Methodologies
Ability to analyze complex requirements and design documents to create detailed test cases and scripts
Expertise in executing test cases and documenting actual results, identifying software defects and creating test reports
Experience in Quality Center or similar test management tools
Experience in Unified Functional Testing tool or similar automation scripting tools like Selenium
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for functional, regression, and performance testing.
Basic Knowledge of Structured Query Language
Experience with configuration management and version control tools such as Atlassian suite, JIRA and/or Subversion
Excellent organizational, presentation, and business analysis skills
Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Desired Qualifications:
Active IRS-MBI Clearance
Basic knowledge of LoadRunner
Basic knowledge of VB Scripting
Strong attention to detail and follow-through skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience in creating/editing technical documents and User Manuals for new/upgraded software
Ability to work productively in a dynamic, priority shifting, deadline-driven environment Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Job highlights

•Role: Automation Test Engineer
•Company: SAIC
•Location: Washington, District of Columbia, US
•Type: Full-time
•Experience: Mid
•Seniority: Mid
•Posted: Jun 17, 2026

Key skills: Selenium · Playwright · TestNG · JUnit · JavaScript · JIRA · CI/CD · Manual Testing

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Q1.Explain the Page Object Model and how you'd structure it in Selenium.
Q2.How do you handle dynamic waits without using Thread.sleep in Selenium?
Q3.How does Playwright's auto-waiting differ from Selenium's explicit waits?
Q4.Walk through how you'd parallelise Playwright tests in CI with sharding.
Q5.What's the trade-off between BDD and plain unit-style automation frameworks?

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