Full-Time

Test Automation Engineer

Systems Administrator

Comtech

Comtech

51-200 employees

Full-service IT solutions for government contracts

No salary listed

Silver Spring, MD, USA

In Person

Category
QA & Testing (1)
Required Skills
Agile
Software Testing
JUnit
Selenium
DevOps
Requirements
  • Candidate must have minimum 1 year of hands on automated test coding experience
  • Candidate must be a team player and work closely with other automation developers to build/support Automation Framework
  • Candidate should have experience on automation results analysis and generate automation result reports
  • Candidate should have ability to learn new techniques and technologies quickly
  • Previous experience with automation tools such as JUnit, SOAPUI, Selenium (WebDriver)
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, constantly changing Agile environment
  • Must have knowledge and understand fundamental concepts of Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Delivery (CD), Automated Testing (GUI and backend), User Acceptance Testing
  • Strong written and communication skills
  • Professional consulting experience and background beneficial
  • Proven strong innovative and analytical ability with extensive implementation experience
  • Must be a team player and have excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Must be flexible in working with team members at all levels of experience
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with developers, professional services team and product managers to define the automated testing components that will be used to validate requirements against developed software
  • Work with team members in adopting and learning test automation techniques
  • Assist with Scrum Team estimation of stories and sizing of effort to include the representation of the test automation and engagement with Continuous Integration (CI) required
  • Contributes to an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork within the organizations’ Agile project life cycle
  • Execute automated testing on both Web Front end and back end systems
  • Run test validations at various levels including DB validation, rules validation, logging validation, and UI validation
Desired Qualifications
  • Key technology experience in areas such as Java and/or C#, J2EE, XML, and SOA, REST, JSON, Siebel
  • Knowledge of Continuous Integration tools (Open Source or commercially available such as Bamboo or Jenkins)
  • Experience with a wide variety of testing tools and techniques that are commercially available or that are Open Source (examples: HP’s QTP, JUnit, Selenium-WebDriver, Geb, Cucumber, and Spock)
  • Experience with Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing phases

Comtech provides a full range of IT solutions for the Civilian Federal Government, the Department of Defense, and other Agencies, with a focus on the finance and medical sectors to help meet regulatory requirements while reducing costs and boosting agility. It delivers tailored IT services through skilled staff and contract-focused project execution, guided by an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System and a dedicated Quality Assurance Manager to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery. The company differentiates itself through its award-winning, customer-oriented approach and a formal QA framework that emphasizes process-driven delivery and compliance for government and regulated contracts. Its goal is to offer reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient IT solutions that improve government operations and strategic flexibility.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Reston, Virginia

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • DoD satellite-terrestrial network integration prioritized with $2.3B FY2026 budget allocation.
  • Healthcare cybersecurity spending increasing 18% annually for HIPAA zero-trust implementations.
  • Financial services AI-driven compliance tools market growing 22% CAGR through 2028.

What critics are saying

  • Federal budget sequestration under Fiscal Responsibility Act directly reduces primary customer base.
  • Healthcare IT consolidation by Optum and CVS Health erodes medical sector margins.
  • SpaceX Starlink and Amazon Kuiper LEO constellations commoditize legacy satellite offerings.

What makes Comtech unique

  • Sole-source Navy SATCOM modem contract awarded November 2024, $50M+ ceiling.
  • ISO 9001:2008 certified quality management system across federal and defense contracts.
  • Vertical expertise in healthcare, finance, and defense IT compliance and modernization.

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