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Automation Engineer Junior

SAIC -
Ashburn, VA

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Job Details

Full-time
$40,001 - $80,000 a year

Qualifications

Software issue identification
Spring Boot
Software engineering
TestNG
Bug Tracking (Quality assurance practices)
Enterprise software
Data structures
Bug Reporting (Quality assurance practices)
Enterprise software systems development
SQL
Bachelor's degree
Issue tracking
Query management
Design (software development lifecycle)
Cross-functional communication

Full Job Description

Job ID: 2613931

Location: Ashburn, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-06-23

Category: Software

Subcategory: SW Testing

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

We are currently seeking a motivated and energetic entry-level Automation Engineer to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career.

Position Summary

The Automation Engineer will participate in software testing, creation and implementation of Test Strategies, Plans, and Automated Test Scripts as well as other aspects of the software development lifecycle. The candidate will be responsible for developing and testing web applications as dictated by project requirement.

Job Responsibilities

Developing automation test scripts.
Generating test data and performing Data Validation.
Data interface message testing with JSON and XML message sets.
Developing SQL or Unix scripts for test data generation or test harness automation.
Execute regression, functional, and system testing.
Verifying results and producing test summaries and defect reports.
Identifying defects and requirement discrepancies, and generating defect change requests and reporting discrepancies.
Use modern software engineering IDEs including Eclipse, IntelliJ, etc. for design, development, and testing the software.
Work with users in an Agile development approach to understand and document requirements in JIRA.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field with 2+ years of technical experience.
Experience with Java/JEE design and software development experience including designing, developing, and documenting large-scale enterprise software systems.
Spring Boot.
Selenium WebDriver, TestNG.
Basic SQL query skills and general understanding of relational databases.
Ability to understand data models and write test scripts based on the data model.
Evaluate test results, report and manage defects.
Good understanding of object-oriented programming and data structures.
Ability to work in a high-pressure, tight-deadline environment.
Good written/oral communication skills and problem-solving skills; ability to communicate information to a variety of groups at different technical skill levels.
Strong initiative: must be able to take a high-level requirement, ask questions/seek clarifications, and get the job done.

Desired Skills and Experience

Experience with any one of the following test management software (Bugzilla, Jira, Rally.)
Experience in all stages of application testing, including backend testing, functional, usability, regression, load/stress and performance testing.
Experience with integration level testing, requiring ability to work with both big picture & in-depth domain knowledge.
Proven ability to develop, execute and maintain automated test suites across multiple environments: frontend/backend applications and API Service testing using tools such as Soap UI and Postman with basic JSON and XML knowledge.
Experience with any SPA framework testing tools (e.g. e2e, Protractor.)
Prior experience in a software development arena is a plus.
Strong communication and collaboration skills. Must have the ability to present solutions to technical and non-technical project members.
Experience working in an agile development process is a plus.
Customer Requirements
Clearance – Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation.
Citizenship – Must be a US Citizen.
Location – Required to be on-site in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment. After the first year, have the option to work a hybrid schedule (2 days on-site) depending on the needs of the team.

Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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