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SAIC Software Automation Engineer (Python) in ASHBURN, Virginia

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Position Overview

We are currently seeking a motivated and energetic Software Automation Engineer (MUST HAVE EXTENSIVE PYTHON EXPERIENCE) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.

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 Python and/or Java code 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

  • 9+ Years of relevant technical experience

  • 5+ years of experience with Python

  • Strong experience Java 8+ Spring Boot

  • Selenium

  • Rest Assured library for webservices

  • JavaScript

  • Familiarity with UI automation tools (Playwright, Cucumber, Cypress, Jest, etc.)

  • Ability to develop a test framework from scratch that can be used and maintained by other test analysts for including test scenarios/regression run

  • Ability to automate test data generation to be used for regression run

  • AWS (plus)

  • Oracle/Postgres DB, PL/SQL

Desired Skills and Experience:

  • Docker

  • Jenkins

  • Gitlab

  • Kubernetes

  • Playwright

  • Prior experience as a software development 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 - Hybrid with on-site (Ashburn, VA) visits 2-3 days per week and if a mission need. All candidates must be within the GWA/commutable area.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2502746

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

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