Automation Tester - TS required to apply - Arlington VA

Education: Bachelor's Degree required

Responsibilities
•Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts under the guidance of more experienced engineers.
•Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product teams to gather test requirements and understand expected system behavior.
•Help create test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and technical specifications.
•Execute manual and automated test cycles to validate functionality and ensure adequate test coverage.
•Identify and document defects, support root cause discussions, and help drive resolution activities.
•Assist in maintaining and updating automated regression suites as application features evolve.
•Support integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring stable execution across environments.
•Participate in continuous improvement discussions to enhance testing processes, tools, and automation frameworks.
•Support validation activities during deployments, including smoke testing and release checks.
•Help analyze test results and provide clear, concise feedback to QA and engineering teams.

Required Skills & Experience
•0-1+ Years of Professional Experience
•Foundational exposure to automated testing, through internships, coursework, projects, or early professional experience.
•Ability to execute and assist in designing basic automated test cases using frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or Cucumber.
•Understanding QA methodologies, testing processes, and software quality best practices.
•Familiarity with defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps) and version control systems such as Git.
•General understanding of test framework structure, reusable test components, and basic scripting.
•Exposure to Agile or iterative development environments.
•Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.

Bonus / Preferred Qualifications
•Exposure to Pega testing or Pega specific automation tools (e.g., PegaUnit).
•Familiarity with test management platforms and CI tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
•Experience assisting with test automation in deployment pipelines.
•Experience supporting testing for enterprise or complex applications through academic or internship work.
•Interest in building automation skills and improving test coverage or efficiency.