Sr QA automation Engineer active Secret Clearance

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Sr QA Automation Engineer for the Dept Of State program in Herndon, VA. This is a Hybrid role with 2-3 days in Herndon office with an active Secret Clearance.

Job
-1089

Clearance:
Minimum Secret clearance

Location:

Herndon, VA

• Design, maintain, and extend a Cypress + Cucumber (JS) automation framework to improve coverage and reliability.
• Develop and optimize end-to-end and regression suites with readable Gherkin scenarios and reusable step definitions.
• Implement resilient UI automation using stable selectors, robust waits, and anti-flake patterns.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD (pipeline triggers, parallel runs, reporting) for rapid feedback and traceability.
• Troubleshoot automation failures, partner with dev/QA/product to prioritize fixes and expand Selenium + Java coverage for cross-browser/legacy flows.

• Hands‑on experience building UI automation with Cypress + JavaScript and BDD using Cucumber/Gherkin.
• Strong understanding of test automation design patterns, framework structure, and maintainable code practices.
• Experience creating repeatable test runs with test data management (fixtures, API seeding, cleanup).
• CI/CD experience integrating automated tests with clear reporting (e.g., Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops).
• Working knowledge of Selenium + Java for cross‑browser testing and legacy UI automation support.