Senior Test Automation Engineer

ICF is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to support a large-scale modernization of a legacy enterprise application to the Appian platform. This role is critical to ensuring end-to-end quality, performance, and production readiness within an AI-augmented, agile delivery model.

This position operates as part of an embedded quality engineering function, where testing is integrated throughout the lifecycle and aligned to test-driven development (TDD) principles. The engineer will design and implement automated testing solutions, support functional validation, and ensure reliability across Appian-based workflows and automation, including Appian RPA.

Candidates must have prior hands-on experience with Appian and Appian RPA.

This position is Hybrid, with 2 days required to work on-site in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities:

Test Automation & Quality Engineering

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites across UI, API, and data layers
• Develop automated test scripts for Appian applications and automation workflows, including RPA-driven processes
• Apply test-driven development (TDD) principles by defining test scenarios and acceptance criteria ahead of implementation
• Expand automation coverage based on risk, system criticality, and change impact

Functional Testing & Validation

• Support and execute functional testing across application features, workflows, and user scenarios to ensure alignment with business requirements
• Develop and maintain test cases and test scenarios that validate end-to-end functionality and user experience
• Validate acceptance criteria and business rules during sprint execution and UAT cycles
• Identify defects, document findings, and support root cause analysis and resolution in collaboration with development teams

Appian Automation & Workflow Validation

• Validate Appian-based workflows, process models, and automation (including Appian RPA bots)
• Test end-to-end business processes, including human tasks, automated steps, and exception handling
• Ensure reliability and accuracy of automated data processing, document handling, and workflow orchestration
• Validate integration points between Appian, external systems, and automation components

Integration, Data & System Validation

• Validate end-to-end workflows, including submission processing, certification, and downstream integrations
• Test integrations across enterprise services (e.g., authentication, document storage, data access layers)
• Ensure data integrity, validation logic, and transformation accuracy across structured and legacy data models
• Perform API and contract testing, including fault injection and resilience validation

Performance, Security & Production Readiness

• Design and execute performance and load tests, including validation of automated workflows under peak conditions
• Support security, accessibility (Section 508), and compliance testing
• Contribute to release readiness validation, including defect triage and remediation support

AI-Augmented Testing & Continuous Improvement

• Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate test case generation, test data creation, and coverage analysis
• Identify gaps in testing strategy and implement improvements
• Contribute to evolving quality engineering standards and automation practices

Agile Collaboration & Delivery Support

• Collaborate with developers, architects, and product teams to ensure alignment between requirements and validation
• Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and reviews, ensuring testability of stories
• Provide clear documentation of defects, risks, and test results

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in test automation, quality engineering, or software testing
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Appian, including testing and validation of Appian workflows, process models, and Appian RPA (robotic process automation)
• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks
• 2+ years of experience with API testing, integration testing, and data validation
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with automation tools (e.g., Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or similar)
• 2+ years of experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• 2+ years of experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with embedded testing practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying test-driven development (TDD) in pr