Automation Test Engineer

The Work: ICF seeks a skilled Automation Test Engineer to ensure the quality and reliability of a mission-critical Salesforce-based solution for the US Department of Transportation. The Test Engineer will develop and execute test plans, validate system functionality, and ensure compliance with federal security standards. 
 

Job Location: Remote, however, strong preference for candidates who live in the Washington DC Metro Area.

Must support US Eastern time zone working hours.  

What You Will Do:  

• Develop, document, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate Salesforce-based system functionality, workflows, and integrations. 

• Perform functional, integration, regression, and performance testing to ensure the solution meets stakeholder requirements and federal compliance standards. 

• Quickly learn and work with agency-provided automated testing systems to test application functionality, API integrations, and availability monitoring. 

• Validate data migration from legacy systems, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and completeness. 

• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand requirements, user stories, and system workflows to design effective test strategies. 

• Identify, document, and track defects using tools like Jira, ensuring timely resolution and retesting. 

• Participate in Agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews) to provide quality assurance insights and align testing with sprint goals. 

• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and validate training materials to ensure usability and adoption. 

• Create and maintain QA documentation, including test results, defect reports, and quality metrics, for gate reviews and project deliverables. 

• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes and tools to enhance efficiency and coverage. 

What You Will Bring With You:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline

• 3+ years as a Quality Assurance & Test Engineer developing, documenting, and executing application test plans and scripts for software development projects.  

• 1+ years working with automated testing systems. 

• 1+ years of experience delivering user training or creating technical documentation. 

• Candidate must have or be eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance. 

• Candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and all work must be performed in the U.S. 

• Candidate must have lived in the U.S. for three (3) full years out of the last five (5) years. 

What We Would Like You To Bring With You:  

• Proficiency with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello) and Microsoft Office Suite. 

• Experience working on a large Salesforce implementation.