Sr Automation Tester

Job Title: Sr Automation Tester
Clearance Required: Public Trust – Federal Client requires US Citizenship
Work Location: Remote, Arlington, VA

Alpha Omega is seeking a qualified Sr Automation Tester for a remote position on our Federal program in Alexandria, Virginia. Federal Client requires US Citizenship.

Work with a cross-functional team of passionate technologists assessing software quality. Apply modern, innovative testing approach and leverage test automation solutions that maintain and improve our team’s velocity. Take on a variety of new challenges, continually learn from others, and establish expertise in several areas of quality engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Learn our existing quality approach and scripts
• Create test automation scripts with robust patterns for high reliability
• Conduct exploratory testing (using Rapid Software Testing methodology) as needed
• Create concise, reproducible defect observations
• Manage assigned tasks within a sprint and track progress
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and provide inputs during effort sizing for testing tasks
• Document and share findings with other members of the team

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, or Engineering

Experience/Skills:

• Federal Client requires US Citizenship.
• 5+ years of full experience with automation testing.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies and tools.
• Ability to develop test automation frameworks or to use test automation frameworks and tools such as Katalon Studio and Selenium.
• Strong experience with Smoke Testing.
• Experience working with applications in a cloud environment, preferably Azure.
• Experience in version control systems such as GIT.
• Have experience with API testing.
• Solid knowledge of SQL.
• Strong Exploratory and Ad-hoc testing skills.
• Passion for building products and giving feedback to product teams.
• Familiar with agile projects such as Scrum.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have knowledge and experience with Selenium Grid.
• Knowledge of cloud providers.

Salary and Benefit Information:

The likely salary range for this position is $78,000 - $115,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range.

Application Deadline: November 1, 2025

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company’s policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few:

• PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company’s holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Culture and Values:

Guided by our core values—Harmony, Engagement, Accountability, Resourcefulness, and Tenacity (HEART)— we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and are committed to delivering high-impact solutions. We recognize and reward hard work.

Through our H.E.A.R.T. Awards Program, colleagues and managers can recognize each other for actions that exemplify these values. Recognized employees receive a detailed nomination highlighting their contributions, which is shared with their manager. Each quarter, select nominees have the opportunity to receive a monetary bonus as an extra thank-you for their impact.

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