Automation Engineer Consultant Jobs in Reston, VA

Status: Full Time/USA Remote

Experience: 2-4 years

Required: Public Trust – Sensitive Level (U.S. Citizen or Green Card)

Benefits: Competitive Pay, Generous PTO and Holiday Schedule, Comprehensive Health Plan, 401(k), and Collaborative Team Atmosphere, Salary Range

Salary Range: $95K - $105K

Summary: Assurety is an industry leader in the postal and parcel ecosystem, with 21+ years of experience serving government and commercial sectors, including postal/parcel, marketing, finance, retail, and higher education. We leverage data and technology to solve complex problems, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and ownership. Our solutions help clients save lives, cut costs, boost revenue, strengthen the U.S. economy, and enhance customer experiences.

This QA Automation Engineer – Level 2 role is a mid-level position focused on supporting enterprise QA initiatives, developing automation frameworks, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions across complex enterprise applications. This role is ideal for a QA professional with strong technical skills, hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing, and an interest in working on large-scale Payroll and USPS-related systems. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers, developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure software quality, regulatory compliance, and delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance automation frameworks and test scripts for functional, integration, end-to-end (E2E), regression, smoke, API, and transactional testing across enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with developers, QA leads, business analysts, and product teams to define, document, analyze, execute, and interpret testing activities that align with business and technical requirements.
• Review business and functional requirements, develop comprehensive test plans, prepare test scenarios, and transform them into reusable automated and manual test scripts.
• Prepare and maintain test data required for validating complex business workflows, integrations, and payroll processing scenarios.
• Execute manual and automated test cases, document test execution results, log defects, and support root cause analysis and resolution activities.
• Analyze testing outcomes, document findings, and provide recommendations supported by test evidence to improve overall software quality.
• Ensure testing activities, documentation, and deliverables comply with USPS Technology Solution Life Cycle (TSLC) standards and established QA processes.
• Support functional validation across critical business processes, including smoke testing, regression testing, system integration testing, and end-to-end workflow validation.
• Contribute to API, database, performance, security, and integration testing efforts under the guidance of senior QA engineers.
• Assist in planning, tracking, and reporting QA deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.
• Participate in system design and solution reviews to improve application testability, automation opportunities, and overall product quality.
• Maintain QA documentation including test strategies, test plans, test cases, automation assets, execution reports, and defect tracking records.
• Support post-deployment validation, production verification, and defect triage activities.
• Identify testing risks and contribute to mitigation strategies throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously improve QA practices.
• Utilize AI-assisted testing tools to accelerate test case generation, improve automation coverage, and enhance testing efficiency where appropriate.

Qualifications

Required

• 2–4 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing across enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), testing methodologies, and Agile/Scrum practices.
• Experience developing automation scripts and frameworks for functional, API, integration, regression, and data-driven testing.
• Experience reviewing business requirements, developing test plans, preparing test data, and executing comprehensive testing activities.
• Working knowledge of SQL/PLSQL, database validation, Excel (including Pivot Tables), and reporting tools.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and exposure to DevOps or DevSecOps practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted testing tools or AI-generated test scripting solutions to improve testing productivity.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field.

Preferred

• Experience working on Payroll, HRIS, Finance, ERP, or other highly transactional enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of payroll concepts including payroll processing, gross-to-net calculations, taxes, deductions, benefits, garnishments, retro pay, and payroll lifecycle workflows.
• Familiarity with federal, state, and local payroll regulations and payroll compliance principles.
• Experience with Agile project management tools such as VersionOne, Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
• Certifications in QA or Automation (e.g., ISTQB Foundation, Selenium, Postman).
• Experience with performance, security, and integration testing tools.
• Familiarity with USPS systems or other large-scale government or enterprise transactional platforms.
• Exposure to enterprise architecture, software product lifecycle management, and AI/ML-assisted testing solutions.
• Mainframe testing experience is considered an advantage.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• Automation scripts are reliable, reusable, and contribute to faster release cycles.
• QA deliverables are completed on time and meet quality standards.
• Defects are identified early and resolved efficiently through collaboration.
• QA documentation is clear, organized, and accessible to stakeholders.
• You contribute to continuous improvement in QA processes and tools.
• You are viewed as a dependable team member who supports quality across the SDLC.