Freelance Remote Firmware Engineer Jobs in Virginia

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The property technology space is growing rapidly, and Kastle Systems is leading the way. Kastle Systems is the leader in managed security, with a track record of introducing innovative technologies to serve over 460M square feet of real estate globally. Clients span the commercial and multifamily real estate, education, and construction industries and the customers they serve. Delivering a world class customer experience drives everything we do, and Kastle’s mission is to be our customers’ best service provider and to ensure that their security the most effective, efficient and convenient. Kastle's integrated security solution, including access control, video, and remote video monitoring, significantly reduces costs and improves the critically important 24x7 performance for building owners, developers and tenants.

The QA Engineer (AI/Automation) is a highly technical role dedicated to building scalable, automated testing frameworks for Kastle’s complex product ecosystem. This individual will lead the transition from AI-assisted testing  processes to a modern agentic testing process. This role will accelerate the full rollout of Kastle's Agentic Testing project to more product lines. The ideal candidate is an automation specialist who can design frameworks that enable continuous validation and faster release cycles without sacrificing the high-security standards Kastle is known for.

In addition to a great work environment, we provide excellent benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision, 401K, Tuition/Training Assistance, BrightHorizons Lifestyle Assistance, Wellness Program, etc.) and we're proud to be a Certified Great Place to Work! For more information about what it's like to work with us, please visit Kastle Careers.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Framework Development

o Design, build, and maintain a scalable automation framework for Kastle products, especially the firmware, hardware integration, and internal software applications.

o Drive the full-scale rollout of Kastle's Agentic Testing project to more product lines

o Drive the extension of Kastle resilient QA framework OmniGuard to embedded systems and internal applications

CI/CD Integration

o Integrate automated test suites into the CI/CD pipeline to ensure continuous validation of every build.

o Collaborate with DevOps and Engineering to automate smoke, regression, and performance tests.

Efficiency & Speed

o Reduce reliance on manual testing, especially for the firmware, hardware integration, and internal software applications

o Significantly shortening the time-to-market for new features and firmware updates.

o Implement automated regression testing to ensure new updates don't break existing hardware/software functionality.

Key Skills & Qualifications

· Automation Proficiency: Extensive experience with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Appium, RestAssured, Cucumber, JMeter, etc.).

· CI/CD Expertise: Hands-on experience integrating tests into Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.

· Programming Skills: Strong proficiency in languages such as Python, Java, or C# for test script development.

· Familar with agentic testing or agentic engineering concepts, workflow and platforms.

Experience & Education

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field.

· 3 - 5 years of experience in QA Automation

Travel Requirements

· This position has 0% travel requirements

Bonus Qualifications

· Architectural Thinking: Ability to design frameworks that handle the complexities of IoT/Hardware-software communication.

Kastle Systems is the leader in managed security, with a track record of introducing innovative technologies to serve over 460M square feet of real estate globally. Clients span the commercial and multifamily real estate, education, and construction industries and the customers they serve. Delivering a world class customer experience drives everything we do, and Kastle’s mission is to be our customers’ best service provider and to ensure that their security the most effective, efficient and convenient. Kastle's integrated security solution, including access control, video, and remote video monitoring, significantly reduces costs and improves the critically important 24x7 performance for building owners, developers and tenants.

At Kastle, we believe that diversity makes us stronger -  at work and in the world.  Kastle Systems International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable federal or state laws.

Key Skills & Qualifications

· Automation Proficiency: Extensive experience with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Appium, RestAssured, Cucumber, JMeter, etc.).

· CI/CD Expertise: Hands-on experience integrating tests into Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.

· Programming Skills: Strong proficiency in languages such as Python, Java, or C# for test script development.

· Familar with agentic testing or agentic engineering concepts, workflow and platforms.

Experience & Education

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field.

· 3 - 5 years of experience in QA Automation

Travel Requirements

· This position has 0% travel requirements

Bonus Qualifications

· Architectural Thinking: Ability to design frameworks that handle the complexities of IoT/Hardware-software communication.