Automation Test Engineer

Overview - Tier One Technologies has an immediate need for a Test Automation Engineer to support our US Government client. - This will be a 100% remote position. - SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT. Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of complex applications and services. - Define automation test strategy and plans for products, systems, components, and major modifications, aligned with enterprise goals and delivery timelines. - Design, implement, and maintain robust UI, API, and integration test automation frameworks and suites. - Create, document, execute, and analyze complex test scenarios, including edge cases and failure-mode coverage, and communicate results to stakeholders. - Participate in final system integration and validation activities to identify functional, performance, and reliability issues. - Establish and maintain internal quality control standards, including reliability and regression programs, test data management, and traceability where needed. - Ensure testing procedures comply with required industry or organizational standards (security, accessibility, performance, SDLC controls, etc., as applicable). - Identify chronic or systemic issues in test coverage, tooling, environments, or process; propose and implement measurable improvements. - Provide actionable feedback and recommendations for product and design changes based on test outcomes and defect trends. - Collaborate across engineering teams to improve testability, observability, and defect prevention (shift-left quality). - Coordinate as needed with vendors or suppliers to support component-level test approaches, tooling, or test data requirements. - Provide technical leadership within the quality/testing domain through mentoring, best practices, and contributions to shared frameworks and standards. Qualifications - A degree from an accredited College/University in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is preferred. - 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance/control, software development and/or related field. - Strong experience building automated tests using TypeScript/JavaScript (and/or Java or C#) for modern application stacks. - Hands-on expertise with front-end frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Angular, including component and UI testing. - Proficiency with modern testing tools and patterns (for example, Testing Library, UI automation approaches, API testing, contract testing, and reliable test design). - Experience testing backend services and microservices, including Spring Boot, and managing dependencies and builds using tools such as Maven. - Experience with container-based integration testing (for example, Test containers) and designing repeatable test environments. - Ability to design maintainable automation frameworks with sound engineering practices (clean code, modularity, version control, CI/CD integration). - Strong troubleshooting and defect isolation skills, with the ability to interpret test results and identify root causes across multiple layers (UI, API, data, environment). - Demonstrated ability to improve quality processes, define standards, and drive adoption across teams. - Strong communication and collaboration skills, including translating findings into clear recommendations for engineering and product partners. - Familiarity with AI-assisted development and testing workflows using tools such as OpenCode, Claude Code, and Gemini Vertex AI to accelerate test creation, analysis, and triage while maintaining code quality and security expectations. - Prior experience with multiple defect tracking tools (e.g. Rational, Mercury) is a PLUS. - Strong analytical skills for test case design and result interpretation. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Must b