QA Automation Lead Specialist

Summary

Join Bixal as a Senior QA Automation Engineer and play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, resilience, and security of a mission-critical federal digital services platform serving millions. This remote position, open to US-based candidates, requires a detail-oriented and automation-savvy individual. You will collaborate with a high-performing Agile team, leveraging modern DevSecOps practices and cloud-native architecture. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining automated test scripts, integrating SAST/DAST tools, conducting peer code reviews, and performing load testing. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or equivalent, along with expertise in various automation tools and scripting languages. A Public Trust clearance is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least five years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Professional experience in QA automation supporting CI/CD pipelines in Agile environments
• Strong experience with automation tools such as Selenium , Cypress , Appium , or similar frameworks
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD using tools like GitHub Actions , ArgoCD , or Jenkins
• Familiarity with SAST/DAST tools (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk, OWASP ZAP) and security testing integration
• Solid understanding of API testing using tools like Postman , REST Assured , or SoapUI
• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) for test automation and utilities
• Experience testing in cloud-native and Kubernetes -based environments (preferably AWS EKS)
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to performance, accessibility, and compliance testing
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, accessibility, performance, and security testing within CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and DevOps to embed quality and security at every step of the SDLC
• Use tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or Appium to validate front-end UI/UX and back-end services
• Integrate and manage SAST/DAST tools within build pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Drone, ArgoCD)
• Conduct peer code reviews, validate APIs, and implement smoke tests to support daily deployments
• Perform load testing and system performance monitoring for a scalable microservices-based application
• Champion best practices in quality assurance, test-driven development (TDD), and automated testing strategies
• Support 24/7 production monitoring and on-call triage as part of the Tier 1 support rotation
• Maintain traceable, audit-ready test documentation and contribute to release planning and retrospectives
• Other relevant duties as trained and qualified to perform

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience on federal government contracts or compliance-focused environments
• Experience with accessibility testing tools(e.g., Axe, ANDI, WAVE)
• Experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, Locust, or k6
• Exposure to test case management tools (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr, Xray)

Benefits

• Flex hours
• 401K with matching incentive
• Parental Leave
• Medical/dental/vision benefits
• Flex Spending Account
• Company provided short-term disability and life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Generous PTO
• 11 Paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities