Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Serco Inc. is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc, providing services across Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. They are seeking a Test Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of an automated testing framework for a large-scale federal eligibility program, while guiding a team of engineers in cloud-based test automation.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, configure, and maintain automated test scripts and test environments using Selenium and Cucumber (BDD)
- Perform analysis of business requirements, identify gaps, and translate user requirements into automated test solutions
- Create test scenarios, test cases, and test data, and identify candidates for regression automation
- Develop and maintain robust end-to-end (E2E) automated test scenarios across UI, API, and database layers
- Execute smoke tests prior to each code drop to confirm environment setup and readiness for testing
- Execute automated and manual test cases once code is deployed into the test environment
- Perform REST and SOAP API testing, along with DB validation, logging validation, and UI validation
- Build and run SQL scripts to create test data, validate test results, and support accurate test data requests
- Generate and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
- Identify, document, log, re-test, and track defects through resolution in Jira
- Integrate automation frameworks with Eclipse IDE and leverage Eclipse plugins for efficient script development, debugging, and execution
- Manage source code and CI/CD pipelines using Git, Jenkins, Java, Groovy, and Maven
- Write Linux-based scripts (Shell or Python) to support application integration and test automation
- Implement incremental automation within Agile/SAFe team cadence
- Review release scope and provide effective Level of Effort (LOE) estimates
- Facilitate testing activities by proactively communicating with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, and Scrum Masters
- Provide guidance and mentorship to fellow testers and contribute to team growth
Skills
- A Bachelors degree and 8 years of QA Automation testing experience with demonstrated expertise in creating test scripts
- Hands-on experience developing automated test scripts using Selenium and Cucumber (BDD)
- Strong programming and scripting skills in Java, Groovy, and Maven
- Proficiency with Git, Jenkins, and Eclipse IDE (including relevant plugins) for source control, CI/CD, and automation development
- Experience writing Linux-based scripts using Shell or Python
- Strong experience with REST and SOAP API testing
- Solid SQL skills for creating test data, querying databases, and validating test results
- Experience performing testing on both front-end and back-end systems, including DB, logging, and UI validation
- Experience performing gap analysis on business requirements and system specifications
- Hands-on experience with AWS technologies such as S3, Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, AWS Batch, and CloudWatch
- Proficiency with Jira for defect logging, reporting, and tracking
- Experience working in an Agile or SAFe Agile environment with cross-functional teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously or collaboratively, providing guidance to other testers as needed
- Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD) frameworks
- Deep understanding of Agile/SAFe methodologies
- Experience leading or mentoring QA automation engineers on large-scale programs
- Prior experience supporting federal healthcare or eligibility programs (CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, or Health Insurance Exchanges)
- Experience modernizing or scaling cloud-based test automation frameworks
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
- 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Employee Assistance Plan
Company Overview
Serco provides government services, IT, cybersecurity, logistics, and transportation support in North America. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.serco-na.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Serco has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 5 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 12 in 2022, 12 in 2021, 15 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.