Senior Software Engineer – Test Automation

Skyward

Senior Software Engineer focused on test automation supporting CMS's modernization efforts. Design and maintain test frameworks while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CypressDockerJenkinsJMeterKubernetesPythonSeleniumTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a senior engineer supporting CMS's modernization efforts, turning manual test cycles into automated, observable, fast-feedback systems that scale with the mission.
Design, build, and maintain test automation frameworks across the stack so quality is engineered in, not inspected at the end.
Champion shift-left quality: pair with developers on test strategy, push coverage upstream, and make sure quality is everyone's job, not a gate at the end of the pipeline.
Write real software (Python, preferably) to build test harnesses, fixtures, data generators, and tooling that developers actually want to use.
Own the API and UI automation layers, browser automation, and accessibility coverage where it counts.
Integrate tests deeply into CI/CD - parallelized, sharded, and tuned so the feedback loop is measured in minutes, not coffee breaks.
Hunt down flakiness like it's personal. Quarantine it, root-cause it, fix it, and put guardrails in place so it doesn't come back.
Design performance, load, and chaos experiments so the team knows how the system behaves before real users find out.
Contribute to architectural decisions, technical roadmaps, and engineering best practices across the program. Oh, and mentor the engineers around you while you're at it.
Partner cross-functionally with product, security, customer experience, and platform teams to keep delivery moving and the mission front and center.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with deep specialization in test automation and quality engineering at production scale
Strong programming chops in at least one modern language (preferably Python and TypeScript) and the judgment to know which one fits the job
Deep, hands-on experience designing and maintaining test automation frameworks (unit, integration, end-to-end, and performance)
Production experience with browser and API automation tools (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, REST Assured, Postman/Newman, Pact, or similar)
Solid experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
Comfort with performance and load testing tooling (k6, JMeter, or similar) and a working understanding of what “good” looks like
Working knowledge of containerized test environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
A well-rounded engineering profile: you can read production code, pair with developers, and ship features when the team needs to roll up its sleeves
Strong understanding of secure coding and DevSecOps practices.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision insurance (fully paid for employees)
15 days of paid leave
7 days of sick leave
2 days bereavement leave
11 paid Federal holidays
Up to 40 hours for jury duty
401K with 4% employer contribution (and no vesting period)
Up to 4 weeks of paid paternity and maternity leave
Company provided laptop
$5,000 per year for professional development
$600 per year for technical supplies and equipment
$2,000 referral bonus
Life and disability insurance
HSA and FSA
Legal Shield and ID Shield Voluntary Benefits
Opportunity to work in a collaborative, motivated team focused on modernizing government services with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonTypeScripttest automationquality engineeringtest automation frameworksunit testingintegration testingend-to-end testingperformance testingload testing

Soft Skills

mentoringcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingjudgmentcommunication