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QA Automation Engineer

Orion Innovation
On-site
Oakton, Virginia, United States

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm.  Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity.  We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

 

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Automation Test Engineer who will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing robust automation frameworks and strategies. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise with Robot Framework, Selenium, and other automation tools, as well as exposure to ETL testing, databases, and test strategy definition.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and implement overall test automation strategy across applications, APIs, databases, and ETL processes.
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Robot Framework, Selenium, and other tools.
  • Develop test plans, test cases, and automation scripts to validate functional, integration, regression, and performance aspects.
  • Collaborate with development, DevOps, and QA teams to integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Perform ETL and database validation, ensuring data accuracy, transformation rules, and reporting correctness.
  • Evaluate, recommend, and implement new tools/technologies to improve automation efficiency.
  • Mentor QA engineers on automation best practices and framework usage.
  • Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, quality metrics, and automation coverage.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 7+ years of experience in Software Testing and in test automation.
  • Strong expertise in Robot Framework and Selenium WebDriver.
  • Hands-on experience with ETL testing, SQL queries, and database validation (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
  • Proficiency in Python/Java for automation scripting.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, etc.)
  • Knowledge of API testing using REST/SOAP tools (Postman, REST Assured, etc.)
  • Experience in designing automation frameworks for UI, API, and data pipelines.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Exposure to performance testing tools (JMeter, Locust, etc.)
  • Knowledge of behavior-driven development (BDD) frameworks such as Cucumber.
  • Prior experience in data migration testing and data warehousing projects.
  • Experience in leading QA automation teams.

 

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