Icf
SeniorTestAutomationEngineer
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“Senior Test Automation Engineer at Icf. Skills: Test Automation, Quality Engineering, Appian, Appian RPA, Automated Testing Frameworks, API Testing, CI/CD Integration, Agile Methodologies. Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites across UI, API, and data layers. Develop automated test scripts for Appian applications and automation workflows, including RPA-driven processes”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensuring end-to-end quality, performance, and production readiness; Ensuring reliability across Appian-based workflows and automation; Ensure alignment with business requirements; Ensure reliability and accuracy of automated data processing, document handling, and workflow orchestration; Ensure data integrity, validation logic, and transformation accuracy; Validation of automated workflows under peak conditions; Contribute to release readiness validation
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Defect identification and resolution
Hybrid work model: 2 days required on-site in Washington, DC
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in test automation, quality engineering, or software testing, 2+ years of hands-on experience with Appian, including testing and validation of Appian workflows, process models, and Appian RPA (robotic process automation), 2+ years of experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks, 2+ years of experience with API testing, integration testing, and data validation, 2+ years of hands-on experience with automation tools (e.g. , Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or similar), 2+ years of experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. , Jenkins, GitHub Actions), 2+ years of experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with embedded testing practices
Nice to Have
Experience applying test-driven development (TDD) in practice, understanding of software testing methodologies (functional, regression, performance, system testing), Proficiency with Git or other source control tools, Experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g. , JMeter, Locust, Artillery), Experience in federal or regulated environments, Exposure to AI-assisted testing or AI-enabled systems, Knowledge of Section 508 accessibility testing
What You'll Do.
and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites across UI
Develop automated test scripts for Appian applications and automation workflows
including RPA-driven processes
Apply test-driven development (TDD) principles
Expand automation coverage based on risk
Support and execute functional testing across application features
Develop and maintain test cases and test scenarios
Validate acceptance criteria and business rules
and support root cause analysis and resolution
Validate Appian-based workflows
and automation (including Appian RPA bots)
Test end-to-end business processes
Ensure reliability and accuracy of automated data processing
and workflow orchestration
Validate integration points between Appian
and automation components
Validate end-to-end workflows
including submission processing
and downstream integrations
Test integrations across enterprise services
Ensure data integrity
and transformation accuracy
Perform API and contract testing
Design and execute performance and load tests
accessibility (Section 508)
and compliance testing
Contribute to release readiness validation
Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate test case generation
and coverage analysis
Identify gaps in testing strategy and implement improvements
Contribute to evolving quality engineering standards and automation practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with developers, architects, and product teams to ensure alignment between requirements and validation; Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and reviews; Support root cause analysis and resolution in collaboration with development teams
Full Job Description
ICF is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to support a large-scale modernization of a legacy enterprise application to the Appian platform. This role is critical to ensuring end-to-end quality, performance, and production readiness within an AI-augmented, agile delivery model. This position operates as part of an embedded quality engineering function, where testing is integrated throughout the lifecycle and aligned to test-driven development (TDD) principles. The engineer will design and implement automated testing solutions, support functional validation, and ensure reliability across Appian-based workflows and automation, including Appian RPA. Candidates must have prior hands-on experience with Appian and Appian RPA. **This position is Hybrid, with 2 days required to work on-site in Washington, DC.** **Responsibilities:** **Test Automation & Quality Engineering** * Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites across UI, API, and data layers * Develop automated test scripts for Appian applications and automation workflows, including RPA-driven processes * Apply test-driven development (TDD) principles by defining test scenarios and acceptance criteria ahead of implementation * Expand automation coverage based on risk, system criticality, and change impact **Functional Testing & Validation** * Support and execute functional testing across application features, workflows, and user scenarios to ensure alignment with business requirements * Develop and maintain test cases and test scenarios that validate end-to-end functionality and user experience * Validate acceptance criteria and business rules during sprint execution and UAT cycles * Identify defects, document findings, and support root cause analysis and resolution in collaboration with development teams **Appian Automation & Workflow Validation** * Validate Appian-based workflows, process models, and automation (including Appian RPA bots) * Test end-to-end business processes, in
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