Skyward
CMS-SEAS IT
SoftwareEngineer-TestAutomation
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“Software Engineer - Test Automation at Skyward. Skills: Test automation, Quality engineering, CI/CD integration, API automation. Turn manual test cycles into automated systems. Design test automation frameworks”
What You'll Achieve.
Automated, observable, fast-feedback systems; Quality engineered in; Feedback loop measured in minutes
Industry & Context.
Hunt down flakiness; Root-cause analysis; Troubleshooting race conditions
Public Trust security clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, 5+ years software engineering experience, Deep specialization in test automation, Programming in Python or TypeScript, Design and maintain test automation frameworks, Production experience with browser automation tools, Production experience with API automation tools, Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD, Performance and load testing tooling experience, Working knowledge of containerized test environments, Read production code, Pair with developers, Ship features when needed, Understanding of secure coding, Understanding of DevSecOps practices
Nice to Have
Experience with Section 508 / WCAG accessibility testing, Hands-on experience with FedRAMP, Hands-on experience with FISMA, Experience with other federal compliance frameworks, ATO support experience, Previous experience supporting CMS, Previous experience supporting HHS agencies
What You'll Do.
Turn manual test cycles into automated systems
Design test automation frameworks
Build test automation frameworks
Maintain test automation frameworks
Pair with developers on test strategy
Push coverage upstream
Write software to build test harnesses
Write software to build fixtures
Write software to build data generators
Write software to build tooling
Own API automation layers
Own UI automation layers
Own browser automation
Own accessibility coverage
Integrate tests deeply into CI/CD
Put guardrails in place
Design performance experiments
Design load experiments
Design chaos experiments
Contribute to architectural decisions
Contribute to technical roadmaps
Contribute to engineering best practices
Partner cross-functionally with product teams
Partner cross-functionally with security teams
Partner cross-functionally with customer experience teams
Partner cross-functionally with platform teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Partner with developers; Partner with product; Partner with security; Partner with customer experience; Partner with platform teams
Process & Methodology
Technical roadmaps
Full Job Description
## Description We are Skyward. That is, a love for people, for improvement, for human advancement through information technology. We are a people-centered business with a desire to serve others. We are diverse and unified; creative and collaborative; a collection of complementary, not competing talents. And though on the surface we remain relaxed, beneath, a torrent of energy links us to our civic tech mission. We stand by our values, and we won’t compromise on any of them. Integrity: We’re conscientious, intentional, and empathetic. Our words and actions align. That’s our character. Please don’t ask us to play another part, we’re poor actors. Compassionate: If we may borrow a quote from Theodore Roosevelt: “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” Because our team is thoughtful and supportive, caring deeply for each other, our clients, and our work, this comes naturally. Inquisitive: We remain students by failing openly and turning lessons into solutions. Unconventional: For us, life isn’t what happens outside of work. Work happens inside of life and our culture erases the line often dividing the two. Authentic: Made possible only because we embody the values listed above. We’re relaxed and fun yet intensely curious and driven. Team members are placed with thought, care, and precision to ensure that Trust, Truth, and Transparency continue to represent our brand. Because of that, we continue Onward, Upward, and Skyward. We need a Software Engineer - Test Automation. Are you the person people call when the test suite takes ninety minutes and fails differently every run? When “it works on my machine” is the most-quoted phrase in standup? Do you push beyond “we wrote a test” into “we built a safety net that catches the bug before the PR even opens”? If you're a well-rounded engineer who treats quality as a craft - equally happy writing production code, designing a test harness, or hunting down the race condition behind a flaky C
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