Job Title: SDET Automation Engineer
Location: Washington, DC (Onsite)
Employment Type: W2 Contract
Duration: 11 months
About the Opportunity:
ZipStaff is hiring an SDET Automation Engineer for our client, a major U.S. passenger rail transportation organization based in Washington, DC. You will lead the design, development and scaling of enterprise test automation frameworks across web, mobile and API environments, driving shift-left quality practices and integrating automated suites into CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
What You'll Do:
- Design and build scalable, modular UI, mobile and API automation frameworks for native, hybrid and web applications.
- Author and execute test plans covering functional, integration, regression, load and performance testing.
- Embed automated suites into CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure with automated quality gates.
- Manage defects in Jira and build automation reporting, Kibana dashboards and BDD metrics.
- Partner with DevOps, SRE and development teams to drive shift-left testing and QA standards.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years in software test automation, framework engineering and QA.
- Advanced Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), TestNG and WebdriverIO.
- Hands-on mobile automation on Android and iOS with Appium, XCTest/XCUITest, AVD and Xcode.
- API testing and data validation with REST Assured, JSON/GSON, complex SQL and stored procedures.
- Knowledge of ADA/Section 508 accessibility, cross-browser testing, Charles Proxy and PCI vulnerability testing.
- Experience integrating tests into Jenkins, GitLab CI or GitHub Actions and cloud test environments.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance.
- Dental Insurance.
- Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) + 401(k) matching.
- Paid time off.
- Referral Program.
About ZipStaff:
ZipStaff connects skilled technology professionals with leading organizations across the United States, matching top talent with impactful contract and full-time opportunities.
To apply, submit your resume through this posting. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a ZipStaff recruiter.