Test Automation Engineer - Python/Selenium
First seen by Alion on Oct 21, 2026.
About the Role:
As a Test Automation Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products. You will build and maintain automated test coverage using Python, pytest, and BDD frameworks alongside Selenium, focused on validating web application behavior, data accuracy, user permissions, and simulated device communication protocols. Partnering closely with Software Engineering, you will help shape test strategy and expand coverage as new features and functionality are shipped.
What You'll Do:
Test Automation Development:
- Design, build, and maintain automated test suites using Python, pytest, and BDD frameworks to validate web application functionality.
- Develop and maintain Selenium-based automation to verify data is displayed accurately across the website.
- Create automation that simulates device communication protocols to validate that data generated by connected devices is correctly received, processed, and reflected on the website.
Software Verification:
- Expand and maintain automated regression suites that catch defects early and give the team confidence as new features are released.
- Identify gaps in existing test coverage and prioritize new automation based on risk and impact.
- Investigate test failures, determine root cause, and work with Software Engineering to resolve issues.
Process & Tooling:
- Document, organize, and maintain test cases in Jira using Xray, ensuring traceability between requirements, test coverage, and results.
- Report, track, and prioritize bugs in Jira, working with Software Engineering through resolution.
- Evaluate and integrate new tools, libraries, or frameworks that improve test efficiency, coverage, or maintainability.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipeline integration for automated test execution.
- Continuously refine test strategy and best practices as the product and codebase evolve.
Who You Are:
- BS/B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (equivalent experience considered).
- 4+ years of experience in software test automation.
- Strong proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience using pytest and BDD frameworks (e.g., pytest-bdd, Behave, or Cucumber).
- Solid experience building and maintaining automated UI tests with Selenium.
- Experience testing web applications, including validating data accuracy, user permissions/access control, and integrations with external or simulated data sources.
- Familiarity with Jira and Xray (or similar tools) for bug tracking and test case management.
- Comfortable working with APIs and simulating device or system communication protocols for test purposes.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into a continuous delivery workflow is a plus.
- Strong analytical and debugging skills, with the ability to trace issues from symptom to root cause.
- Organized, independent, and results-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple test efforts simultaneously.
- Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail, with a collaborative, process-oriented approach to working with Software Engineering.
Skills
Automation Testing, Python, Selenium, PyTest, Jira, Testing, BDD