Sr. Test Engineer (Automation)

RESULTS. INNOVATION. VALUES. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

That’s RIVA. 

We’re a mission-driven IT services company and systems integrator supporting digital transformation and modernization for federal government agencies. Since 2009, we’ve partnered with our customers to solve complex challenges through smart, practical innovation to deliver real outcomes where they matter most. Our teams are made up of industry-leading experts who are passionate about doing great work and making a difference. We don’t just develop solutions, we support efforts that strengthen communities and serve the public good. 

RIVA’s culture is built on four core values: Results, Innovation, Values, and Accountability. They guide how we work, how we collaborate, and how we measure success. Our employee-first approach is rooted in trust, ownership, and meaningful work. By investing in our people and fostering a flexible, supportive environment, employees have the opportunity to grow their skills, contribute ideas, and make an impact from day one. all while supporting missions that matter. 

POSITION OVERVIEW

RIVA Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Senior Test Engineer to join our P-TACTS program team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and executing comprehensive test strategies and automation solutions that ensure the quality, security, and performance of mission-critical software within a modern DevSecOps environment.

The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience building Java and Selenium automation frameworks from scratch and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines. Experience with security, performance, and compliance testing is a plus. This individual will work closely with developers, product owners, security teams, and other stakeholders to define test requirements, implement best practices, and drive continuous improvement throughout the software development lifecycle.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans, strategies, and cases tailored to the P-TACTS DevSecOps environment.
• Design, build, and maintain a Java-based Selenium automation framework using Page Object Model, TestNG, and Cucumber, including parallel execution, reusable utilities, and centralized exception handling.
• Integrate automated smoke and regression suites into CI/CD pipelines, with automated report generation at each run.
• Support security testing, including static and dynamic code analysis, vulnerability scanning, and compliance validation.
• Support performance, load, and stress testing to verify that applications meet scalability and reliability requirements.
• Support the use of monitoring and analytics tools to evaluate system performance metrics and identify optimization opportunities.
• Set up, manage, and maintain test environments to mirror production conditions and ensure test accuracy.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to integrate testing practices throughout the SDLC.
• Produce test reports that non-technical stakeholders can read, including status, failure detail, logs, and screenshots. Track and manage defects, and coordinate resolution with engineering teams.
• Extend and enhance API testing frameworks and scripts while also participating in manual testing of user interfaces and customer-facing features.
• Create and maintain documentation of test processes and quality metrics.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, to ensure test coverage and workload balance.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution, and 10 years of related experience (8 years with a master’s degree).
• Strong Java programming skills, including object-oriented design, the Collections Framework, exception handling, and Java 8 or later features such as streams and lambdas.
• Demonstrated experience building Java-based test automation frameworks from scratch and maintaining them over time.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver (Selenium 4 preferred), including explicit and fluent waits, dynamic and stale element handling, multiple windows, alerts, file uploads, and JavascriptExecutor.
• Experience with TestNG, including parallel execution, listeners, and test reporting.
• Hands-on experience implementing BDD (Behavior Driven Development) using Cucumber and Gherkin.
• Hands-on experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience automating REST API tests in Java using TestNG. Postman experience is a plus.
• Experience with Rally for work and defect tracking and GitLab for source control and CI/CD, the tools used on this program, is preferred. Experience with comparable tools, such as Jira, GitHub, or Jenkins, is acceptable.
• Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer or Test Engineer in an Agile environment.
• Hands-on experience testing web-based applications (both front-end UI and back-end services).
• Experience working on large-scale enterprise applications.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, at minimum. A higher-level AWS certification (Associate, Professional, or Specialty) also meets this requirement.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with security testing tools and methods, including static and dynamic code analysis, vulnerability scanning, and compliance validation.
• Experience with performance and load testing tools and methodologies.
• Experience running Selenium tests at scale using Selenium Grid or cloud-based browser services.
• Familiarity with AWS services for testing, monitoring, and environment automation.

The salary or salary range for this role reflects an estimated range informed by multiple compensation factors. Final offers may vary based on considerations such as relevant experience, education and training, critical skillsets, and overall business needs.

Pay range

$125,000—$135,000 USD

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY & ACCOMMODATION

We believe great teams are built from different backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences, and we mean that beyond the buzzwords. 

RIVA is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need an accommodation at any point in our process, send an email to [email protected], we'll be happy to help.

VETERAN SUPPORT & ACCESSIBILITY

As a federal contractor, RIVA follows the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, supporting the employment and advancement of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you're a veteran, we encourage you to self-identify during the application process, it helps us track our hiring commitments and, in some cases, may support priority referral for open roles.

RIVA also invites applicants to voluntarily self-identify as having a disability during the application process, not because it affects your chances of being hired, but because it helps us measure how well we're living up to our commitments and identify where we can do better. Your response is confidential and entirely optional.