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Senior QA Test Automation Engineer

Tantus Technologies, Inc.
Chevy Chase, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 1/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/7/2026
Overview

Tantus

Technologies, Inc. (

Tantus

) - recognized by the Washington Post as a Top Workplace - is seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer with experience in building and enhancing test automation frameworks to join our agile development teams delivering IT solutions. In this role, you will be part of an Agile DevOps team responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality products through software testing principles, test automation, collaboration, including framework design, development, scripting, and test execution using Node.js/Playwright.

What You'll Do

  • Conduct

an initial

assessment of existing test processes, plans, and procedures then

identify

those elements which can be transitioned from manual to automated

  • Design automation components/modules that can be

leveraged

across multiple test scripts using a standard automation framework embedded within Agile / DevOps processes and performed on all stages (

e.g.

Development, Staging, UAT, and Production)

  • Review user stories and create test cases, test

scripts

and test suites before execution

  • Analyze and

identify

suitable opportunities for test automation

  • Develop automation components/modules using

appropriate tools

and programming languages

  • Develop automation components/modules using parameterized data from an external source such as a spreadsheet
  • Leverage best practices and available automation frameworks to reduce automation maintenance
  • Execute test automation script/cases, identify/log issues, and provide support during issue resolution process
  • Support test automation solution planning and estimation
  • Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and related requirements
  • In conjunction with test automation, apply regression, smoke, data integrity, security, and Section 508 testing

Required Knowledge And Skills

  • This position is associated with a Federal Contract and requires U.S. Citizenship or Green Card Holder to be

considered.

  • 7 years of experience as an automation/QA engineer or related.Â
  • 3 to 5 years of experience in automation testing, including planningtest execution using Playwright (Javascript), node.js, Codecpt.js, and analysisÂ
  • Min 3 years of TypeScript experienceÂ
  • Requires knowledge of Playwright automation tool, test automation frameworks, DevOps and test automation integration with pipelines.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript and familiarity with TypeScript for writing, debugging, and maintaining automated test scripts
  • Experience with Automation Framework Design and Implementation.Â
  • Experience planningdocumenting, and performingmanual testing

Abilities

  • Team player with excellent communication skills
  • Attentive to detail with excellent time-management skills
  • Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
  • Critical thinker with strong problem-solving abilit y

Nice To Haves

  • Team player with excellent communication skills
  • Attentive to detail with excellent time-management skills
  • Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
  • Critical thinker with strong problem-solving ability

Salary Range

$115,000-$135,000

Salary : $115,000 - $135,000

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