Senior Functional and Automated Tester

General Dynamics
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 96,569 - 130,651 annuallyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Troubleshooting","Communication","Stakeholder management","Root-cause analysis","Defect triage"]

Plan, design, and execute functional and automated testing for modern applications, partnering with product, development, and DevSecOps teams to ensure quality, security, and operational readiness. Own test strategy and automation for distributed/cloud systems, translate requirements into test plans and detailed cases, and build repeatable CI/CD-aligned automated tests. Validate workflows, APIs, microservices/serverless designs, and Kafka-based event processing, driving defect triage, preventative quality controls, and audit-ready test documentation.

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General Dynamics
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Senior Functional and Automated Tester

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Job Summary

Plan, design, and execute functional and automated testing for modern applications, partnering with product, development, and DevSecOps teams to ensure quality, security, and operational readiness. Own test strategy and automation for distributed/cloud systems, translate requirements into test plans and detailed cases, and build repeatable CI/CD-aligned automated tests. Validate workflows, APIs, microservices/serverless designs, and Kafka-based event processing, driving defect triage, preventative quality controls, and audit-ready test documentation.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead project planning for testing scope, risks, environments, test data needs, and tooling to support delivery timelines.
  • •Translate business and technical requirements into test strategies, test plans, and detailed test cases for functional, integration, regression, performance, and security validation.
  • •Design and build automated tests for unit, API, integration, and UI workflows integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
  • •Perform hands-on functional testing of workflows, edge cases, data validations, and error handling, including event/message-based and distributed workflows.
  • •Drive defect triage and root-cause analysis, validate observability and performance baselines, and maintain test evidence and documentation for leadership and audit reviews.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 96,569 - 130,651 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 8 years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, or software development with significant testing/automation responsibilities.
  • •Own test strategy and automation for complex, distributed, or cloud-based systems across the software development lifecycle.
  • •Strong experience leading functional testing and test automation, including regression planning and release readiness.
  • •Build automated tests for unit, API, integration, and user interface testing, with familiarity with TDD and automation-first approaches.
  • •Experience in CI/CD pipeline environments (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins) within a DevSecOps/SecDevOps culture and working knowledge of secure engineering expectations.
Experience:8+ yearsCloudCI/CDDevSecOpsMicroservicesEvent-driven systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:TroubleshootingCommunicationStakeholder managementRoot-cause analysisDefect triage
Tech Stack:Apache KafkaGitLabJenkinsReactDockerKubernetesOpenCodeClaude CodeGemini Vertex AIVersionOneServiceNowDataflowPub/SubRedisJavaPythonSQLJavaScript

Eligibility

Security Clearance:MBI (T2)Public Trust

Company Brief

General Dynamics
Provides IT, systems engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, and mission support services to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering large-scale technology solutions and managed services for national security and government operations.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Tysons / Fairfax, United States
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