Test Engineer

Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discounts Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Wellness resources Job Overview At DANE, we take care of our people, and they stick around because of it. With day-one aggressive PTO, great benefits, and opportunities to grow, you’ll have the support you need to succeed. We are seeking a Test Engineer to join an agile quality engineering team supporting a federal modernization program in Arlington, VA. You'll design, implement, and maintain automated test suites across APIs, UIs, and integrations, working across .NET, Java, NestJS, and MuleSoft stacks, while growing into modern DevOps, containerized testing, and observability practices. Details: Location: Hybrid - Onsite, Arlington, VA; onsite 1-2 days/week and as needed Job Type: Full Time Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or Equivalent Experience: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience Clearance: Must hold an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher Responsibilities Build and maintain automated test suites for functional, regression, and smoke testing targeting web UIs and REST APIs (Selenium/Cypress, Postman/Newman, JUnit/NUnit/Jest) Automate validation of service contracts, error handling, and data transformations; verify MuleSoft flows across System/API/Process layers Log, prioritize, and validate defect fixes using Azure DevOps/Jira ; provide clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence Create deterministic test data, stubs/mocks, and environment configurations; manage secrets securely and ensure test repeatability Maintain living test plans, suites, and dashboards; publish sprint quality reports and release readiness summaries Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) and contribute to pull-request quality gates (coverage, static analysis, linting) Author test runners and Docker files; execute suites inside Docker and assist with Kubernetes job orchestration for parallel test runs Capture structured logs and traces ( OpenTelemetry/App Insights) , triage failures, and support root-cause analysis with engineers Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field Active DOD Secret Clearance required Minimum of 4+ years of experience as a Test Engineer or QA Engineer Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks ( Selenium/Cypress, Postman/Newman, JUnit/NUnit, and/or Jest) Experience testing REST APIs and web applications across . NET, Java, and/or Node/NestJS stacks Experience with defect tracking and test management tools (Azure DevOps and/or Jira) Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) and shift-left quality practices Exposure to MuleSoft Anypoint Platform or other enterprise integration testing Exposure to containerized test execution (Docker, Kubernetes) Exposure to observability tooling (OpenTelemetry, App Insights) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to triage complex failures and drive root-cause analysis Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to clearly document findings and collaborate across development, BA, and platform teams Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt quickly in evolving technical environments DANE LLC is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Flexible work from home options available. Compensation: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.