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Test Engineer
Accepting applicationsJ5 Consulting · Virginia, United States
Full-Time Mid_senior JavaPythonaiategan
Posted
1d ago
Category
Test
Experience
Mid_senior
Country
United States
J5 Consulting is a Maryland based company established in 2006 to provide computing and consulting services for government and commercial entities. Our services improve Information System networking performance and compliance and protect electronic assets from loss and compromise. We welcome your application to receive consideration for the following position.
Introduction
The Sponsor’s office is architecting and creating a coherent secure data ecosystem that is compatible and synchronized with the overall Sponsor’s data strategy and broader mission capabilities. These solutions and capabilities include a platform to conduct enterprise search, digital forensics, and data analytics. The Sponsor fuses modern, data-centric tradecraft and capabilities with other components in pursuit of extracting maximum value from existing data.
Required Skills and Demonstrated Experience:
Demonstrated experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
Demonstrated experience working effectively in high-performing, cross-functional teams with multiple concurrent projects
Demonstrated experience working directly with stakeholders to gather requirements, understand needs, and translate them into technical solutions with minimal oversight
Demonstrated experience in self-directed work with a strong ownership mentality and commitment to code quality, testing, and documentation
Demonstrated experience context-switching between projects and systems as priorities demand
Test Engineering
Demonstrated experience testing applications deployed on AWS (at least 1–2 major services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, or CloudFront)
Demonstrated experience with strong knowledge of QA fundamentals: test planning, test case design, defect lifecycle, regression testing, risk-based testing
Demonstrated experience with test automation experience using one or more frameworks/languages (e.g., Python + pytest, Java + JUnit/TestNG, JavaScript/TypeScript + Playwright/Cypress/Selenium)
Demonstrated experience writing and maintaining automated tests integrated into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild)
Demonstrated experience with version control (Git) and standard SDLC practices (Agile/Scrum)
Demonstrated experience with strong defect isolation and debugging skills; can collaborate with developers/DevOps to reproduce issues and validate fixes
Highly Desired Skills and Demonstrated Experience:
Test Engineering
Demonstrated experience testing distributed systems/microservices, including asynchronous/event-driven flows (e.g., SQS/SNS/EventBridge/Kinesis)
Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure-as-Code exposure (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS or CDK) and ability to validate deployments or config changes
Demonstrated experience with container platforms and orchestration (Docker, ECS, or EKS/Kubernetes) and testing containerized workloads
Demonstrated experience testing APIs (REST/JSON) using tools such as Postman, curl, or similar; ability to validate status codes, payloads, headers, auth, and error handling
Demonstrated experience with logging or monitoring for troubleshooting test failures (e.g., CloudWatch logs/metrics; or Splunk/ELK)
Demonstrated performance and reliability testing experience (load/stress/soak) using tools such as k6, JMeter, Gatling, Locust; familiarity with scaling behaviors in AWS
Demonstrated experience with test data management in cloud environments (synthetic data, masking, seeding, or ephemeral environments)
Demonstrated AWS certification (Cloud Practitioner, Developer Associate, SysOps Associate, or DevOps Engineer)
Demonstrated experience in complex, high security, regulated environments
Demonstrated experience with excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
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US Citizenship:
This position requires US Citizenship. Verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements will be confirmed
Security Clearance:
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph
Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment
Travel:
This position is expected to be onsite. The position will be located within the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA). Local travel/POV will be on an as needed basis, within the local place of performance
Join J5 Consulting and Grow Your Cybersecurity Career
At J5, we’re a team of innovators protecting organizations from evolving cyber threats. With 18+ years of success in government and commercial sectors, we offer meaningful opportunities to grow your career.
Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including:
100% employer-paid health coverage
a 6% 401(k) match
PTO
tuition reimbursement
bonuses
professional development, and more
Ready to make an impact? Explore our open positions and apply today.
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Introduction
The Sponsor’s office is architecting and creating a coherent secure data ecosystem that is compatible and synchronized with the overall Sponsor’s data strategy and broader mission capabilities. These solutions and capabilities include a platform to conduct enterprise search, digital forensics, and data analytics. The Sponsor fuses modern, data-centric tradecraft and capabilities with other components in pursuit of extracting maximum value from existing data.
Required Skills and Demonstrated Experience:
Demonstrated experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
Demonstrated experience working effectively in high-performing, cross-functional teams with multiple concurrent projects
Demonstrated experience working directly with stakeholders to gather requirements, understand needs, and translate them into technical solutions with minimal oversight
Demonstrated experience in self-directed work with a strong ownership mentality and commitment to code quality, testing, and documentation
Demonstrated experience context-switching between projects and systems as priorities demand
Test Engineering
Demonstrated experience testing applications deployed on AWS (at least 1–2 major services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, or CloudFront)
Demonstrated experience with strong knowledge of QA fundamentals: test planning, test case design, defect lifecycle, regression testing, risk-based testing
Demonstrated experience with test automation experience using one or more frameworks/languages (e.g., Python + pytest, Java + JUnit/TestNG, JavaScript/TypeScript + Playwright/Cypress/Selenium)
Demonstrated experience writing and maintaining automated tests integrated into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild)
Demonstrated experience with version control (Git) and standard SDLC practices (Agile/Scrum)
Demonstrated experience with strong defect isolation and debugging skills; can collaborate with developers/DevOps to reproduce issues and validate fixes
Highly Desired Skills and Demonstrated Experience:
Test Engineering
Demonstrated experience testing distributed systems/microservices, including asynchronous/event-driven flows (e.g., SQS/SNS/EventBridge/Kinesis)
Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure-as-Code exposure (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS or CDK) and ability to validate deployments or config changes
Demonstrated experience with container platforms and orchestration (Docker, ECS, or EKS/Kubernetes) and testing containerized workloads
Demonstrated experience testing APIs (REST/JSON) using tools such as Postman, curl, or similar; ability to validate status codes, payloads, headers, auth, and error handling
Demonstrated experience with logging or monitoring for troubleshooting test failures (e.g., CloudWatch logs/metrics; or Splunk/ELK)
Demonstrated performance and reliability testing experience (load/stress/soak) using tools such as k6, JMeter, Gatling, Locust; familiarity with scaling behaviors in AWS
Demonstrated experience with test data management in cloud environments (synthetic data, masking, seeding, or ephemeral environments)
Demonstrated AWS certification (Cloud Practitioner, Developer Associate, SysOps Associate, or DevOps Engineer)
Demonstrated experience in complex, high security, regulated environments
Demonstrated experience with excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
__________________________________________________________________________________
US Citizenship:
This position requires US Citizenship. Verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements will be confirmed
Security Clearance:
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph
Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment
Travel:
This position is expected to be onsite. The position will be located within the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA). Local travel/POV will be on an as needed basis, within the local place of performance
Join J5 Consulting and Grow Your Cybersecurity Career
At J5, we’re a team of innovators protecting organizations from evolving cyber threats. With 18+ years of success in government and commercial sectors, we offer meaningful opportunities to grow your career.
Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including:
100% employer-paid health coverage
a 6% 401(k) match
PTO
tuition reimbursement
bonuses
professional development, and more
Ready to make an impact? Explore our open positions and apply today.
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