Automated Test Engineer, Manager (Remote US)

ICF is seeking an Automated Test Engineer, Manager to support a Federal Government agency client.  You will help deliver reliable cloud applications, data services, and AI-enabled capabilities across an enterprise data lakehouse platform.

You will build and maintain automated tests, integrate them into continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, and provide evidence that releases meet acceptance criteria. Working with developers and business analysts, you will help continue building the maturity of the Playwright testing suite and expand testing across application workflows and supporting data services.

Job Location – Remote within the US; Must be able to support EST hours

What You Will Do

• Manage and mentor the Automated Test Team, strengthen team coverage, and provide strategic direction and preparation that identify risks, gaps, and dependencies earlier. Ask proactive questions and develop deep, end-to-end expertise in the testing tools and platform.
• Extend and maintain the existing Playwright/Cucumber framework using the Page Object Model, and recommend improvements as the platform evolves.
• Design, develop, and maintain reusable automated functional, integration, and regression tests for application workflows and supporting services, including APIs where applicable.
• Design strategy for switching roles in pipelined automated test jobs and provide guidance for application/ops teams toward support of those patterns.
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines, publish actionable results, and troubleshoot unreliable tests to support repeatable execution and release quality gates.
• Plan and collaborate on the implementation of AI-assisted testing and/or code review.
• Translate user stories and acceptance criteria into traceable test scenarios, including negative cases, role-based access, and dependencies across workstreams; prioritize automation by risk and business impact.
• Partner with data engineers to automate validation of ingestion, transformations, and migration results, checking data completeness, accuracy, and consistency across source and target systems.
• Implement performance tests and collaborate with security specialists to integrate automated security checks, investigate findings, and verify fixes before release.
• Maintain controlled test data and repeatable test setup; diagnose failures, document reproducible defects, and work with developers to resolve issues and verify corrections.
• Support user acceptance testing and accessibility verification by preparing regression evidence and coordinating automated checks with required manual validation.
• Report test coverage, execution results, defects, and release risks against agreed quality criteria; collaborate with developers on critical-service unit coverage and documented exceptions
• Track defect rates and trends to ensure that changes to testing posture results in measurable improvements.
• Plan and execute testing across development, test, staging, and production-like environments, validating environment readiness, configuration consistency, integrations, and successful promotion through release gates.
• Guide strategy for ensuring adequate fixture data and resources in lower environments.
• Participate in functional testing with business analysts, product owners, and users to validate end-to-end workflows, confirm expected outcomes, document defects, and verify resolutions.
• Participate in Agile planning, reviews, and retrospectives; maintain version-controlled test documentation and improve the automation approach as the platform evolves.

What You Will Bring With You

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test suites, preferably with Playwright and TypeScript, including reusable test components (Page Object Model), selector strategy for dynamic UIs, and failure diagnosis.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience writing, debugging, and reviewing test automation code in TypeScript or Javascript.
• Experience writing Gherkin feature files and reusable step definitions with Cucumber or a comparable BDD framework. Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and managing test code through version control and peer review.
• Experience deriving functional, integration, and regression tests from requirements and acceptance criteria, documenting defects, and verifying fixes within an Agile delivery team.
• Experience validating data-driven application behavior and using test evidence to identify quality issues and assess release readiness.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal public trust or equivalent client-required background investigation.
• Candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and all work must be performed in the U.S.
• Candidate must have lived in the U.S. for three (3) full years out of the last five (5) years

What We Would Like You To Bring With You

• 2+ years experience acting as a Test Team Lead
• Experience establishing test architecture for a new or modernized application.
• Experience testing Azure applications or data workflows involving Databricks, familiarity with Python or SQL for data validation.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Scaled Agile Framework
• Familiarity with Section 508 and WCAG accessibility testing, including the complementary roles of automated checks and manual evaluation.
• Experience validating AI-enabled search, document processing, or natural language workflows against defined evaluation criteria.
• Experience supporting federal modernization programs and producing test evidence for governance, acceptance, or compliance reviews.

Professional Skills

• Communicate defects, test results, and release risks clearly to technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Organize testing across concurrent workstreams and proactively identify dependencies and blockers.
• Apply sound judgment to prioritize automation and investigate underlying causes of test failures.
• Collaborate across disciplines and take ownership of assigned testing activities through resolution.

Bot and Third-Party Applications

Please note that this application must be submitted directly by the applicant for consideration. Failure to do so may result in the application being excluded for consideration.  Applicants needing an accommodation for disability or religious purposes in connection with the application process should contact [email protected] for assistance.

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Work Authorization and Sponsorship All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for new H-1B visa sponsorship by ICF. Candidates who currently hold valid work authorization may be considered for a change of employer petition, subject to company policy and applicable immigration requirements.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email [email protected] and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.  

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Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.  

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at [email protected]. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.  

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$108,476.00 - $184,409.00Nationwide Remote Office (US99)