Software Engineer In Test/QA Automation Engineer

Trident Consulting is seeking a SDET Automation Engineer for one of our industry leading clients.Trident Consulting is an award-winning IT/engineering staffing company founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Ramon, CA. We specialize in placing high-quality vetted technology and engineering professionals in contract and full-time roles. Trident shines in fulfilling niche/hard-to-fill technical positions, and our commitment is to deliver the best and brightest individuals in the industry for our clients'' toughest requirements.Position-1: SDET Automation EngineerJob Location: Mclean, VA (Hybrid-Twice a week)Job Type: FTE 6+ years of proven experience and well versed in Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin and CI/CD toolsStrong knowledge and proven experience in API automation, experience with REST assured; front-end and backend automation as wellCreates an overall automation strategy for the application under testSupports the application team in their continuous delivery effortsParticipates in code review meetingsSupport other testers and automation engineers in the approach design, script development, execution and reporting.Analyzes and communicates test results and defect resolution tasksStays up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in order to apply them to an existing projectInfluences stakeholders to adopt automation practices to help make the software development processes more efficientPosition-2: Performance TesterLocation: McLean, VA (Hybrid-Twice a week) Job Type: Fulltime/Contract 2 to 4 years of experience with performance testing using JMeter and LoadRunnerExperience using monitoring (Dynatrace, Datadog, SiteScope, etc.) and service virtualization tools (Mockito, Mountebank, etc.)Develops and maintains performance test scriptsCapable of documenting and presenting test results to project stakeholdersHas experience identifying performance bottlenecks, and can advise on possible resolutionCan work with test lead to develop test estimations, plans, and strategiesCoordinates testing activities of test resources against project test plans and schedulesExperience with performance test execution, debug, creation and maintenanceKnowledge of coding languages like Java

Created: 2026-03-07