ACARA Jobs
Test Engineer
Apply- ID: 558403
- Posted: 3/20/2026
- Location: Remote, VA
- Category: Pro - Engineering
- Job Type: Temp to Direct
- Duration: Contract to Di
Description
Acara Solutions seeks a Test Engineer for our client in Remote.
Here's what you'd do:
- Design, build, integrate, test, deploy, and improve software services and platforms within a cross-functional agile team
- Work closely with the engineering leadership to ensure quality is built in early and is testable
- Develop and participate in the QA/test approach, methodology, and process for a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment
- Test applications through automated and manual back-end functions as well as through UI
- Qualify all new features by testing on supported platforms and configurations
- Implement, execute and troubleshoot automated tests during the sprint cycles
- Verify installations with acceptance tests, track bugs, and participate in development meetings
- Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of technical engineering products
- Support and develop our technical culture by being engaged, intellectually curious, friendly, motivated to solve complex problems, and inspired to deliver superior user-centered software solutions
- Participate in internal reviews of software components and systems
Job Requirements
Required skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a Science or Technology or Mathematics
- Minimum 5 years of experience in DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or Gitlab Runner
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Junit-Mockito, Apache HTTPD Server, and Spring BootJunit-Mockito, Apache HTTPD Server, and Spring Boot
- Minimum 5 years of experience in building large-scale mission-critical applications
- Minimum 5 years of experience in distributed systems
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Agile methodologies.
Preferred skills:
- Master's Degree in Engineering or a Science or Technology or Mathematics
- Minimum 3 years of experience in art of negotiation with ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions.
- Deep knowledge of test methodologies, writing I&T plans, creating test cases and debugging
- Working knowledge of application deployment tools such as Ansible
- Extensive knowledge of Unix/Linux Environments
- Expertise in Test Automation using Selenium, Test Complete, Cucumber, Apache JMeter or similar tools
- Familiarity with Cloud Computing and IaaS environments such as the Red Hat Open Stack Platform (RHOSP), Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services
- Familiarity with Container technologies such as Docker and/or Orchestration technologies such as Rancher/Kubernetes
- Full use and understanding of software engineering concepts, principles, and theories
- Effective communication and attention to detail
- Familiarity with multiple DevSecOps tool chains
- Detailed and fully proficient knowledge of technology trends and champions new ideas and product and process improvements
- Memory and CPU profiling
- Information visualization
- Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycle
- Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and influence management skills, with notable record of securing buy-in on concepts and ideas
- Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
Additional Information
- Requires the ability to obtain an Active Secret Clearance .
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.