Test Automation Lead

Job ID: 2616283

Location

Remote Work, TN, US

Date Posted

2026-08-28

Category

Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory

Test Engineer

Schedule

Full-Time

Shift

Day Job

Travel

Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain

Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work

ORA_REMOTE

Description

Position Summary

The Test Automation Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously maturing the automated testing strategy across the Product Line. This role ensures comprehensive test coverage across all SDLC phases — from unit and functional testing through security, accessibility, performance, and UAT — in alignment with VA quality standards and DevSecOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts to improve coverage, reduce manual effort, and support consistent, repeatable validation of product functionality
• Lead integrated testing activities across all phases of the system lifecycle: unit, functional, accessibility (Section 508), system, reliability, usability, interoperability, regression, security, and performance/load testing
• Develop and maintain Test Plans within the VA Quality Manager tool; provide complete Test Strategy and Test Execution content using VA-provided templates
• Enter and maintain all test cases, test scripts (automated and manual), test data, execution results, and supporting artifacts in VA-approved tools
• Maintain and update the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure bi-directional traceability between requirements, test cases, defects, and releases; ensure full RTM compliance
• Manage defect lifecycle: log all defects within one business day of identification, assign severity/impact levels, and support VA PM in defect prioritization and resolution

Enforce release readiness criteria: ensure* 95% of planned test cases are executed, all Critical/Hig