Automation Engineer - Sky Solutions

We are Sky Solutions, LLC a Digital Transformation Firm in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. Specializing in Digital Process Automation and Low-Code/No-Code App Development, we partner with top Financial Services and Healthcare organizations. As a certified Small Disadvantaged Business with Minority Owned credentials, we're dedicated to innovative solutions for both government and commercial clients. Our commitment to diversity extends to being a Pega Gold Partner.

Join us in our mission for breakthrough solutions and a workplace that champions diversity and equal opportunity.

Job Title: Automation Engineer

Location: Remote (100%)
Duration: Longterm
Work Authorization: US Citizen

Drive innovation and shape the future as an Automation Engineer, leveraging your 5+ years of experience in performance engineering and test-driven development. Work autonomously on complex problems, collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional teams in Agile environments. Gain exposure to cutting-edge tools like AppDynamics and Splunk while contributing to performance test reports. Elevate your career, mentor team members, and obtain certifications in a dynamic setting focused on securing critical systems. Join us, where your skills meet the challenge of a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

US Citizenship is Contractually Required for the role.

Key Role:

Develops and analyzes tests for products and systems; collaborates with other engineering departments when necessary. Applies advanced consulting skills and/or extensive technical expertise; full industry knowledge. Develops innovative solutions to complex problems. Works without considerable direction; mentors and may supervise team members. Bachelors degree and 5+ years directly related experience or Masters degree and 3+ years directly related experience. Years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree for certain roles. Certifications may be accepted in lieu of a degree for certain technical roles.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience with performance engineering in design, development, and performance testing
• Experience in Agile development, Sprints, Story Reviews, Scrum, DevOps
• Experience with analyzing performance test results and contributing to performance test reports
• Knowledge of performance monitoring tools, including AppInternals, AppDynamics, or Splunk
• Ability to establish a baseline capacity before and after critical upgrades of infrastructure, configuration, and code
• Ability to obtain a security clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge of test-driven development techniques
• Ability to develop automated test scripts using Selenium or similar test automation tools
• Agile or Testing certification

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with delivering solutions using Agile SAFe framework
• Experience with EA modeling and visualization tools, including Visio, Tableau, and PowerPoint
• Experience in working with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Experience with leading projects, tasks, or teams
• Knowledge of Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) tools Knowledge of Pega system administration best practices
• Knowledge of Pega configuration in using a high-availability model in a Cloud environment such as AWS or Microsoft Azure, and AWS cloud architecture concepts
• Ability to obtain Pega System Architect Certification, Pega Senior System Architect Certification, or Pega Lead System Architect Certification within 2 months of start date
• Possession of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation (Modest Background Investigation) and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information