Test Automation Engineer - U.S. Citizenship Required at CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.
Fairfax, VA
$79,600–$194,000from the description
Jul 24, 2026
Fairfax, VA
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves building and maintaining automated test frameworks for cloud-based, multi-agency case management systems running on AWS. Day-to-day work includes writing automated test scripts, designing performance tests, coordinating integration testing across teams, and participating in agile ceremonies. It suits an experienced test automation engineer with a background in DevSecOps, TypeScript, and RESTful APIs who can obtain a DHS/CISA public trust clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $129,128 (middle half $101,596–$152,655). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
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The role requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DHS/CISA EOD/Public Trust clearance. This is a Public Trust (not a Secret/TS clearance), but the clearance requirement field has been set to the closest applicable gate; note that a Public Trust is technically not a security clearance — it is a suitability determination. Hiring managers should be aware this is a Public Trust requirement, not a traditional Secret clearance.
The posting lists two primary locations — Fairfax, VA and Lafayette, LA — with a hybrid model (2 days/week in office). The CBSA is set to Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV as the primary/first-listed location; Lafayette, LA (CBSA 29180) is the alternate.
Splunk is listed under Required qualifications alongside 'monitoring tools' with the qualifier 'familiarity with'; it has been retained as a required skill given its placement in the Required section, though the softer 'familiarity' language is noted.
Selenium and SoapUI appear in both the duties narrative and the Desired Skills section; they are marked preferred based on their explicit placement under 'Desired skills'.
The compensation range ($79,600–$194,000/year) is very wide; CGI notes this reflects various factors and that they typically do not hire at or near the top of the range.
The role is described as 5+ years of IT development experience with 3+ years of automation framework development, supporting a Senior classification despite no seniority word in the title.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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