Test Automation Software Engineer at Altamira Technology Corporation
Centennial, CO
$150,000–$200,000from the description
Jun 29, 2026
Centennial, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and maintaining automated test frameworks and scripts for systems serving the national security sector. Day-to-day work involves designing modular, version-controlled test automation, integrating it into CI/CD pipelines, and running regression testing to continuously validate software interfaces and acceptance criteria. Suited to experienced engineers holding an active TS/SCI clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
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.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting lists three possible work locations — Warrenton, VA; Centennial, CO; and Augusta, GA — but does not indicate remote eligibility. The primary CBSA is mapped to the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro (Warrenton, VA falls within that broader region); candidates should confirm which site applies to them.
The role is classified as QA/Test Automation (15-1253) rather than Software Developer (15-1252) because the core responsibilities center on designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts and frameworks. However, the emphasis on building CI/CD pipelines and reusable test frameworks introduces meaningful software development overlap.
An active TS/SCI clearance is a hard gate explicitly stated under Required Qualifications. A CI Polygraph is listed under Desired Qualifications and is therefore preferred, not required.
The Required Qualifications section names no specific programming languages, test frameworks, or tooling (e.g., Selenium, pytest, JUnit, Jenkins). The skills extracted reflect only what the JD explicitly states; hiring managers should be aware that the posting is unusually light on concrete technology requirements.
The 'Active CI Poly' skill represents the Counterintelligence Polygraph listed under Desired Qualifications.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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