Who we are

Tria Federal delivers digital services and technology solutions that support the health and safety of veterans, service members and civilians. For two decades, federal agencies have relied on Tria companies to advance their critical missions and modernize their systems, so that they can uphold their commitment to the American people. Today, we are pushing the boundaries of possibility through partnerships and investments in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, developing solutions for the biggest challenges that government will face tomorrow.

We are proud to employ and support military veterans who bring mission-first mindset, technical expertise, and leadership qualities that strengthen our work. Veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses are strongly encouraged to apply.

Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (Lead SDET)

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (Lead SDET) with at least eight years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing solutions.

The Lead SDET will provide technical leadership in test automation, quality engineering, and continuous improvement. This individual will work as part of a collaborative Agile team that develops modern, standards-based, responsive web applications supporting mission-critical healthcare IT solutions.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technical leader who can establish automation best practices, conduct pull request reviews, mentor team members, and identify innovative tools and approaches that improve software quality and delivery efficiency.

Basic Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related field.
At least eight years of related software testing, quality engineering, or test automation experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Federal Position of Trust clearance designation.
Must reside and be authorized to work in the United States.
Must have lived in the United States for at least three of the last five years.
Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality software.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work effectively as a collaborative and proactive team member in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of scalable test automation frameworks.
Establish and promote automation standards, coding practices, and quality engineering best practices across the team.
Develop and maintain automated tests using frameworks such as JUnit, NUnit, TestNG, and Cucumber.
Develop automation solutions using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or Taiko, with Taiko experience preferred.
Design and implement automated testing solutions for Angular-based web applications.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to SDETs, automation engineers, developers, and other team members.
Review pull requests to ensure automated test code is maintainable, reusable, reliable, and aligned with established coding standards.
Help team members resolve automation challenges and successfully contribute their work to the shared automation repository.
Partner with developers during pull request reviews to identify test coverage gaps, potential defects, and opportunities to improve application testability.
Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and technologies that improve automation coverage, execution speed, reporting, maintainability, and overall delivery efficiency.
Lead proofs of concept and innovation initiatives involving new testing tools, artificial intelligence, continuous testing, and other emerging quality-engineering practices.
Identify opportunities to reduce manual testing through automation and process improvements.
Integrate automated tests into continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.