Job Description

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED!!

• Implement End-to-End Test Automation and Tools Strategies/Roadmaps, including performance and load testing.
• Support Test Automation Solution Planning and Estimation. Analyze current architecture and test platforms to formulate a vision for growth and expansion.
• Perform detailed test designs using sound software test engineering principals in the context of test automation platforms and integration across distributed systems
• Collaboratively elaborate requirements to enable Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) with BAs and developers.
• Perform tasks required for automated test implementation including review acceptance criteria (Gherkin scripts), create integration/regression test scenarios, implement data management strategy, and generate required reports.
• Improve existing test automation frameworks (i.e. make them faster, more flexible and easier to use). Utilize parallel processing or grid systems to speed up the tests
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Test Automation including planning, assessments, script development & maintenance preferably in cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Strong programming/scripting experience and passion for testing.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Test Automation including planning, assessments, script development & maintenance preferably in cloud environment.
• Minimum of 4 years demonstrated experience in one or more of the following testing toolsets/frameworks:
• Selenium Grid/WebDriver
• Cucumber/Gherkin
• jUnit, TestNG
• HP Test Suite
• Maven/Gradle
• Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following:
• Java
• JavaScript
• Eclipse, IntelliJ
• Demonstrated experience with Continuous Integration, including one or more of the following build/deploy/version control tools:
• Jenkins
• Maven
• Git
• Grunt

·         Participate in Project Planning and Reviews as well as Test Design, Execution, and Assessment of Results for Solution Delivery Services (SDS) Software Development Projects. Examples of detailed task assignments – might vary by specific project:

o   Support the definition/design of a project’s Test environment.

o   Review input artifacts for testability and Participate in preparation of test data

o   Create and execute project test scripts. Functional and non-functional including (not limited to) Data/database, interface, business functionality, performance, load, usability, and security.

o   Design and write automated regression test packages.

o   Develop/perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) database testing using SQL.

o   Log and communicate test findings to the project manager for resolution of issues.

o   Track and report testing activities/status

o   Transfer test scripts and knowledge to Application Support team to facilitate regression testing of production releases.

• HP Test Suite desired, or similar testing suite;
• Configuration of automated testing tools and developing automated test scripts;
• Development of Test Cases, and Automated Test Scripts;
• Confluence, JIRA, SharePoint and MS Team Foundation Studio experience required.
• Pro-actively seek and promote ideas/mechanisms to support management’s strategic direction for the Test Discipline and improve its Software Development Methodology.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Software Testing of applications that complied with the applicable organization’s Software Development Lifecycle Methodology standards.
• Experience with traditional, DevOps and agile software testing required.
• Experience developing organization specific metrics to measure and improve Software Testing.
• Experience working in adaptive methodologies like Agile, DevOps and Scrum, etc.
• Experience in testing UI/UX best practices and 508 compliance.
• Strong written and communication skills required.
• Must be a self-starter/self-directed member of the team.

DESIRED SKILLS

·         Experience in all or some of the following programming platform:

o   Linux and Bash command line

o   RESTful APIs/JSON, SOAP

·         Experience working with databases and various data formats and related technologies for testing.

·         Experience working with HP Test Suite

QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE)

·         Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business or other related scientific or technical discipline with 9 years IT experience

·         Requires 3 years of experience with quality assurance/quality control processes, tools and best practices

• US CITIZENSHIP

·         The ability to successfully obtain and maintain a U.S. Suitability/Public Trust Background Clearance

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.