
Test Automation Engineer
📍Northern Virginia
The Test Automation Engineer is responsible for developing automated test scripts to validate functional, technical, and performance requirements across various applications and systems. This role requires crafting sophisticated testing frameworks that integrate seamlessly with development processes to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes. The ideal candidate will have expertise in multiple automation tools and programming languages to create scalable and reusable test cases. This position also involves collaborating with development and QA teams to define clear testing strategies and to identify areas for process improvements, aiming to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in testing activities.
Responsibilities included
- Work closely with developers, shared services team and product managers to define the automated testing components that will be used to validate requirements against developed software
- Work with team members to drive test automation techniques
- Develop using Java and execute automated tests on both Web Front end and microservice architecture
- Run test validations at various levels including DB validation, rules validation, logging validation, reporting validations, and UI validation
- Assist with Scrum Team estimation of stories and sizing of effort to include the representation of the test automation and engagement with Continuous Integration (CI) required
- Contributes to an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork within the organizations’ Agile project lifecycle
Minimum Requirements
- Candidate must have minimum 3 years of hands-on automated test coding experience using Java (or development experience with C++ or C#)
- Previous experience required with the following: Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Delivery (CD); Behavior Driven Development (Cucumber); Java (including frameworks such as Spring and Springboot); and open-source automation tools such as Selenium/Serenity/Cucumber
- Experience with Serenity and/or Cucumber
- Experience with Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing phases
- Experience with REST/SOAP web services and APIs
- Experience with SQL
Preferred Experience
- Hands on experience in Open-Source Automated Test Frameworks (e.g. Serenity, Selenium, Cucumber)
- Experience using Java development tools (e.g. Eclipse, JUnit, Git)
- Prior experience with front-end development including JavaScript frameworks
Clearance
- Willing to go thought a Security Clearance or Public Trust Background Investigation
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