Automated Test Engineer

Brandes Associates Inc.•, MD

23h•$160,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

BAI, a defense contractor, is seeking a Automated Test Engineer to support TEALMISSILE, at Annapolis Junction, MD. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, passionate about software quality, and has a strong background in developing robust automated test suites. This role involves close collaboration with a cross-functional Agile team of software developers, system engineers, and product owners to validate functional enhancements and support the ongoing modernization of authoring and dissemination tools. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company.

Requirements

Proven experience designing, writing, and maintaining automated tests using Cypress
Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript for test script development
Experience testing modern web applications, RESTful microservices, and APIs
Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
Practical experience with Agile software development methodologies and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence
Experience with version control systems (Git)
Top secret clearance
US citizenship at the time of application
Polygraphs must have been completed within the last seven years

Nice To Haves

Experience configuring and integrating automated tests within CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI/CD)
Familiarity with Cloud-based architecture and deployment (Amazon Web Services)
Basic understanding of containerization (Docker) to test applications in consistent environments
Familiarity with domain knowledge surrounding government agency reporting and dissemination policies
Familiarity with two or more of the skills and technologies listed in Table 1 (Front End User Interface (UI) Development, Middle-Tier Development, Back-End Development, Full Stack Development, Agile Software Development Practices, Application Programming Interface (API) principles, Artificial Intelligence, Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC), Automated Testing, Cloud Analytics, Cloud-based System Administration, Containerization, Continuous Integration / Continuous Development (CI/CD), Data Modeling, DevOps, Distributed Web Applications, Firewall Administration, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Kanban Software Development Practices, Large Language Models, Machine Learning, Microservices, Monitoring and Alerting, Network Engineering, Recommender Services, Relational Databases, Role Based Access Control (RBAC), Scripting, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Systems Engineering, Technical Documentation, User Accessibility, Virtual Machines, Web Services, Accumulo, ActiveMQ, Akka, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Angular, Ansible, Apache, Apache NiFi, Apollo, Artemis, ASP.NET, Atlassian, Backbone.js, Bash scripting, Bootstrap, Cassandra, CentOS, CoffeeScript, CSS, Cypress, Docker, Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, Drools, Eclipse, Elasticsearch, ExtJS, Flink, Git, Gitlab, Gradle, Grafana, GWT, Hadoop, HAProxy, Hazelcast, Heron, Hibernate, HTML, IDE, Firebug, Java, JavaScript, JBlocks, Jenkins, Jetty, Jira/Confluence, JMS, jQuery, JSON, Kafka, KeyDB, Kibana, Kubernetes, Linux, Logstash, Maven, MongoDB, MBatis, MySQL, nginx, Node.js, OpenSSL, Oracle, PKI Certificate Administration, Percona, Postgres, Prometheus, Pulsar, Puppet, Python, Rancher, React.js, Redis, RESTful Web Services, SaltStack, Scala, Selenium, SOAP Web Services, Splunk, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring MVC/Beans, SQL, Squirrel, Storm, Subversion, Swagger, Sybase, Terraform, Terragrunt, Tomcat, Typescript, Vue.js, Web Security, XML, Zookeeper)

Responsibilities

Shall have a minimum of four (4) years’ experience as a Test Engineer in test engineering or integration of modern hardware/software systems
Shall be proficient in the development and implementation of test strategies, plans, traceability matrices, procedures, and reports
Shall have familiarity with automated test methods and automated test tools
Shall have a minimum of two (2) years of requirements analysis experience and in particular must be fully trained or have experience in the testing of systems at the component, integration, system, or end-to-end levels
Shall have experience in writing test cases and writing discrepancy reports
Shall have experience in basic UNIX, DOS, and Windows commands and basic understanding of capturing snapshots
Independently design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable automated UI and API test scripts utilizing Cypress
Execute automated test suites, analyze results, troubleshoot failures, and comprehensively document defects and testing metrics
Partner with DevOps and software engineers to integrate automated testing seamlessly into the CI/CD pipeline (e.g., GitLab CI/CD) to ensure continuous quality and rapid feedback
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos) and work with the team to understand functional requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage for all new features and bug fixes