Automation Test Engineer
About The Position
The Automation Test Engineer supports testing of an enterprise environment for a cloud-based platform, including its user interface, front-end and back-end development, data exchange and formats, and Section 508 accessibility. The role serves as a cross-functional test automation leader in a Lean-Agile environment, helping plan, develop, and execute automated tests and improve product quality through measurable test coverage, performance and load metrics, and reduced production defects. The engineer develops, maintains, tunes, and documents reusable automation scripts, test plans, test cases, and methodologies across development, test/implementation, and production environments. The position participates throughout the solution delivery lifecycle, coordinates testing with developers and external stakeholders, supports stable environments and validated releases, and ensures compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards.
Requirements
- Be a US citizen, or have lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years and be able to qualify for a Public Trust clearance.
- At least 8 years of experience, including at least 4 years of automated testing experience.
- A Master's degree with 6 years of experience; four years of specialized experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.
- Experience automating manual tests, environment setup, and deployment processes using technologies such as Cucumber, Java, Jenkins, Python, Pytest, or Provar (or a similar Selenium-based tool).
- Experience with automated performance and load testing tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, or New Relic.
- Experience with UI automation tools such as Playwright or Selenium.
- Experience executing test cases and conducting independent testing in an AWS Cloud-hosted Databricks platform.
- Experience maintaining test results and regularly reporting on test effectiveness, including test performance and bugs found.
- Strong scripting ability and advanced writing and testing skills using automation principles are strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of systems engineering principles, including system design and architecture, software interface definition and control, software integration, and testing.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Education level: Bachelor's degree or equivalent specialized experience, with a Master's degree and experience pathway also specified.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated expertise in automating product quality checks and building quality through CI/CD.
- Prior experience leading a test group or team of 5 or more people.
- Prior experience with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services or other government agencies.
- Experience using JAWS, ANDI, and Color Contrast Analyzer for testing.
Responsibilities
- Plan, develop, and execute automated tests in a Lean-Agile environment as a cross-functional test automation leader.
- Lead automated test implementation by establishing repeatable quantitative measures for critical user and data paths, including test coverage, product performance and load metrics, and minimizing defects that escape to production.
- Develop automated scripts for test data seeding and for resetting or rolling back test data between executions.
- Lead automation test planning, define test approaches, recommend tools, and train team members as needed to improve product quality, test coverage, productivity, and effectiveness.
- Develop consistent, reusable, and reliable automated testing methods.
- Engineer, author, tune, and document automation scripts in development, test/implementation, and production environments.
- Coordinate test activities with data providers, vendors, cross-agency groups, other products, and other entities as needed.
- Execute system-level tests using published procedures.
- Participate in all aspects of the solution delivery lifecycle, including analysis, design, development, testing, production deployment, and support.
- Develop, implement, maintain, and enhance test plans, test scripts, and test methodologies to ensure compliance with system specifications.
- Coordinate with the development team to verify bug fixes are checked in, environments are stable and ready, customer communication remains ongoing, and releases are tested, documented, and validated.
- Ensure compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
