Automation Test Engineer
About The Position
The Virginia Department of Taxation seeks an Automation Test Engineer (ATE) for the Office of Technology’s Quality Management unit. The Automation Test Engineer (ATE) will be responsible for defining testing processes and procedures, the development and execution of test scenarios, and mentoring and training of other System Test team members based on automated testing methods research. This role will also provide general support to the team and system test efforts. In this role, you will play a key role in the interaction, communication and coordination with the various Business Units in support of the Integrated User Acceptance Testing (IUAT). You will work closely with the Business Units to understand requirements and will need to be able to convert those requirements into a system test strategy and appropriate testing scripts/scenarios. Supporting these efforts will include writing, quality assurance (QA), and execution of test scripts to ensure adequate testing.
Requirements
- Experience with programming languages for automation tools such as Ruby, Java/Cucumber, Python and Selenium Web Drive
- Experience using SQL and other database management tools to write and execute complex SQL queries
- Experience in developing Automation Test Framework
- Experience in developing Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Scenarios and Detail Test Cases using Gherkins, Cucumber
- Experience working in AzureDevOps/ TFS or any Test/ Defect Management Tool
Nice To Haves
- Experience with CICD tools such as Jenkins, Git and Maven
- Experience in Performance Testing (Web Applications/ Web Services) using JMeter or other performance testing tools
Responsibilities
- defining testing processes and procedures
- development and execution of test scenarios
- mentoring and training of other System Test team members based on automated testing methods research
- provide general support to the team and system test efforts
- interaction, communication and coordination with the various Business Units in support of the Integrated User Acceptance Testing (IUAT)
- convert requirements into a system test strategy and appropriate testing scripts/scenarios
- writing, quality assurance (QA), and execution of test scripts to ensure adequate testing
Benefits
- Job stability and quality of life! Enjoy your work/life balance with flexible schedule options and up to two days of telework per week.
- 12 Paid State holidays
- Comprehensive and affordable health benefits.
- Got student loans? You may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Participation in the Virginia Retirement System, VA 457 Deferred Comp
- opportunities for growth within a stable environment
- support a healthy work-life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
