Automation Test Engineer

Federal Reserve System•Cleveland, OH

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About The Position

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is part of the nation’s central bank, and we’ve provided many opportunities for professional growth during our history. For twenty-six years in a row, we’ve been named “One of Northeast Ohio’s Best Places to Work” by North Coast 99. This prestigious award honors organizations with outstanding employment practices, including compensation, benefits, training, recruitment, retention, community services, and employee communications. Our People Make the Difference! The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is seeking innovative thinkers with vision to build the framework that will carry the Bank into the future. Follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and our YouTube channel – Cleveland Fed To be considered for this role, candidates must be a U.S. citizen. Summary Under broad supervision, this role is responsible for generalizing conceptual knowledge to determine ways to solve a range of straight-forward problems and situations. Tests the functionality and performance of software systems and ensures the software meets business requirements. Develops and runs automated test cases. Communicates test results and anomalies to management in a well-documented, concise, and timely manner.

Requirements

Associates degree and 5 years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of related work experience OR Master’s degree and 0-1 year of related work experience
Quality Assurance Engineer methodologies and practices
Software development Life Cycle and the importance of the QA function within the framework
Computer hardware and software, operating systems, browsers, Internet navigation, and downloading/installing software i.e. Selenium, GitLab, business objects, web technologies, authentication or security technologies, along with working knowledge of AWS/Cloud environments.
Basic knowledge of multiple software development methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative, Agile and Behavior driven development
Basic working knowledge of test case management and execution using test management tools
Experience implementing and auditing automated test methodology and QA standards
Microsoft Office (Azure, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
Verbal communication
Written communication
Ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships
Problem-solving
Programming languages
Strong analytical, multitasking and time management
Ability to perform independent research and analysis and draw logical conclusions
Working effectively in a highly matrix or virtual organization
To be considered for this role, candidates must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

Works under moderate guidance and direction, using standard procedures to make sound decisions.
Translates existing manual test cases or scripts into moderately complex automated tests through the review of test plans, business requirements, functional requirements and technical specifications using flow diagrams or other methods to clarify requirements.
Develops configurable, maintainable, reusable, and dependable moderately complex test automation components.
Manual testing will be required as needed to understand how the application functions.
Executes test plans, records and reports results, assists with analyzing test results, and provides root-cause analysis for problems encountered during testing.
Prepares and acquires test data, conducts peer reviews of test work products.
Participates in special projects, as requested.
Assists with setup and maintenance of test environments; development of test case automation criteria; and setup and check out of test environments, prepares architecture diagrams.
Identifies technical and operational problems on installed systems, products, and/or services.
Prepares for and takes part in testing activities for production deployments and remediation.
Adhere to bank and system quality assurance methodologies and standards.
Actively participate in the Agile process and ceremonies.
Manage and keep assigned work items up to date.
Performs other duties as assigned or requested.