Automation Tester

Bigbear.ai•Ashburn, VA

1d•Remote

About The Position

BigBear.ai is seeking an Automation Test Engineer to be responsible for manual testing all the aspects of a software solution. This role involves performing automation testing of web-based and mobile applications, working with tools like Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, and Cypress. The engineer will ensure defects are logged in JIRA, maintain test plans and scenarios, and execute manual and automation testing based on requirements. Responsibilities also include regression testing, providing functional testing, supporting software installation/configuration, and supporting production support incidents in a QA capacity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Computer Sciences, Engineering, Physical Sciences or related field with applicable experience is required; Applicable work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Must have at least 5 to 8 years of experience in Automation Testing
Must be able to pass a DHS background check
Must be a US Citizen
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusion
Ability to write test plans, test cases, test procedures and test scripts from requirements and use cases (API end-point testing)
Ability to create logs to document testing performed during release sprints and observed defects
Report bugs and errors to Product Team via Jira
Knowledge of HTML/CSS/Javascript to be able to read and understand back-end web code
Some prior experience with the standard software development lifecycle (analysis/design, development, testing, implementation, support)
Clear communicator (written and verbal) – to ensure ability to write test plans and to communicate bugs to developers and other stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Ability to show exceptional attention to detail, and be able to interact well with others
Strong oral and written communication skills are essential, as well as follow-up and follow-through skills to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner

Responsibilities

Perform automation testing of web based and mobile applications
Work in Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress
Ensure that all defects are entered into the defect tracking system (JIRA)
Maintain test plans, scenarios, scripts, and procedures.
Execute manual functional and automation testing based on analysis and understanding of the requirements and deployment environment
Regression test to ensure release quality
Provide functional testing to ensure features are complete and function as expected
Provide support during software installation or configuration
Supporting production support incidents in a QA capacity
Developing smoke and regression test suites
Creating and executing functional black box tests