IT Analyst II - Test Automation Developer

State of Utah Office of the Governor•Salt Lake City, UT

5d•$35 - $60•Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of Technology Services (DTS) is searching for an experienced Test Automation Developer to help with our QA team's implementation of automated testing solutions. This position is part of DevOps Team(s) and performs the team’s initial testing cycle of products delivered by the development teams. The candidate must be able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining effective and detailed communication with business users and technical programming staff.

Requirements

3+ years of experience working in Quality Assurance
3+ years of experience with Python and other object-oriented languages
2+ years of experience writing and maintaining automated testing
2+ Experience automating with Playwright (Python preferred)
Experience with Jira, Microsoft Azure, or other project management tools
Experience with YAML for deploying and implementing CI/CD solutions in one of the following tools: GitHub Actions, Gitlab Pipelines, Jenkins, AWS Code pipeline

Nice To Haves

Experience writing automated tests utilizing Pytest
Experience with backend API testing using tools such as Postman
Experience developing web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jquery, springboot and JAVA/JAVAScript or REACT.
Experience with querying or maintaining databases: Oracle, SQL, MySQL
Experience working in an agile/scrum environment

Responsibilities

Write and maintain automated testing solutions in Python with products such as Selenium/Playwright.
Build and implement CI/CD solutions using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.
Create and maintain documentation for projects.
Mentor team members in test automation best practices and pipeline development.
Identify problems or potential problem areas and recommend solutions.
Recommend user-level application enhancements to better meet customer needs.
Participate in planning/standup meetings to coordinate testing and development requirements.
Use development tracking software (JIRA) to collaborate and document testing assignments.
Document testing activities and results that are complete and accurate.
Prioritize assignments and workflow to meet established deadlines.
Prepare test scenarios and data to guide testing activities.
Address standards and business requirements with development teams.
Provide detailed information to developers on “failed” test cases.
Select testing methods to evaluate the success of application updates and modifications.
Prepare software documentation for future reference and maintenance needs.
Make recommendations, when appropriate, as feedback to business and technical staff on application design and function.
Run security scans and work with developers to fix vulnerabilities.