Senior Automation Tester

Leidos•Baltimore, MD

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Senior Automation Tester to be part of the mission solution and help lead SSA’s Digital Modernization Strategy. Join one of our high performing teams responsible for building the next-generation enterprise APIs and modern responsive user interfaces, supporting the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their mission to meet the changing needs of the public, positively impacting at least 65 million American lives per month. We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with key required skills. Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams and contribute to our communities. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you. Find your passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. We are excited for you to take your place in our Leidos Family. Are you an US citizen or US resident candidate and think you might fit? We recommend you apply and start the conversation today! Join us in supporting our SSA contracts in Woodlawn, Maryland. ITSSCII If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree. Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
8+ years of experience developing automation tests using core Java or Java-based test frameworks.
5+ years of experience developing automation tests with Cucumber and Gherkin.
5+ years of experience with automating functional/regression tests with Selenium.
Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance
In-depth knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) approaches to automation testing.
Extensive, practical experience in software development using Java (preferred), JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python
Experience developing test scripts to implement Features, Test Scenarios and Step-Definitions in a customized test automation framework.
Experience developing Selenium automation frameworks using Junit/TestNG and developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.
Experience creating and executing manual test scripts and documenting test results/defects.
Experience utilizing Parasoft for functional and API testing, and environment virtualization.
Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DB2, Oracle) and experience with SQL for querying data to verify test results.
Experience in setting up and maintaining Selenium Grid to execute tests in parallel and enable cross platform testing.
Experience developing automation test scripts to test REST APIs using REST Assured or any Java-based libraries.
Experience with Web Services Technologies (e.g., REST, SOAP, XML, JSON) and testing Web Services
Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development process and ceremonies (scrums, backlog grooming, retrospectives, demonstrations).

Nice To Haves

Experience in configuring and execution of automated regression suites using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline or Selenium Grid.
Experience with source code versioning and Pull Requests with Git and Stash.
An in-depth knowledge of Social Security Administration (SSA) modern development environment including Git/Stash version control, VersionOne (Agility), Confluence, SonarQube, and Checkmarx.
Experience with environments utilizing Cloud/Virtualization technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Docker.
Exposure to AI-assisted test automation development.
Experience building self-healing automation frameworks.
Knowledge of synthetic data generation methods with/without using AI.
Experience configuring and executing automation tests in containers.
Experience developing automation tests using core Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and Gherkin
Experience with other automation tools such as Playwright (preferred), Cypress, UiPath

Responsibilities

Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation technical solutions using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies.
Provide technical support and guidance for the development and maintenance of automation artifacts including the automation framework, grid, and automation scripts.
Provide expertise in one or more of the following areas: development of automation tests using core Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and Gherkin, execution of automation test suites and documentation of defects.
All other duties as assigned or directed

Benefits

focus on career, flexibility, and well-being
collaborating with colleagues and teammates
inclusive environment
strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive for daily mission success
proactive outward communication and technical leadership
catalyst, solving complex problems, and providing innovative solutions
flexibility, creativity, and resilience to pivot the mission for success
courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride, transparency, and respect
knowledge sharing and mentorship
one-on-one mentoring, collaborative reviews, and coaching on customer engagement
projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset.