Senior Test Automation Developer (Engineer Software Quality 4) - 28180

HII's Mission Technologies division • Fairfax, VA

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About The Position

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is currently seeking a Senior Test Automation Developer to work out of their Fairfax, Virginia office. This position is a part of the overall United States Postal Service (USPS) applications development team, which is responsible for developing, testing and maintaining applications to support the business functions of the organization. The successful candidate will have advanced to expert level knowledge of automation test tools and will participate in the planning, designing, maintenance and running of automated tests in a fast-paced environment requiring highly complex test automation programming techniques. This role requires proficiency and strong hands-on experience in developing test scripts using Micro Focus’s Unified Functional Testing (UFT) tool and advanced programming using VBScript. In addition, experience in any one or more of the following is desirable: micro services-based architecture, API testing, REST, Maven, performance test tools, Apache Kafka, Git, C# programming, Java programming, and Selenium.

Requirements

• 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent years of related experience (focus in technical field a plus, for example: engineering, mathematics, statistics, computer science or related field) plus at least five (5) years of professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience dedicated primarily to automated test development and/or micro services development.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and develop very complex solutions and algorithms by writing quality maintainable custom functions, methods and class objects in VBScript.
• Demonstrated ability to use Micro Focus’s Unified Functional Testing (UFT) tool (formerly QuickTest Pro (QTP) with a variety of applications and platforms that currently runs on a three-tiered internet-based network topology.
• Advanced Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing (UFT) skills in the creation, modification, and management of Actions, Function Libraries, Object Repositories, driver scripts, etc.
• Thorough knowledge of fundamental VBScript programming principles, including working with conditional statements, loops, and multiple variable types.
• Advanced VBScript programming skills including creating complex functions and custom class objects (including properties and methods); working with arrays and dictionary objects, object instantiation, etc.
• Strong familiarity with MS Windows registry, including navigation, creating, and modifying registry keys and values.
• Strong familiarity with HTML syntax, JavaScript functions, event attributes, and the Document Object Model (DOM).
• Strong familiarity with XML data structures, syntax, and validation.
• Hands on experience with different types of testing (Unit, Functional, System, Regression, Performance, Load, etc.)
• Must have experience using a software defect management tool – preferably with HP’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM – formerly known as Quality Center) tool.
• Must have strong problem solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Must have excellent communication skills - both written and oral.
• Must have the ability to provide organization, communication and leadership to the local team members while effectively interacting with USPS staff, and staff from other contractors, across multiple areas of the country.
• Must be able to learn quickly; have the ability to accomplish tasks under limited supervision; possess a strong attention to detail; have a willingness to work in an organization committed to high quality products and customer service and have a strong ability to work as a contributing project team member.
• The candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a USPS Sensitive Clearance.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen, have a Green Card or EAD and have been living in the U.S. for at least the last five years.
• One will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation per HII requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.
• Experience with programming in Microsoft C# and using Microsoft Visual Studio IDE.
• Experience with RDBMS (MS SQL) with capability to perform simple to complex queries using SQL.
• Experience with Micro Focus Performance Center and developing performance tests using VUGen.
• Experience with Rest Assured or Karate java libraries.
• Experience with Linux environment and shell scripting.
• Experience with Selenium Java.

Responsibilities

• participate in defining and applying the automation strategy in the development and maintenance of automation frameworks, solutions and test scripts.
• be responsible for accelerated development of advanced, complex, and comprehensive automated test scripts both from scratch as well as utilizing existing frameworks.
• be responsible for developing and modifying automated test scripts to conditionally run in multiple test, development, and production environments.
• provide software system testing support, verification of code and certification that all deliverables meet customer requirements and are free of software defects and/or bugs across the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
• partake in occasional software deployment testing, regression testing, script development, performance testing, performance analysis, etc., which may occur outside of normal working hours both on weekdays and weekends and/or involve overtime.
• participate in Agile team activities such as daily scrums, creating tasks, working on user stories, etc.
• using clear, concise and meaningful communications, the candidate will work closely with software engineers and other project team members to successfully test and assess ongoing development within demanding schedules, as well as, produce test cases and other Postal project documentation.
• design and prepare test plans and related test case scenarios based on documented, and sometimes undocumented, system requirements and/or business rules. This may include positive and negative test cases, regression test case procedures and documentation for simple to complex business functionality.
• create and maintain the documentation of test cases and test results and participate in defect reviews to see that quality criteria are upheld.
• enter and manage defects in an automated defect tracking system ensuring that all defects are entered with adequate information to assist developers in reproducing the problem, as well as, working with the development teams to identify the root cause of the problems.

Benefits

• We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior