Sr. Automation Architect
About The Position
Architect, design, code, and implement technical solutions using software engineering best practices and current technologies. Provide technical support and guidance for developing and maintaining automation artifacts, including automation frameworks, grids, and scripts. Mentor and train team members on automation and help them adopt project requirements. Work with the integration team to facilitate automation runs in the integration environment. Provide expertise in automation test framework development; developing automation tests with Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and Gherkin; executing automation test suites; and documenting defects. Perform other duties as assigned or directed. This is a 100% onsite position in Woodlawn, Maryland, five days per week. The selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.
Requirements
- Master's degree and 5+ years of experience, bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience, or 13+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Strong experience developing Selenium automation frameworks using JUnit or TestNG and developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.
- Experience setting up and maintaining Selenium Grid to run tests in parallel and enable cross-platform testing.
- Experience developing test scripts for Features, Test Scenarios, and Step-Definitions in a customized test automation framework.
- Experience configuring and executing automated regression suites using Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and/or Selenium Grid.
- Experience developing automation scripts for Web Services using customized frameworks and tools such as Parasoft, REST Assured, and SOAP UI.
- Knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL, DB2, or Oracle, and experience using SQL to query data and verify test results.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile processes, terminology, and ceremonies, including scrums, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and demonstrations.
- Experience acting as a Scrum Master on Agile software development projects.
- In-depth knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) approaches to automation testing.
- Practical software development experience using Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
- Experience creating and executing manual test scripts and documenting test results and defects.
- Experience using Parasoft for functional and API testing and environment virtualization.
- Experience with Web Services technologies such as REST, SOAP, XML, and JSON, and testing Web Services.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.
- Willingness to work onsite in Woodlawn, Maryland, five days a week.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or UiPath.
- Experience with source code versioning and pull requests using Git and Stash.
- Knowledge of the Social Security Administration's modern development environment, including Git/Stash, VersionOne (Agility), Confluence, SonarQube, and Checkmarx.
- Experience with cloud or 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 or without AI.
- Experience configuring and executing automation tests in containers.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, code, and implement technical solutions using software engineering best practices and current technologies.
- Provide technical support and guidance for developing and maintaining automation frameworks, grids, and scripts.
- Mentor and train team members on automation and help them adopt project requirements.
- Work with the integration team to facilitate automation runs in the integration environment.
- Develop automation test frameworks and tests using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and Gherkin.
- Execute automation test suites and document defects.
- Perform other duties as assigned or directed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
