Test Engineer

Ariel Partners • Stafford, VA

54d • Onsite

About The Position

The Software Tester will support the program with hands-on test development and execution experience implementing automated testing and integration into Gitlab pipelines. This tester is responsible for expanding, improving, and maintaining our test automation framework, and supporting our client with expansion of their test automation framework. This tester should be self-starting and proactive; they are expected to serve as a trusted resource on the business logic in place as well as our system architecture. They are expected to work collaboratively, with minimal supervision, on teams including DevOps Engineers and Developers to ensure our application meets users’ needs, as well as business requirements and scalability characteristics. Each team member is expected to be cross-functional and take collective ownership to ensure deliverables are met and superb quality is achieved.

Requirements

• Must hold Active Secret clearance
• Minimum 5 years of Automation testing experience
• Proficiency with Manual testing
• Experience with test suite development and maintenance
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Robot, Cucumber, etc.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, K6, Loadrunner, etc.
• Experience writing automated tests for web front ends, web services, APIs, and databases
• Experience with manual testing
• Experience with integration testing
• Experience cross-browser/cross-platform testing
• Experience working as part of an agile team using SAFe, Scrum, XP and/or Kanban
• Quality and Detail-orientated
• Team player who works well with customers and colleagues at all levels
• Ability to lead and manage a team of testers, providing clear guidance and mentorship
• Experience with Git version control and collaborative development workflows
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills for determining automation test failures
• Self-motivated, quick learner with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Familiarity with SPA web applications such as Angular, React, or Blazor
• Experience with Cloud-native web-based applications hosted in Azure or AWS
• Experience with testing tools such as Xray, TestRail, or Zephyr

Responsibilities

• Hands-on test development and execution
• Implementing automated testing and integration into Gitlab pipelines
• Expanding, improving, and maintaining our test automation framework
• Supporting client with expansion of their test automation framework
• Serving as a trusted resource on business logic and system architecture
• Working collaboratively with DevOps Engineers and Developers
• Ensuring application meets users’ needs, business requirements, and scalability characteristics
• Taking collective ownership to ensure deliverables are met and superb quality is achieved
• Generation and maintenance of controlled test datasets and scenarios
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis for automation test failures
• Providing technical leadership – understands overall architecture, understands software engineering and testing best practices
• Security testing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed