Senior Automated Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Understand the needs of stakeholders and convey requirements to developers
• Meet with product design teams to determine testing parameters
• Create test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, and final QA reports for products
• Manage test data architecture definition and requests
• Troubleshoot errors and streamline test procedures
• Test and examine code written by others and analyze results, including Data validation testing, Functional testing, Performance and load testing, Usability testing, Accessibility (508) testing
• Establish automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Cucumber JVM, TestNG, and Selenium
• Develop and execute API tests using TestNG and related tooling
• Perform performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter
• Conduct accessibility (Section 508) testing using tools such as ANDI and Axe
• Provide manual testing support for functional validation, exploratory testing, and edge case scenarios, as needed
• Develop automated testing scripts considering parallelization and idempotency
• Automate and improve development, testing, and release processes
• Ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Work with software developers and engineers to ensure development follows established processes and works as intended
• Debug test failures and identify root cause
• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
• Utilize tools such as Jira for story tracking and XRAY for test case management
• Develop and maintain test code using Java 17 and modern IDEs such as VS Code
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Present regular status updates and provide cross-training to other team members
• Act as an individual contributor and mentor junior team members

Requirements

• Obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience implementing test automation using tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, or similar
• 5+ years of experience with Git SCM providers such as GitLab (preferred), GitHub, or Bitbucket
• 5+ years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages, including Java
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts in Java
• Experience with API testing using frameworks such as RestAssured

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills

Skills

• Experience with performance and load testing (e.g., JMeter)
• Experience with accessibility (Section 508) testing tools such as ANDI or Axe
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Harness
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments

Benefits

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $160,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk's total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.