Clearwaters.IT
Senior Test Automation Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Must have experience working with developers, end users and organizations to create test plans and test scripts
- Must have comprehensive technical expertise in IT products, operating systems, software, hardware, systems and networks and specialized environments.
- Must have experience in writing or assisting in the development of test plans and test procedures.
- Must manage the defect database under the guidance of QA Manager.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronics engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of relevant experience in manual and automation testing
- 8+ years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education
- Eligibility limited to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (green card holders)
- Must be able to receive a Security Clearance / Public Trust
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Must have experience in the coordination and management of test events in accordance with approved test plans, procedures, and scripts.
- Must have knowledge and skills to ensure that test environments are set up accurately.
- Proficient in developing test automation scripts using a scripting language (Python, JavaScript)
- Hands-on experience with QA automation tools (e.g., Selenium, JMeter, TestNG, Cypress, Playwright).
- Must be able to create test reports.
- Experience working in a SAFe / Agile environment
- Application Life Cycle (ALM) tool experience preferred (Jira, etc.)
Full description
Location: RemoteDescription:
The Senior Test Automation Engineer is responsible for creating and maintaining test scripts ensuring software quality standards are met. This includes coordinating all testing activities with developers and functional analysts to create and manage test plans, test scripts both manual and automated, and testing artifacts in accordance with VA mandated testing documentation standards and templates.
Job Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and collaborate with developers and functional analysts to create test plans and test scripts (Manual and Automated) in accordance with VA mandated testing documentation standards and templates.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Ensure high quality and reliability of software
- Lead continuous integration, and performance testing events.
- Manage and track all testing artifacts in GitHub, Jira, and associated repositories.
- Lead and conduct testing in accordance with Master Test Plan specifications that provide tracking, monitoring and reporting of results.
- Manage and assist staff test events with appropriate resources.
- Identify and document defects.
- Monitor and update defect and bug reports in the Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) tool Jira.
- Perform code reviews of scripts
- Execute manual and automated test scripts
RequirementsRequired Experience:
- Must have experience working with developers, end users and organizations to create test plans and test scripts
- Must have comprehensive technical expertise in IT products, operating systems, software, hardware, systems and networks and specialized environments.
- Must have experience in writing or assisting in the development of test plans and test procedures.
- Must manage the defect database under the guidance of QA Manager.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronics engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of relevant experience in manual and automation testing
- 8+ years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education
- Eligibility limited to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (green card holders)
- Must be able to receive a Security Clearance / Public TrustRequired Skills:
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Must have experience in the coordination and management of test events in accordance with approved test plans, procedures, and scripts.
- Must have knowledge and skills to ensure that test environments are set up accurately.
- Proficient in developing test automation scripts using a scripting language (Python, JavaScript)