Automation Test Developer (Job #6379)

Location: Washington
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

This Automated Test Developer will support the client to move to a set of Agile development practices to include Automation of Test in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery environment. Candidate must have a strong background in the use of static code analysis tools, Web Application front-end and back-end scripting. Candidates with previous experience on Agile teams especially within Government agencies will be well suited for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

Work closely with developers, professional services team and product managers to define the automated testing components using automated unit testing tools and static code analysis tools that will be used to validate requirements against developed software

Work with team members in adopting and learning test automation techniques

Assist with Scrum Team estimation of stories and sizing of effort to include the representation of the test automation and engagement with Continuous Integration (CI) required

Contributes to an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork within the organizations? Agile project lifecycle

Run test validations at various levels including DB validation, rules validation, logging validation, and UI validation

Job Qualifications

Requirements:

Candidate must be a team player and work closely with other automation developers to build/support Automation Framework

Candidate must have minimum 2 years of hands on automated test coding experience in creating functions, methods and programs

Candidate should have solid understanding of object oriented programming languages

Candidate should have experience on automation result analysis and generate automation result reports

Candidate should be able to improve and work within a highly advanced test automation system that supports multiple daily builds on several distinct projects

Candidate should have ability to learn new techniques and technologies quickly

2-3 years of experience analyzing, designing and implementing integration solutions using J2EE technologies or related technologies, and 4+ years overall IT

Key technology experience in areas such as C#, J2EE, Objective-C, XML, SOAP, REST, JSON

Knowledge of change management tools, like Subversion

Knowledge of Continuous Integration tools (OpenSource or commercially available such as Bamboo or Jenkins)

Knowledge of Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behavioral Driven Development (BDD)

Previous experience with automating unit testing tools (e.g. JUnit, QUnit)

Previous experience with using static code analysis tools (e.g. Lint, OCLint, JSLint, SonarQube)

Previous experience with dynamic code analysis tools

Experience with a wide variety of testing tools and techniques that are commercially available or that are OpenSource (examples: HP?s QTP, Selenium-WebDriver, Geb, Cucumber, SOAPUI, and Spock)

Must have experience with Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing phases

Ability to work in a fast paced, constantly changing Agile environment

Must have knowledge and understand fundamental concepts of Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Delivery (CD), Automated Testing (GUI and backend), User Acceptance Testing

Strong written and communication skills

Professional Requirements:

Professional consulting experience and background beneficial

Proven strong innovative and analytical ability with extensive implementation experience

Must be a team player and have excellent written and oral communication skills

Must be flexible in working with team members at all levels of experience

Must be supportive of the Agile methodology while understanding change requires gradual acceptance and implementation

Must be fully competent to work under general direction on complex projects usually on specific assigned projects, issues and problems

Education:

Bachelor?s Degree in a complimentary discipline required, Masters Degree in a technical or business discipline is preferred

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