Software Automation Test Lead
$150,000–$200,000 year
On-siteArlington, Virginia, United States or Merrifield, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Manage a team of five or more testers while establishing test strategies to ensure features meet acceptance criteria. Create, maintain, and evaluate software automation test scripts, including managing test data via API calls and creating reports. Evaluate industry standard tools and make recommendations based on best practices. Identify and log defects with clear reproduction steps, validating fixes in collaboration with developers and requirements analysts. Participate in Agile ceremonies to provide testing insights and maintain all test documentation. Requires active Secret clearance and 15+ years of experience, including ten in automated testing with Java and API tools like Katalon.
Required Qualifications
- Active Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (15+ years of demonstrated experience may be substituted)
- 15+ years of general experience, including ten years of specialized and/or hands-on experience in automated testing
- Successfully demonstrated experience with 2-3 object-oriented programming languages, with Java preferred and some Groovy experience
- Hands-on experience with developing, executing, and maintaining automated test scripts
- Experience with automated testing IDEs such as IntelliJ
- Experience with API testing tools such as Katalon, Postman, SoapUI, or ReadyAPI
- Operating system management experience with Windows Server 2012/2016
- Experience with commercial defect management systems such as JIRA
- Experience working within an Agile Development Environment
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Basic understanding of program interfaces, services, databases, messaging, and file systems
- The successful candidate is subject to a background investigation by the government and must be able to meet the requirements to hold a position of Secret Clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with a CI/CD tool such as GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, or CircleCI
- Experience with web UI automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent
- Scripting proficiency in Groovy, Cygwin, Bash, Perl, or Python
- Engages in self-learning and stays updated with industry trends
- Experience using production RESTful interfaces
- Experience with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
- Experience with source control management software, such as Git, Tortoise SVN/Subversion, or BitBucket
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome
- Experience with mobile application testing and associated automation frameworks (e.g., Appium, XCUITest, Espresso)
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