Automated Test Engineer

About the job
Please Note:

Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of the client's Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD 
Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week.

Position Description:

Assist Application teams with the development of Automated API and UI tests using the Parasoft suite of tools in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 
Train and mentor project teams on automated testing strategies and tools, providing assistance with set-up and configuration of automation frameworks. 
Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at an appropriate technical level for the audience. 
Independently and/or collaboratively research problems and provide solutions. 
Prepare or update documentation as needed. 
All other duties as assigned or directed.

Key Required Skills:

Strong experience in automating API-level tests, knowledgeable of HTTP architecture and authentication for APIs, experienced in using Git for version control, and using Eclipse or Visual Studio to write automated tests, also experienced in training/mentor.

Requirements Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience 
Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience. 
7+ years of automated testing experience developing with TestNG, REST-Assured, Protractor, Selenium, or Postman 
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

Required Skills:

Must have strong experience with automating API-level tests. 
Experience with automating UI level tests. 
Knowledgeable of HTTP architecture. 
Knowledge of authentication for APIs. 
Comfortable with Git for version control (cloning, forking, commits, branching, pull requests, etc.). 
Experienced in using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to write automated tests (Eclipse, Visual Studio). 
Trains and mentors project teams on testing strategies and tools, assisting them in set-up and configuration of test automation frameworks. 
Provides technical support to project teams, assists in debugging in their test automation frameworks or automated test code. 
Must be detail oriented, and an analytical and creative thinker with a passion for quality and test automation. 
Works independently, taking ownership of the task allocated without too much supervision. 
Researches automated test tools, best practices, methodologies, and trends to recommend improvements to existing practices and processes. 
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
Excellent customer relations skills.

Desired Skills:

Experience with Parasoft, Postman, or ReadyAPI. 
Experience implementing test automation frameworks across multiple application platforms, such as Mobile, Desktop, Web, and Cloud. 
Designs and develops test automation solutions using common testing frameworks such as TestNG, REST-Assured, Protractor, Selenium, and Postman. 
Experience designing, managing and implementing automated test suites as part of an automated continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline. 
Understanding of Object-Oriented Design patterns & Principles (SOLID, Page Object Model) and how they apply to automated test code. 
Can code in at least one scripting or programming language (.NET, Java, JavaScript). 
Understands the practice of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and have experience using Cucumber writing both the gherkin feature files and the Java step definitions.