Automation Test Engineer (51612)

Index Analytics; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Index Analytics seeks an Automation Test Engineer to support testing of an enterprise cloud platform, covering UI, front-end/back-end, data exchange and 508 testing. You will lead automated test development in a Lean-Agile setting, drive CI/CD integration, and mentor team members.

Responsibilities include automated data seeding, test planning, reusable test methods, and cross-team coordination to ensure high-quality releases across environments, including AWS/cloud Databricks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software testing with 4+ years in automation.
• Master’s degree preferred; four years may substitute for a bachelor.
• Strong automation of quality checks and CI/CD driven workflows.
• Experience automating tests, environment setup and deployments.
• Experience with tools such as Cucumber, Java, Jenkins, Python, Pytest or Provar.
• Experience with performance and load testing tools like Load Runner, JMeter.
• UI automation experience with Playwright or Selenium.
• Experience testing in AWS cloud and Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional test automation in a Lean-Agile environment.
• Plan, develop and execute automated tests for enterprise cloud platform.
• Develop automated data seeding scripts and test data rollback.
• Plan automation strategy, tool recommendations and training.
• Develop reusable automated testing methods and scripts.
• Coordinate test activities with data providers and vendors as needed.
• Execute system level tests and verify bug fixes across environments.
• Ensure 508 accessibility compliance during testing.

Skills

Automated testing

CI/CD

Java

Python

Jenkins

Cucumber

Pytest

Provar

Selenium

Playwright

JUnit

Load testing

JMeter

New Relic

AWS

Databricks

Test automation leadership

Education

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cucumber

Jenkins

Pytest

Provar

JUnit

Load Runner

JMeter

Job description

The Automation Test Engineer will support the testing of an enterprise environment for a cloud-based platform including for user interface, front-end/back-end development, data exchange/formats and 508-testing.

Responsibilities

• · Work in a Lean-Agile environment as a cross-functional test automation leader to plan, develop and execute automated tests
• · Lead Automated Test implementation by adding repeatable quantitative measures for critical user and data paths. Quality measures include overall test coverage, required product performance and load metrics and minimization of defects escaped to production regression, end-to-end testing.
• · Develop automated scripts for data seeding in preparation for testing in various environments, as well as reset/rollback of test data in preparation of subsequent test executions.
• · Lead in automation test planning, test approaches, tool recommendations, and training of team members as necessary to improve the overall product quality via test case coverage, testing productivity and effectiveness of other test team members.
• · Develop consistent, reusable, and reliable methods for automated testing
• · Engineer, author, tune, and document automation scripts in all product environments - development, test/implementation and production.
• · Coordinate, as necessary, test activities outside the direct team with entities such as data providers/vendors, cross-agency groups/products or other entities as needed to ensure high quality of product
• · Apply consistent, reusable, and reliable automated testing methods
• · Execute system level tests using published procedures
• · Participate in all aspects of solution delivery life cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, production deployment, and support
• · Develop, implement, maintain, and enhance test plans, test scripts and test methodologies to ensure compliance with system specifications
• · Ensure coordination with the development team to verify all bug fixes are checked in, each environment is stable and ready for use, customer communication is ongoing and open, and releases are properly tested, documented, and validated
• · Ensure compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards.

Qualifications

• · US citizen, or lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years and able to qualify for a Public Trust clearance
• · A minimum of 8 years of experience, including a minimum of 4 years of automated testing experience.
• · Master’s degree with 6 years of experience. Four years of specialized experience may substitute for a Bachelor’s degree.
• · Demonstrated expertise in automating product quality checks and building quality via CI/CD strongly preferred
• · Experience automating manual tests, environment setup, and deployment processes using technologies such as Cucumber, Java, Jenkins, Python, Pytest, or Provar (or similar selenium-based tool)
• · Experience with performance and load testing automated tools such as Load Runner, JMeter, New Relic, etc.
• · Experience with UI automation tools such as Playwright or Selenium
• · Experience executing test cases and conducting independent testing in an AWS Cloud hosted Databricks platform.
• · Experience maintaining test results and regular reporting on test effectiveness including test performance, bugs found
• · Proficient and swift with scripting and must have advanced writing and testing skills using automation principals strongly preferred
• · Must possess strong knowledge and understanding of systems engineering principles, including system design and architecture, software interface definition and control, software integration, and test.
• · Ability to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication required
• · Prior experience leading a test group/team of 5+ people is a plus
• · Prior experience with the Center for Medicare Medicaid Services or other Govt agencies is a plus
• · Experience in using tools such as JAWS, ANDI, and Color Contrast Analyzer for testing.

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