QA/Testing Engineer

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company is seeking a Quality Assurance professional in Hartford, Connecticut. The role involves participating in QA activities, developing automated test scripts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of automated testing experience.

The position requires proficiency in Java, CI/CD practices, and experience with various testing phases. Compensation ranges from $54k to $58k annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on automated test coding experience using Java.
• Experience with REST/SOAP webservices and APIs.
• Experience with Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing.

Responsibilities

• Participates in quality assurance activities including test case execution.
• Develops automated test scripts and validates requirements.
• Contributes to teamwork within Agile project lifecycle.

Skills

Automated test coding

Java

SQL

Agile delivery framework

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

Eclipse

JUnit

Git

Open Source Automated Test Frameworks

Job description

Responsibilities

Participates in the quality assurance (QA) activities of a project which may include test case, requirements and design reviews. Executes test events (test plan, test scripts, schedule management, test report, test event). Documents and debriefs team members on test results.

• Develops automated test scripts to validate functional, technical, and performance requirements.
• Work closely with developers, shared services team and product managers to define the automated testing components that will be used to validate requirements against developed software.
• Work with team members to drive test automation techniques.
• Develop using Java and execute automated tests on both Web Front end and microservice architecture.
• Run test validations at various levels including DB validation, rules validation, logging validation, reporting validations, and UI validation.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study or equivalent relevant experience.
• minimum 2 years of hands on automated test coding experience using Java (or development experience with C++ or C#).

Other Job Specific Skills

• Previous experience required with the following: Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Delivery (CD); Behavior Driven Development (Cucumber); Java (including frameworks such as Spring and Springboot).
• Experience with Serenity and/or Cucumber
• Experience with Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing phases.
• Experience with REST/SOAP webservices and APIs
• Experience with SQL

Specific Skills

• Hands on experience in Open Source Automated Test Frameworks (e.g. Serenity, Selenium, Cucumber).
• Experience using Java development tools (e.g. Eclipse, JUnit, Git).
• Prior experience with front-end development including JavaScript frameworks.
• Experience in a large scale Federal IT Program.
• Experience with Agile delivery framework.

Compensation

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

$54k - $58k

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies. All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties" or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.