QA/Testing Engineer

asmexternalcareersite; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

asmexternalcareersite is seeking an automated QA engineer to contribute to QA activities across projects, developing automated tests in Java for web front end and microservices. You will collaborate with developers, product managers, and CI/CD teams to implement robust test automation components.

The role requires hands-on experience with Selenium, Cucumber, Serenity, and SQL, plus familiarity with Agile processes and large-scale federal IT programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent relevant experience.
• minimum 2 years hands on automated test coding experience using Java (or development experience with C++ or C#).
• Experience with CI/CD; Behavior Driven Development (Cucumber); Java frameworks such as Spring/Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Participates in QA activities including test case, requirements and design reviews.
• Executes test events: test plan, test scripts, schedule management, test report.
• Documents and debriefs team members on test results.
• Develops automated test scripts to validate functional, technical, and performance requirements.
• Defines automated testing components with developers, shared services, and product managers.
• Drives test automation techniques with team members.
• Develops using Java and executes automated tests on Web Front end and microservices.
• Runs validations at DB, rules, logging, reporting and UI levels.
• Assists Scrum team estimation to include test automation and CI engagement.
• Contributes to cross-functional teamwork within an Agile lifecycle.

Skills

Java automated testing

CI/CD

BDD/Cucumber

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

Selenium

Cucumber

Serenity

JUnit

Git

Eclipse

Job description

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 Ranges

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.

EEO Requirements

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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.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.