Senior QA Automation Engineer - Selenium & AWS Cloud

Serco; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Serco Inc. in the United States seeks a QA Test Automation Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of an automated testing framework for a large-scale federal eligibility program.

This hands-on role guides a growing team, challenging current practices and driving cloud-based test automation forward using Selenium and Cucumber (BDD) with Java/Groovy in an Agile/SAFe setting. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure quality across UI, API, and

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of QA Automation testing experience with demonstrated expertise in creating test scripts.
• Hands-on experience developing automated test scripts using Selenium and Cucumber (BDD).
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Java, Groovy, and Maven.
• Proficiency with Git, Jenkins, and Eclipse IDE (including relevant plugins) for source control, CI/CD, and automation development.
• Experience writing Linux-based scripts using Shell or Python.
• Strong experience with REST and SOAP API testing.
• Solid SQL skills for creating test data, querying databases, and validating test results.
• Experience performing testing on both front-end and back-end systems, including DB, logging, and UI validation.
• Experience performing gap analysis on business requirements and system specifications.
• Hands-on experience with AWS technologies such as S3, Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, AWS Batch, and CloudWatch.
• Proficiency with Jira for defect logging, reporting, and tracking.
• Experience working in an Agile or SAFe Agile environment with cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously or collaboratively, providing guidance to other testers as needed.
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD) frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, and maintain automated test scripts and test environments using Selenium and Cucumber (BDD).
• Perform analysis of business requirements, identify gaps, and translate user requirements into automated test solutions.
• Create test scenarios, test cases, and test data, and identify candidates for regression automation.
• Develop and maintain robust end-to-end (E2E) automated test scenarios across UI, API, and database layers.
• Execute smoke tests prior to each code drop to confirm environment setup and readiness for testing.
• Execute automated and manual test cases once code is deployed into the test environment.
• Perform REST and SOAP API testing, along with DB validation, logging validation, and UI validation.
• Build and run SQL scripts to create test data, validate test results, and support accurate test data requests.
• Generate and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Identify, document, log, re-test, and track defects through resolution in Jira.
• Integrate automation frameworks with Eclipse IDE and leverage Eclipse plugins for efficient script development, debugging, and execution.
• Manage source code and CI/CD pipelines using Git, Jenkins, Java, Groovy, and Maven.
• Write Linux-based scripts (Shell or Python) to support application integration and test automation.
• Implement incremental automation within Agile/SAFe team cadence.
• Review release scope and provide effective Level of Effort (LOE) estimates.
• Facilitate testing activities by proactively communicating with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, and Scrum Masters.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to fellow testers and contribute to team growth.

Skills

Selenium

Cucumber

Java

Groovy

Maven

Git

Jenkins

Eclipse IDE

AWS

API testing

SQL

Linux scripting

TDD/BDD

SAFe Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Maven

Eclipse IDE

Job description

Serco Inc. in the United States seeks a QA Test Automation Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of an automated testing framework for a large-scale federal eligibility program.

This hands-on role guides a growing team, challenging current practices and driving cloud-based test automation forward using Selenium and Cucumber (BDD) with Java/Groovy in an Agile/SAFe setting. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure quality across UI, API, and