Test Automation Engineer (6 month contract)

ZipRecruiter; Arlington (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a motivated Test Automation Engineer for a 6-month contract role focused on enhancing user experience through rigorous testing. This position involves collaborating closely with development teams to ensure code quality and system stability while creating automated tests to swiftly identify issues. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in testing, particularly with JavaScript and Java, and familiarity with automation tools like Cypress. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly impact the quality of critical applications and services.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of testing experience with a strong focus on automation.
• Experience with JavaScript and Java for test development.

Responsibilities

• Support the software development team in ensuring code quality.
• Create and maintain automated tests to identify regressions.

Skills

Testing Experience

JavaScript

Java

Test Automation

Cypress

GitHub

REST API Testing

End-to-End Testing

SQL Queries

Performance Testing

Tools

Insomnia

Deque Axe

Rest Assured

JMeter

Job description

Job Description

540 is seeking a motivated Test Automation Engineer for a 6 month contract role on our USCIS project. The project provides user-centered design, development, security and operations services, and data science in support of USCIS Information Technology Biometrics and Scheduling Systems Delivery. As a test engineer, you will be supporting your business line by working closely with the software development team to ensure code quality and optimal user experience while maintaining system stability through functional testing. Additionally, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining automated tests to quickly identify regressions and troubleshoot issues.

Location: Remote within the continental United States, East Coast working hours
Citizenship & Clearance Requirement: per client requirements, must be a US citizen with an active DHS Public Trust clearance.
Contract Duration: 6 months, 40 hours per week

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

1. 6+ years of testing experience
2. 2+ years of JavaScript experience
3. 2+ years of Java experience
4. 2+ years of testing automation experience, Cypress experience strongly preferred
5. Experience using GitHub or similar platform
6. Experience testing REST APIs using Insomnia or similar tool
7. Experience testing large-scale applications
8. Ability to define, create, and execute end-to-end tests
9. #GetShitDone mentality

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

1. Accessibility testing experience using Deque Axe or other tools
2. Section 508 compliance experience/DHS Trusted Tester credential a bonus
3. Ability to write basic SQL queries
4. Experience developing integration tests using Rest Assured
5. Experience writing performance or load tests using JMeter