Test Engineer Lead

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a QA Lead to supervise the QA team and promote best practices across the software lifecycle. The role establishes quality standards for development, testing, documentation and maintenance, and drives audits and metrics.

You will develop automated test scripts in Java, collaborate with developers, product managers and shared services, and implement test automation across Web front ends and microservices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent relevant experience
• Certified Tester -- Advanced Level desired
• 4 years hands-on automated test coding in Java (or development in C++/C#)
• US citizens able to pass a government background check; no dual citizens

Responsibilities

• Supervise QA team and promote QA best practices across the lifecycle
• Establish software quality standards for life cycle, docs, development, testing and maintenance
• Specify functional and non-functional testing requirements
• Organize audits including program and CMMI PQA audits
• Prepare test metrics and Interim Project Reviews
• Oversee QA activities, prioritize testing-support work and monitor test objectives
• Develop automated test scripts to validate functional, technical and performance requirements
• Collaborate with developers, shared services and product managers to define automation components
• Drive test automation techniques across the team
• Develop in Java and run automated tests on Web front-end and microservices
• Execute validations: DB, rules, logging, reporting, UI
• Assist Scrum team with story estimation and CI engagement
• Contribute to cross-functional teamwork within Agile lifecycle

Skills

QA leadership

Automation testing

Java

CI/CD

Cucumber/BDD

Serenity/Selenium

JUnit

Git

Eclipse

API testing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Eclipse

JUnit

Git

Spring

Springboot

Job description

Responsible for the supervision of a quality assurance (QA) team and the identification, documentation and promotion of QA best practices. Establishes software quality standards for life cycle, documentation, development methods, testing and maintenance. Specifies functional and non-functional software testing requirements. Organizes and conducts audits to include program and CMMI PQA audits. Prepares test metrics and Interim Project Reviews (IPRs). Provides oversight to the Quality Assurance Team, prioritizing testing-support related activities, and monitoring all test team objectives.

• 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 technique.

• 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 preferred or equivalent relevant experience

• Certified Tester -- Advanced Level (TTA, TA, and/or TM) desired

• Candidate must have minimum 4 years of hands on automated test coding experience using Java (or development experience with C++ or C#

• Candidates must be US citizens with the ability to pass a government background investigation. No dual citizens.

Other Job Specific Skills

• 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.

Preferred 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

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.

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.

$125k - $155k

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, 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, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.