Senior Automated Test Engineer

As a Senior Automated Test Engineer
, you will work with our growing Dev Sec Ops  practice delivering quality assurance services to support application and data systems development in an AI-enabled software development environment. We are looking for candidates with experience with quality assurance and test automation practices in an Agile/Dev Sec Ops  work environment, with the ability to support manual testing as needed.

Responsibilities include:

• Understand the needs of stakeholders and convey requirements to developers
• Meet with product design teams to determine testing parameters
• Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, and final QA reports for products
• Take ownership of an automation framework around several Salesforce applications in a shared Org
• Create and manage automated test cases within Salesforce utilizing Selenium
• Manage test data architecture definition and requests
• Troubleshoot errors and streamline test procedures
• Test and examine code written by others and analyze results, including:
  • Data validation testing
  • Functional testing
  • Performance and load testing
  • Usability testing
  • Accessibility (508) testing
• Establish automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Cucumber JVM, TestNG, and Selenium
• Develop and execute API tests using TestNG and related tooling
• Perform performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter
• Provide manual testing support for functional validation, exploratory testing, and edge case scenarios, as needed
• Provide validation testing of different systems and data sets
• Develop automated testing scripts considering parallelization and idempotency
• Automate and improve development, testing, and release processes
• Ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Work with software developers and engineers to ensure development follows established processes and works as intended
• Experience debugging test failures and identifying root cause
• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to Dev Sec Ops  processes and tools
• Utilize tools such as Jira or Rally for story tracking
• Work within CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Harness and Git Lab
• Develop and maintain test code using Java and modern IDEs such as VS Code
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Present regular status updates and provide cross-training to other team members
• Act as an individual contributor and mentor junior team members

Required:

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience;
  OR
  • Master's degree and 8+ years of experience;
    OR
  • Associate's degree and 12+ years of experience;
    OR
  • No degree and 14+ years of experience
• 3+ years of experience with Git SCM providers such as Git Lab, Git Hub, or Bitbucket
• 3+ years of experience implementing test automation using tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, specifically usage within a traditional Salesforce application
• 3+ years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts in Java
• Experience with API testing using frameworks such as Rest Assured
• Ability to perform both automated and manual testing across the software development lifecycle
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills

Preferred:

• Experience with performance and load testing (e.g., JMeter)
• Experience with testing Salesforce utilizing Selenium
• Experience with accessibility (Section 508) testing tools such as ANDI or Axe
• Experience working with Jira or Rally for test and requirements management
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Harness
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $130,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.