Test Automation Engineer

Description Kforce has a client in need of a Test Automation Engineer in Boston, MA.Responsibilities:
* Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated testing solutions across the software delivery lifecycle
* Contribute to the development, enhancement, and ongoing maintenance of scalable test automation frameworks
* Partner with development and business teams to translate software requirements and user stories into effective automated test scenarios
* Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, test data, and automated scripts
* Define test environment, dependency, and data requirements to support reliable testing
* Develop unit and automated tests to validate application functionality, quality, security, and compliance with established requirements
* Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and faster software delivery
* Perform front-end, back-end, database, and data validation testing across complex application environments
* Support ETL and data-focused testing, including automated validation of data movement, transformation, and quality
* Research and evaluate testing tools, frameworks, and technical solutions aligned with established technology standards
* Collaborate with engineering and testing teams to troubleshoot defects, resolve automation issues, and improve overall software quality
* Apply appropriate smoke, functional, regression, integration, and white-box testing techniques throughout the development lifecycle
* Incorporate security, privacy, risk, and control considerations into testing activities and escalate issues when appropriate Requirements
* 7-8+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, test automation, or SDET roles
* Strong hands-on experience designing and developing automated testing solutions and frameworks
* Proficiency with automation technologies such as Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, or Jasmine.

Development or scripting experience using Java, Python, and/or Java Script
* Advanced SQL skills with strong experience in database and data validation testing
* Hands-on experience with ETL testing and automation
* Experience testing both front-end and back-end applications, preferably using Java and Selenium
* Strong knowledge of CI/CD practices and integrating automated tests into continuous delivery pipelines
* Experience working with AWS cloud services
* Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Micro Focus ALM, Bitbucket, Git, and Jenkins
* Understanding of performance, security, functional, regression, smoke, and non-black-box testing approaches
* Experience collaborating with development, engineering, and cross-functional teams in modern software delivery environments
* Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse technologies is highly beneficial
* Experience testing Business Intelligence and reporting platforms, such as Power BI or AWS Quick Sight, is a plus

Job Type Contract Compensation
57 - $60