Senior Automation Tester

Description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Automation Tester to be part of the mission solution and help lead SSA’s Digital Modernization Strategy. Join one of our high performing teams responsible for building the next-generation enterprise APIs and modern responsive user interfaces, supporting the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their mission to meet the changing needs of the public, positively impacting at least 65 million American lives per month.

We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with
these key required skills
:

• BDD and TDD approaches to automation testing
• Java
• Selenium
• Cucumber
• Gherkin
• TestNG or Junit
• REST Assured
• Parasoft

** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week**

If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading!

TEAM CULTURE

Your passion and values might be a good fit for our teams if you answer “yes” to the following questions:

• Are you looking for a company that puts employees first, with a focus on career, flexibility, and well-being?
• Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and teammates and believe that the best ideas are fostered in an inclusive environment?
• Are you searching for a team with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive for daily mission success?
• Are you comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership?
• Do you enjoy being a catalyst, solving complex problems, and providing innovative solutions?
• Do you have the flexibility, creativity, and resilience to pivot the mission for success?
• Do you have the courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride, transparency, and respect?

MENTORSHIP & CAREER GROWTH

Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring, collaborative reviews, and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills. Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you. Find you passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status.

Find your “Why” with us and take your place in our Leidos Family!!

• Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation technical solutions using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies.
• Provide technical support and guidance for the development and maintenance of automation artifacts including the automation framework, grid, and automation scripts.
• Provide expertise in one or more of the following areas: development of automation tests using core Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and Gherkin, execution of automation test suites and documentation of defects.
• All other duties as assigned or directed

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
• 8+ years of experience developing automation tests using core Java or Java-based test frameworks.
• 5+ years of experience developing automation tests with Cucumber and Gherkin.
• 5+ years of experience with automating functional/regression tests with Selenium.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

These skills will help you succeed in this position:

** Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance**

• In-depth knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) approaches to automation testing.
• Extensive, practical experience in software development using Java (preferred), JavaScript, Type Script, or Python
• Experience developing test scripts to implement Features, Test Scenarios and Step-Definitions in a…