Automation Architect

Location: Windsor Mill

Job-ID Reference
26-00059

Experience
11

Your Success is Our Success. Global CI is an award-winning 30-year IT Services company founded on the principles of providing high-quality, value-added technology consulting services. Our vision is to create a better future by improving the lives of the people we serve through emerging technologies. Join us and together we will advance the future of technology services.
Global CI offers competitive compensation and non-salary benefits to all eligible employees.

Key

Required Skills:

Strong knowledge of automation testing, Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin, Selenium, REST API, Parasoft, Agility Position

Description:

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.

Mentor and train team members on automation and provide them information necessary to adopt quickly to the project requirements.

Work closely with the integration team to facilitate automation runs in the Integration environment.

Provide expertise in one or more of the following areas: automation test framework development, 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.

Skills Requirements:

Strong experience developing Selenium automation frameworks using Junit/TestNG and developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.

Experience in setting up and maintaining Selenium Grid to execute tests in parallel and enable cross platform testing.

Experience developing test scripts to implement Features, Test Scenarios and Step-Definitions in a customized test automation framework.

Experience in configuring and execution of automated regression suites using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline and/or Selenium Grid.

Experience developing automation test scripts to test Web Services using customized automation frameworks and tools such as Parasoft, Rest Assured and SOAP UIKnowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DB2, Oracle) and experience with SQL for querying data to verify test results.

Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development processes, terminology and ceremonies (e.g., scrums, backlog grooming, retrospectives, demonstrations).Experience acting as a Scrum Master on an Agile software development projects
(Required Skills)

** Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance*
* ** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week*
* ** Master's and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor's and 7+ years of experience or 13+ years in lieu of a degree*
* 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 customized test automation framework.

Experience developing Selenium automation frameworks using Junit/TestNG and developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.

Experience creating and executing manual test scripts and documenting test results/defects.

Experience utilizing Parasoft for functional and API testing, and environment virtualization.

Experience with other automation tools such as Playwright (preferred), Cypress, Ui Path Knowledge  of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DB2, Oracle) and experience with SQL for querying data to verify test results.

Experience in setting up and maintaining Selenium Grid to execute tests in parallel and enable cross platform testing

Experience developing automation test scripts to test REST APIs using REST Assured or any Java-based libraries.

Experience with Web Services Technologies (e.g., REST, SOAP, XML, JSON) and testing Web Services Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development process and ceremonies (scrums, backlog grooming, retrospectives, demonstrations).(Desired Skills)
Experience in configuring and execution of automated regression suites using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline or Selenium Grid.

Experience with source code versioning and Pull Requests with Git and Stash.

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