Sr. SDET​/Automation Tester

Sr. SDET

Hybrid onsite at Reston, VA. This position is hybrid, candidate should be willing to come to work as needed by the project team. Local candidates only, willing to attend in person interviews in Reston VA.

Purpose:

Responsible for developing, modifying, and executing software test plans, test scenarios, defines and solves for test data needs, automated scripts, and programs for testing in order to ensure the outgoing software and technical products meet and exceed quality standards. Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their root causes. Test system modifications to prepare for implementation. Document software and application defects using a bug tracking system and report defects to software engineers and product owners.

Participates in the review of software design and leads the team in supporting the overall quality of various software systems and applications. Develops a strong understanding of the business processes being tested and mentors junior staff.

Essential Functions:

• 40% Responsible for analyzing the moderately complex requirements, operational problems, specifications and change requests. Produce test plans and test cases to determine presence and scope of potential code defects. Monitor accurate and thorough test cases, scripts and data with pre-determined results within specified scheduled dates. Perform test execution of all assigned test cases. Research and provide technical support on operational/test system defects and propose solutions.
• 40% Analyzes test results to ensure functionality meets requirements and recommends corrective action if necessary. Maintains documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software. Consults with development engineers in resolution of problems. Provides feedback in preparation of technical appraisals of systems, application interfaces and application software.
• 20% Guide and mentor team of testers in support of the projects and day-to-day to testing effort. This is also includes supporting and working with associates, contractors and third-party resources.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

Education Details:
Information Technology, Engineering or Computer Science

Experience:

Min 5 years- and up to 10 years of Experience in software development and/or testing.

In Lieu of Education In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Job Description:

1. Accountable for analyzing User Stories, Acceptance Criteria and Prepare In Sprint automated test scripts for Web/UI, Web Services and Mobile application

2. Accountable for coding automation scripts utilizing tools such as Selenium, SoapUI, Cucumber and BDD Framework

3. Responsible to Create, maintain and update the automation framework in alignment with enterprise standards and best practices

4. Prepare test plans and test cases with pre-determined results. Executes tests and reviews test data within specified scheduled dates.

5. Accountable for analyzing test and operational problems to determine presence and scope of potential code defects.

6. Reports errors through a structured defect tracking process in Jira tool

7. Communicates weekly with management verbally and via written detail status report regarding potential problems and concerns.

8. Responsible for scheduling Jenkin jobs and executing automated regression suites and smoke test suites in CI/CD Pipeline

9. Develop and maintain business and technical knowledge through training, testing workshops, reading, and research, etc. Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of testing tools. Expand business knowledge of product benefits, corporate policies, division and department goals and department procedures.

10. Coordinates with customers to resolve issues. Verify satisfaction…