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.
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Skills Requirements:
FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications) - Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in a Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
- In-depth knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) approaches to automation testing.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week. FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills) These skills will help you succeed in this position: - 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 UI
- Knowledge 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
HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills) Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills: - Experience with source code versioning and Pull Requests with Git and Stash.
- Experience with environments utilizing Cloud/Virtualization technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Docker.
- In-depth knowledge of Social Security Administration (SSA) modern development environment including Git/Stash version control, Agility (previously VersionOne), Confluence, SonarQube, and Checkmarx.
- Strong communication and collaborative skills in providing technical direction and hands-on software development to include design, development, and testing.
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