Sr. Automation Architect

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:

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.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of experience
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.