Automation Architect

Title: Sr Automation Architect

Location: Woodlawn, MD (accepting locals only)

Duration: Long Term

Client: SSA

Experience: 15+ Years

MOI: 1^st round video call & 2^nd round Face to Face

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

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 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.
• 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, TypeScript, 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, UiPath
• 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).
• 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.
• An in-depth knowledge of Social Security Administration (SSA) modern development environment including Git/Stash version control, VersionOne (Agility), Confluence, SonarQube, and Checkmarx.
• Experience with environments utilizing Cloud/Virtualization technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Docker.
• Exposure to AI-assisted test automation development.
• Experience building self-healing automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of synthetic data generation methods with/without using AI.
• Experience configuring and executing automation tests in containers.