Automation Test Engineer (51612)
Summary
Automation test engineer supporting an enterprise cloud-based platform (appears to be for government agencies) in Baltimore: leading automated test planning and execution across UI, front/back-end, and data exchange, with performance/load metrics and Section 508 accessibility compliance in a Lean-Agile environment.
Job Overview
The Automation Test Engineer will support the testing of an enterprise environment for a cloud-based platform including for user interface, front-end/back-end development, data exchange/formats and 508-testing.
Responsibilities
· Work in a Lean-Agile environment as a cross-functional test automation leader to plan, develop and execute automated tests
· Lead Automated Test implementation by adding repeatable quantitative measures for critical user and data paths. Quality measures include overall test coverage, required product performance and load metrics and minimization of defects escaped to production regression, end-to-end testing.
· Develop automated scripts for data seeding in preparation for testing in various environments, as well as reset/rollback of test data in preparation of subsequent test executions.
· Lead in automation test planning, test approaches, tool recommendations, and training of team members as necessary to improve the overall product quality via test case coverage, testing productivity and effectiveness of other test team members.
· Develop consistent, reusable, and reliable methods for automated testing
· Engineer, author, tune, and document automation scripts in all product environments - development, test/implementation and production.
· Coordinate, as necessary, test activities outside the direct team with entities such as data providers/vendors, cross-agency groups/products or other entities as needed to ensure high quality of product
· Apply consistent, reusable, and reliable automated testing methods
· Execute system level tests using published procedures
· Participate in all aspects of solution delivery life cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, production deployment, and support
· Develop, implement, maintain, and enhance test plans, test scripts and test methodologies to ensure compliance with system specifications
· Ensure coordination with the development team to verify all bug fixes are checked in, each environment is stable and ready for use, customer communication is ongoing and open, and releases are properly tested, documented, and validated
· Ensure compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards.