Automation Test Engineer
Summary
Test automation engineer who builds automation frameworks from scratch and runs end-to-end, performance, and regression testing across UI, API, database, and AWS cloud layers for US federal clients. Core stack: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, EMR), Playwright, Postman, RestAssured, Python/Java/Bash, GitLab, Docker, CI/CD.
The Job:
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in AWS-based environments and a strong background in test automation. This role requires proficiency with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, KeySpaces, EMR, and Batch Jobs, as well as automation tools including Playwright, Postman, and RestAssured. The candidate should be skilled in Python, Java, Bash, or similar scripting languages and have experience with GitLab, Docker, Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and microservices testing. In addition, the candidate must be capable of performing end-to-end testing across UI, API, database, and cloud layers, developing automated test scripts, building an automation framework from scratch, conducting performance testing in cloud environments, and supporting test case design, execution, and maintenance.
Here's What You Need:
- Hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, KeySpaces, EMR, and Batch Jobs
- Experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Postman, and RestAssured
- Proficiency in Python, Java, Bash, or other scripting languages
- Experience with GitLab, Docker, CI/CD, and DevOps practices
- Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Experience testing microservices architectures
- Ability to perform end-to-end testing across UI, API, database, and cloud layers
- Experience developing automated test scripts
- Ability to design and build an automation framework from scratch
- Experience conducting performance testing in cloud environments
- Strong understanding of test case design, execution, and maintenance
- Experience with regression, smoke, sanity, integration, and end-to-end testing
- Knowledge of test data management and test environment setup
- Familiarity with API contract testing, database validation, and authentication/authorization testing
- Strong documentation, defect tracking, and communication skills
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
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