Automation Test Engineer - Remote

General Dynamics Information Technology
Fairfax, VA, United States
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$89,250.0 - $120,750.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Testing (Software) JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Application Lifecycle Management Software Applications Automation of Tests Microsoft Azure Software as a Service Cloud Computing Continuous Delivery
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Continuous Integration Web Servers Node.Js Nunit OpenShift Scrum Methodology Systems Development Life Cycle Cloud Services Selenium Software Engineering Software Requirements Analysis Software Testing Automation Framework System Testing Test Case Test Data Testng Web Applications ReactJS Test Scripts Backend Kubernetes Bug Reporting Playwright Build Process Mocha Software Version Control Devsecops Docker

Job description

Transform technology into opportunity as an Automation Test Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

The Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program is an initiative to support the Administrative Office of the (AO) US Courts develop a modern cloud-based solution to support all federal courts across the United States which are grouped into three types, namely Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy. This modernized case management system will eventually replace the current Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system.

The Automation Test Engineer will work as part of an agile development team to build and support the modernization of enterprise-class software applications., As an Automation Test Engineer , the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Administrative Office (AO) of the US Courts . You will play a crucial role in the following areas:

  • Evaluate and understand system requirements and capabilities for test automation
  • Setup and configure test automation framework in the cloud environment
  • Facilitate continuous development and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline
  • Work with manual testers to ensure that automation is prioritized to get maximum value
  • Design, develop and run automated test scripts in the cloud
  • Comply with established version control and coding standards
  • Developing test procedures to validate and verify requirements and capabilities
  • Configure test environments and test data set
  • Understanding of software lifecycle management skills related to application development tasks and planning testing cycles
  • Ability to apply in-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle in order to help anticipate complexities in the system
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience with modern web client technologies and the associated front-end to backend interactions
  • Developing/testing software using an Agile/Scrum methodology

Requirements

Automated Testing,Test Automation,Testing, 5 + years of related experience, Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Automation Test Engineer must have:

  • Education: Bachelor of Science

  • Experience: 5+ years of experience with integration, regression, and system testing using automated testing tools in web-based applications, * Experience in writing test cases, test plans, executing test scripts, reporting defects and preparing test results reports
  • Experience in the entire QA Life Cycle, including designing, developing and execution on the entire QA process and documentation of test plans, test cases, test procedures and test scripts
  • Experience developing automated test scripts on ReactJS and NodeJS, with Selenium, Playwright, Jest, Mocha, Chai, et al.
  • Experience in setup and configuration test automation framework in the cloud environment (AWS / Azure preferred).
  • Experience defining Automation Test strategies for Cloud-based ‘green field’ application development initiatives.
  • Experience testing API’s though gateway and cloud services
  • Expert knowledge in industry standards cloud based test automation frameworks
  • Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as Service (SaaS),
  • Ability to independently setup and configure test automation framework in cloud (Azure or AWS)
  • Experienced in testing containerized applications utilizing docker, k8s, Openshift etc.
  • Managing and executing tests using NUnit and TestNG
  • Experience in developing test plans/procedures, expected outcomes, and verification statements
  • Comprehensive understanding of Cloud, Agile & DevSecOps methodology and culture
  • Working knowledge of Source Version Control and Build/Release tools and methodologies. Working knowledge of Software Build process
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work with people at every level
  • Experience in developing automated test scripts for complex Cloud based web applications
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills.
  • Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationships.
  • Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies.
  • Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team.

  • Security Clearance Level: Ability to obtain a position of Public Trust with the Administrative Office of the US Courts

  • Must be a US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, US Citizen)

Benefits & conditions

The likely salary range for this position is $89,250 - $120,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

About the company

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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