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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Automation Tester Midlevel - **Company:** Sparko, Inc. - **Location:** Newburg, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Test Suite, Application Testing, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Databases, Data Validation, Software Debugging, DevOps, Apache JMeter, Scrum Methodology, Regression Testing, E2e Testing, Selenium, Software Engineering, Test Data, Test Execution Engine, Testng, Data Storage Management, Postman, Delivery Pipeline, Playwright, Protractor, Api Management, Jenkins - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us77ccbdd62bd7a0ea0e80e718d0af7db6/eaa ## About the Role * Strong understanding of software development, testing principles, methodologies and skilled in a range of testing techniques and tools. * Strong technical skills, excellent problem-solving abilities and communication skills * Experience working with Jira, Confluence, Test Rail * Stay up to date with the latest testing trends and tools to enhance testing efficiency and coverage * Hands-on experience with API testing, PROTRACTOR, Postman, Selenium, TestNG, JMeter, PactumJS, Playwright etc. * Participate in the development of test plans and strategies to ensure effective testing of applications. * Identify and prioritize test cases based on risk and impact. * Ensure that testing activities are aligned with project timelines and deliverables. * Execute automated test cases and analyze the results to identify defects and issues. * Document and report defects, work closely with the development team to resolve and retest them. * Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests using tools like Jenkins. * Collaborate with developers to establish and maintain robust unit and integration testing strategies. * Experience with the Agile/Scrum methodology with strong debugging skills. * Perform end-to-end testing to ensure application workflows meet business and technical requirements. * Work with Development and DevOps to integrate test automation with DevOps pipelines * Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. * Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: * Experience working in federal projects (preferably CMS). * Familiarity with databases and SQL can be useful for testing applications that rely on data storage and retrieval.. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS: * Bachelor's Degree in any IT related field * 5 years of experience with establishing comprehensive test practices and methodologies. ## Description * Development and implementation of testing framework, test processes, and approaches. * Experience in designing, developing, and executing test plans and test cases to ensure the quality of software products. * Maintain test artifacts, including test data and data verification. * Execute and evaluate functional, integration, performance and regression test cases to ensure software products meet the requirements, specifications and standards, and report test results. * Identify defects and issues, report defects, and track them to closure. * Experience with setup, configuration, and maintenance of test suite with a focus on continuous testing and DevOps processes. * Analyze requirements and technical design documents for use cases/user stories, create test cases, and perform impact analysis. * Prepare reports and present them to customers and senior management on testing activities. * Analyze and resolve problems by coordinating with the scrum team. * Ability to identify, document, and track defects effectively. ## Related Videos - [SMART Test Automation - the experience of legacy transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100215-smart-test-automation-the-experience-of-legacy-transformation) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Continuous testing - run automated tests for every change!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/190-continuous-testing-run-automated-tests-for-every-change) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Benefits of Using JMeter For Performance Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/96-benefits-of-using-jmeter-for-performance-testing) - [Best Coding Boot Camps in Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/237-best-coding-boot-camps-in-germany) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What is a Test Plan: Guide to Test Planning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/191-what-is-a-test-plan-guide-to-test-planning)