Software Test Automation Lead

Job Description Marathon TS is actively seeking a Software Automation Test Lead with API emphasis to join our team and support development efforts for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)., The selected candidate must be knowledgeable and experienced as a Software Automation Test Lead. Core responsibilities include:

• Managing a team of five (5) or more Testers.
• Evaluating industry standard test tools and making recommendations based on industry best practices.
• Creating, maintaining, and evaluating software automation test scripts.
• Establish test strategies to ensure features meet acceptance criteria.
• Creating and executing manual and automated test cases to ensure functional coverage for assigned features.
• Gathering and validating application functional, performance, and load requirements.
• Identifying and logging defects with clear reproduction steps and validating fixes.
• Working closely with developers and Requirements Analyst peers to clarify requirements and improve test coverage.
• Participating in Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning and retrospectives, to provide insights from a testing perspective.
• Managing test data, including the creation of data via API calls for testing.
• Creating test reports and maintaining all test documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (15 years of demonstrated experience may be substituted).
• 15 years of general experience, including ten years of specialized and/or hands-on experience in automated testing.

Required Skills:

• Successfully demonstrated experience with 2-3 object-oriented programming languages, with Java preferred and some Groovy experience.
• Hands-on experience with developing, executing, and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Experience with automated testing IDEs such as IntelliJ.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Katalon, Postman, SoapUI, or ReadyAPI.
• Operating system management experience with Windows Server 2012/2016.
• Experience with commercial defect management systems such as JIRA.
• Experience working within an Agile Development Environment.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Basic understanding of program interfaces, services, databases, messaging, and file systems.
• The successful candidate is subject to a background investigation by the government and must be able to meet the requirements to hold a position of Secret Clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with a CI/CD tool such as GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, or CircleCI.
• Experience with web UI automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent.
• Scripting proficiency in Groovy, Cygwin, Bash, Perl, or Python.
• Engages in self-learning and stays updated with industry trends.
• Experience using production RESTful interfaces.
• Experience with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
• Experience with source control management software, such as Git, Tortoise SVN/Subversion, or BitBucket.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome
• Experience with mobile application testing and associated automation frameworks (e.g., Appium, XCUITest, Espresso).