Automation Test Engineer

IntelliBridge is looking for a hands-on Automation Test Engineer to join our growing team!

The role operates in a SAFe based Agile environment and requires an understanding of the full software lifecycle, including DevSecOps implementations, Software Development, System Integration, Infrastructure Management and Cyber Security.

Position Overview:
 The selected candidate must be knowledgeable and experienced as a Quality Assurance Automation Test Engineer for web applications, UI, and server-based application software testing, having experience both creating and maintaining software automation test scripts (API and UI).   Likewise, the candidate must have a working knowledge of software engineering concepts such as Agile methodologies, software development standards, quality assurance standards, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), interpretation of product requirements, test plan and test case development, testing of software functionality, product installation, P&L, and usability (508 compliance experience a plus) testing.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Creating, maintenance and evaluation of software automation test scripts (including incorporation of dynamic test data) for both UI and API
• Gathering and validating application functional/performance/load requirements
• Creation and maintenance of test plans and test cases
• Execution, as required, of manual and automated software testing in areas involving installation, functional, performance and load, integration, and regression testing
• Management of defects within a corporate defect tracking system such as Jira
• Documentation of process improvements regarding best practices regarding test automation
• Creation of test reports using Jira
• Maintenance of all test documentation
• Coordination and prioritization of test development activities and the ability to work with multiple scrum teams and software projects are also critical for the selected candidate. Candidate must have the ability to troubleshoot independently both software and operating system level installation and configuration issues

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Production software development experience with 2-3 structured programming languages such as .Net and Java
• Experience test automating .NET and CRM (Pega) applications using behavior driven test automation framework such as Gauge (Selenium)
• Experience with quality assurance practices and testing methodologies
• Experience writing test plans, test cases development, and execution
• Experience developing, executing, and maintaining automated test scripts
• Experience with writing automation test scripts for endpoints using tools such as ReadyApi or Postman
• Experience with both SOAP based and RESTful web APIs
• Experience with MS SQL Server
• Experience with branching, pull requests, merging, and GIT commands
• Experience deploying in CI/CD and using Build Pipelines
• Demonstrated documentation and reporting experience
• Experience with commercial defect management systems
• Experience working within an Agile Development Environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Basic understanding of program interfaces, services, databases, messaging, files systems, and other program objects
• A minimum of 5+ of structured software quality assurance engineering experience is required
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with the development of automated test scripts, execution of test cases and reporting and dissemination of test results

• A bachelor’s degree--preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, similar discipline, or equivalent work experience is required

Desired Skills:

• 508 Compliance testing
• Performance & Load testing using LoadRunner or comparable
• Experience writing production JavaScript, HTML, XML, XSLT
• Experience with Visual Studio Code and/or IntelliJ
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) experience

Education and Experience:

• A minimum of 5+ years of structured software quality assurance engineering experience is required.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with the development of automated test scripts, execution of test cases and reporting and dissemination of test results.
• A bachelor’s degree- preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, similar discipline, or equivalent work experience is required.

The successful candidate is subject to a background investigation by the US government and must be able to meet the requirements to hold a position of public trust.

 We are driven by our commitment to our clients and to our employees. If you are looking for a new opportunity, we would love to have you join our team!