Senior Automation Tester

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Communication, Software Testing Process, System Testing

Certifications:

None

Experience:

6 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT’s team is looking for a dynamic and experienced Automation Tester. As the Automation Tester you will be expected to participate in writing, maintaining, executing automation scripts, troubleshooting and analysis on the development of systems. You will provide support in the development, implementation and maintenance of test process and diagnostic programs and place a specific focus on improving our automated test coverage for all our systems.

Required Qualifications:
at least 6 years of documented automation testing experience

- Excellent written and oral communication skills 

- Experience with Automation Testing Tools (such as Selenium WebDriver, JMeter)

- Experience with BDD (Behavior Driven Development) Cucumber

- Experience with Java Programming Language

- Experience with SQL and Database/Backend testing

- Experience web services / API testing (REST and SOAPUI)

- Experience with implementing and executing Load and Performance Testing

- Experience working in an agile environment

- Experience with continuous integration tool (Jenkins)

- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

- Ability to interact effectively with customers and stakeholders

- Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team.

- Ability to manage multiple task assignments.

- Pega experience (nice to have)

- Experience using Azure DevOPS (Formerly VSTS)

- Demonstrated ability to work in a complex, fast paced environment.

- Demonstrated experience improving automated test coverage for existing applications.

- Experience across diverse technology stacks including COTS and custom software.

- Familiarity with standards and best practices for ensuring accessibility (i.e. WCAG and 508)

BS in Computer Science or related field

6+ years of experience

5+ years working an agile development environment

Contract Requirements:

• Contract Requires US Citizenship
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an Agency specific Public Trust clearance

The likely salary range for this position is $119,850 - $162,150. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

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.

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