Senior Associate, QA (Public Sector)

Company Description

Publicis Sapient | Public Sector is looking for people who – simply put – are driven to make a difference. 

By solving some of today’s toughest challenges, our teams are helping to transform the government in the areas of business, technology and marketing. Working at Publicis Sapient Public Sector, you will be in an environment that fosters growth and creativity, demands openness and client-focused delivery, and celebrates initiative and innovation. 

 The chance to bring your ideas and new thinking to today’s challenges and work in a truly unique work environment is now – it’s at Publicis Sapient | Public Sector. 

Job Description

As a Senior QA Engineer at Publicis Sapient, you will be responsible for designing automated tests to validate custom software system products and services. Experienced in reviewing requirements, creating test plans, detailed test cases, test reports, and producing quality assurance metrics. Other responsibilities include working closely with software and systems engineers in debugging and defining corrective actions. Able to work under tight deadlines and capable of effectively handling multiple projects at same time. 

Responsibilities:  

• Design, configure , and maintain test automation framework based on open-source tools like Selenium, Java, Cucumber 

• Design, develop, and maintain automation test scripts using Java, Selenium, Cucumber (Gherkin), and Rest Assured 

• Use Jenkins (CI/CD) to automatically schedule a test build or manually trigger a remote test script execution 

• Debug and report test script errors and failures 

• Perform manual/automated smoke and regression testing 

• Capture screenshots or screen recordings 

• Coordinate regression test automation activities across all supported applications 

• Ensure that all automation tests are reliable, maintainable and scalable. 

• Ability to execute test cases manually based on business requirements 

• Prepare test plan and test case documents and write test procedures 

• Work with requirements team to define test scenarios and maintain traceability 

• Provide detailed and accurate test results and bug reports 

• Report defects and escalate issues as needed 

• Work closely with software development team to reproduce and debug issues. 

• Collaborate with the development team to understand the requirements and design automated test cases 

• Demonstrate ownership and accountability through self-directed task management 

• Motivated team player, with very strong analytical, diagnostic, and debugging skills 

• Estimate tasks and present plans to project leadership 

• Strong verbal communication and writing skills

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software development testing experience 

• 4+ years of Agile testing experience 

• 4+ years of strong experience with Selenium-WebDriver 

• 4+ years of experience with automation framework (e.g. Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit). 

• 4+ years of experience with working knowledge of Java is required. 

• Hands-on experience within Build Management tools (e.g. Maven, Gradle, Ant). 

• Working knowledge with CI/CD environment (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo) is a plus. 

• Hands-on experience developing automation test script using Gherkin and Java 

• Familiar with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices 

• Able to develop alternative solutions that demonstrate innovative and analytical approaches to resolutions.  

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills 

• Experience with manual testing (Smoke and Regression, Integration, Functional, etc.) 

• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and experience working in agile / iterative SDLC environments 

• Ability to excel in team-oriented environment. 

• Able to work independently and in a fast-paced environment 

• Adheres to development standards, software development lifecycle processes 

• Must be a self-starter that identifies performance gaps and addresses them 

• Must be an effective writer with experience writing test plans and test cases. 

• Must be able to identify gaps or conflicts in the requirements and user stories 

• Detail oriented and “can-do” abilities 

• Bachelor’s Degree required 

• Knowledge of security testing against Cross-Site Scripting using Burp tool is a plus 

• US citizenship or permanent residency and the ability to obtain a Public T