Senior Automation Test Engineer
Job#: 3036945
Job Description:
Location: Home, Maryland (Remote)
The Senior Automation Test Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of complex web applications by designing and executing robust automated testing solutions. This role will focus on building and maintaining enterprise-grade automation frameworks, integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines, and delivering comprehensive functional and regression testing. The test engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional Agile teams, contributes to high-quality user stories and test scenarios, and ensures alignment with quality standards.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and object-oriented programming principles.
- Integrate automated test suites into GitHub/Jenkins pipelines to support continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD).
- Maintain and enhance the Selenium Cucumber BDD framework by creating and updating reusable methods and components.
- Build, maintain, and execute regression and smoke test suites across multiple environments.
- Create test automation-related user stories, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios using tools like Jira and Confluence.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, and DevOps engineers to ensure system availability and data integrity.
- Adhere to organizational SDLC processes and quality standards.
- Conduct comprehensive UI functional testing as part of an Agile Scrum/Kanban development team.
- Independently develop and execute detailed test plans and test cases.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, and Retrospectives.
- Develop and execute performance testing scripts using JMeter or similar tools.
- Provide support and mentorship to other testing team members as needed.
- Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Selenium Automation Test Engineer.
- Proficiency with collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence, and Slack.
- Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments.
- Hands-on experience performing backend database testing using SQL (PostgreSQL preferred).
- Experience creating user stories, defect tickets, and writing detailed acceptance criteria.
- Ability to develop comprehensive test cases from user stories and acceptance requirements.
- Communication skills to partner effectively with Product Owners and Developers.
- Proven ability to work independently, take initiative, and drive tasks to completion with minimal direction.
- Experience documenting test cases and results in TestRail.
- 508 compliance testing experience using JAWS or similar accessibility tools.
- Prior experience supporting government healthcare programs.
- Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Tableau, or Grafana.
- Penetration/security testing experience using Burp Suite or similar tools.
- Familiarity with applying AI/ML tools or techniques within testing and automation.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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