Senior Automation Tester

Senior Automation TesterRate: $65-75/Hr C2CEmployment Type: 12+ Months Contract - Long TermLocation Details: Woodlawn, MD - Onsite - 5 days/weekSelected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearanceKey Required Skills - BDD and TDD approaches to automation testing, Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin, TestNG or Junit, REST Assured, and ParasoftPosition Description - Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation technical solutions using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies. Provide technical support and guidance for the development and maintenance of automation artifacts including the automation framework, grid, and automation scripts. Provide expertise in one or more of the following areas: development of automation tests using core Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and Gherkin, execution of automation test suites and documentation of defects. All other duties as assigned or directedDetailed Skills Requirements - Foundation for Success (Basic Qualifications) 7+ years of experience developing automation tests using core Java or Java-based test frameworks. 5+ years of experience developing automation tests with Cucumber and Gherkin. 5+ years of experience with automating functional/regression tests with SeleniumFactors To Help You Shine (Required Skills)Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearanceSelected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a weekMaster's and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor's and 7+ years of experience or 13+ years in lieu of a degreeIn-depth knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) approaches to automation testingExtensive, practical experience in software development using Java (preferred), JavaScript, TypeScript, or PythonExperience developing test scripts to implement Features, Test Scenarios and Step-Definitions in a customized test automation frameworkExperience developing Selenium automation frameworks using Junit/TestNG and developing Maven targets to execute automation suitesExperience creating and executing manual test scripts and documenting test results/defectsExperience utilizing Parasoft for functional and API testing, and environment virtualizationExperience with other automation tools such as Playwright (preferred), Cypress, UiPathKnowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DB2, Oracle) and experience with SQL for querying data to verify test resultsExperience in setting up and maintaining Selenium Grid to execute tests in parallel and enable cross platform testingExperience developing automation test scripts to test REST APIs using REST Assured or any Java-based librariesExperience with Web Services Technologies (e.g., REST, SOAP, XML, JSON) and testing Web ServicesComprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development process and ceremonies (scrums, backlog grooming, retrospectives, demonstrations)How To Stand Out From The Crowd (Desired Skills)Experience in configuring and execution of automated regression suites using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline or Selenium GridExperience with source code versioning and Pull Requests with Git and StashAn in-depth knowledge of Social Security Administration (SSA) modern development environment including Git/Stash version control, VersionOne (Agility), Confluence, SonarQube, and CheckmarxExperience with environments utilizing Cloud/Virtualization technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or DockerExposure to AI-assisted test automation developmentExperience building self-healing automation frameworksKnowledge of synthetic data generation methods with/without using AIExperience configuring and executing automation tests in containers