Automation Tester - Remote

ResponsibilitiesThe selected candidate must be knowledgeable and experienced as a Quality Assurance Automation Test Engineer for server based application software testing; having experience both creating and maintaining software automation test scripts. Likewise, the candidate must have a working knowledge of software engineering concepts such as 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, performance, load, and usability (508 compliance experience a plus) testing. Principle responsibilities include:Creating, maintenance and evaluation of software automation test scripts (including incorporation of dynamic test data)Ability to train others regarding automation test concepts; plus providing guidance and direction as neededGathering and validating application functional/performance/load requirementsCreation and maintenance of test plans and test casesExecution, as required, of manual and automated software testing in areas involving installation, functional, performance and load, integration, and regression testingManagement of defects within a corporate defect tracking systemDocumentation of process improvements regarding best practices regarding test automationCreation of test reportsMaintenance of all test documentationCoordination and prioritization of test development activities and the ability to work with multiple development 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.Education And ExperienceA minimum of eight years of structured software quality assurance engineering experience is required. Three to five 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.Required Skills And CompetenciesNote: Experience denotes "successfully demonstrated experience".Production software development experience with 2-3 structured programming languagesExperience with quality assurance practices and testing methodologiesExperience with test plan and test case development and executionExperience with developing, executing, and maintaining automated test scriptsExperience with automated testing applications like Selenium.Demonstrated documentation and reporting experienceExperience with commercial defect management systemsExperience training small teams regarding test engineering conceptsExperience working within an Agile Development EnvironmentExperience with document management systemsExcellent analytical and problem solving skillsBasic understanding of program interfaces, services, databases, messaging, files systems, and other program objects.Desired SkillsTest script development using Selenium WebDriverTest script development using Selenium IDEExperience writing production JavaScript, HTML, XML, XSLTExperience with Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio Experience with Microsoft Visual StudioExperience writing production Java, Microsoft C, .NETSystem administration experience with Unix/Linux/WindowsExperience with Java and .NET Web Services Working knowledge of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and SafariExperience with the compliancy requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act for web applications designExperience with source control management softwareScripting Proficiency (i.e. Cygwin, Dos, Bash, Perl, Python, and/or VBscript)Successful candidate is subject to a background investigation by the government and must be able to meet the requirements to hold a position of public trust.

Created: 2025-09-06