Test Engineer (Automation) at C Mack Solutions LLC – Ashburn, Virginia

C. Mack Solutions is looking for a Test Automation Engineer to contribute to an Agile driven development team. In this role, you will collaborate with analysts and architects to perform a range of tests to maintain standards and regulations. Your contributions will enhance automation and scripting efforts within the Scrum framework, strengthening Agile processes and supporting a more effective and dependable software development lifecycle (SDLC).

As a software Test Automation Engineer, the responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in Agile Scrum development methodology ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, scrum, backlog refinement, defining tasks/tests, estimating LOE, testing, tracking work done, retrospective, demonstration, etc.)
• Develop, maintain, and perform sprint-level manual/automated testing activities (e.g., define scenarios, develop detailed scripts/procedures, develop Cucumber Gherkin feature files and scenarios, map user story acceptance criteria to script verification points) in Jira with Xray and Cucumber BDD plug-ins
• Develop and maintain automated scripts that are exercised during CI/CD builds and nightly regression test suite execution
• Develop and maintain automated UI and backend (e.g., SQL, logs) scripts in a Java language-based Selenium/Cucumber/Serenity framework stored in a GitLab repository that may integrate with a Cucumber or generic test
• Develop and maintain automated web service API validation scripts using Spring ToolSuite4, Rest Assured, Postman, Fiddler, and SoapUI
• In collaboration with the Product Architect and/or Business Analyst, access impacts of candidate changes to the automated smoke and/or regression test suite(s) and plan accordingly
• Perform full-scope static and dynamic testing of a system under test utilizing functional and non-functional testing techniques. These techniques can include the following test types: Unit (only for Automated scripts), Integration/API, End-To-End, Smoke, Regression/Functional, 508 Compliance, and Usability
• Perform script and/or code peer reviews to ensure compliance with program-level manual/automated testing standards, guidelines, and processes
• Document and track testing activity progress during a sprint. This includes capturing execution artifacts to support that all backlog acceptance criteria have been successfully verified/validated

U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidate must be able to obtain CBP Public Trust clearance.

This position is hybrid and requires you to be on site 2-3 times a week.

• Must have:
• Working knowledge and understand fundamental concepts of Manual Functional Testing, Automated Testing, and Continuous Integration
• College degree (B.S. or greater) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems, or a related discipline. Experience accepted in lieu of degree
• Hands on experience:
• In an IT related field (7+ years) with 2-3 or more years analyzing, designing, and implementing software test automation solutions
• Testing applications developed in Java, JavaScript, AngularJS, Oracle, and PostgresSQL
• Developing and executing automated test scripts with open-source tools like Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Serenity BDD, and Maven
• Programming in Java (3-5 years) and with other programming technologies (e.g., JavaScript, Web Services, SOAP, XML)
• SQL CRUD script development experience against Oracle and PostgreSQL databases
• Applying estimation techniques to manual test script efforts and automated test script development/maintenance efforts
• Interacting with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, Product Architects, Developers, and Technical Writers, and providing guidance on automation tools and testing methods to meet project specific needs
• Team player and able to work in a collaborative team environment
• Familiar working within a continuous integration environment and supporting tools such as Jenkins, Git, GitLab, AWS, Spring ToolSuite4, Rest Assured, Postman, ANDI
• Participating in a high performing, highly engaged and motivated Scrum team
• Applying the Agile development approach to incremental software development projects
• Being a highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong communication skills and work ethic; self-starter
• Understanding the elements of the software development life cycle
• Communicating in both written and verbal forms

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Using Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, Jira, Maven, Rest Assure, Postman, and ANDI tools
• Designing, implementing and/or testing web services and/or n-tier web-based
• Designing, implementing and/or testing mobile devices using Android Expresso
• Acting independently to expose and resolve problems