Software Automation Test Engineer (Remote)
Software Automation Test Engineer - Full-Time (Remote)
Remote - Must reside in the Southeast U.S. (Louisiana or Texas preferred)
U.S. Citizenship required
We have an immediate opening for a Software Automation Test Engineer to support a federal program. While the role is remote, candidates must live in the Southeast U.S., with preference given to Louisiana or Texas residents.
Candidates must be able to pass a federal background investigation, including:
• 3-year felony conviction check
• 1-year illegal drug use check
• 1-year misconduct check (e.g., theft or fraud)
Key Responsibilities
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, demos, retrospectives, etc.)
• Develop, maintain, and execute sprint-level manual and automated test activities
• Create Cucumber Gherkin feature files and map user story acceptance criteria to test verification points in Jira (Xray & Cucumber plug-ins)
• Build and maintain automated scripts integrated into CI/CD pipelines and nightly regression suites
• Develop automated UI and backend test scripts using Java-based Selenium/Cucumber/Serenity frameworks stored in GitLab
• Develop API validation scripts using Rest Assured, Postman, SoapUI, Spring ToolSuite4, and related tools
• Perform functional and non-functional testing (Unit - for automation, Integration/API, End-to-End, Smoke, Regression, 508 Compliance, Usability)
• Conduct peer reviews of scripts/code to ensure compliance with program standards
• Document testing progress and maintain execution artifacts validating acceptance criteria
Required Qualifications
• U.S. Citizen able to pass a federal background investigation
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (experience accepted in lieu of degree)
• 7+ years of IT experience
• 2-3+ years designing and implementing software test automation solutions
Technical Expertise
• Manual functional testing and automated testing fundamentals
• Continuous Integration environments (Jenkins, Git, GitLab, AWS)
• Java programming (3-5 years)
• Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Serenity BDD, Maven
• Testing applications built with Java, JavaScript, AngularJS
• SQL CRUD development (Oracle & PostgreSQL)
• RESTful API testing (Rest Assured, Postman, SoapUI)
• Familiarity with tools such as Eclipse, VS Code, Spring ToolSuite4
• Experience working with cross-functional Agile teams
You’ll Succeed If You Are
• A strong communicator (written and verbal)
• A collaborative team player in high-performing Scrum environments
• Comfortable applying Agile principles to incremental delivery
• A self-starter with strong ownership and work ethic
• Knowledgeable across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Nice to Have
• Experience with ANDI (508 accessibility testing)
• Testing n-tier or web service-based architectures
• Mobile testing experience (Android Espresso)
• Ability to independently identify and resolve issues
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Remote - Must reside in the Southeast U.S. (Louisiana or Texas preferred)
U.S. Citizenship required
We have an immediate opening for a Software Automation Test Engineer to support a federal program. While the role is remote, candidates must live in the Southeast U.S., with preference given to Louisiana or Texas residents.
Candidates must be able to pass a federal background investigation, including:
• 3-year felony conviction check
• 1-year illegal drug use check
• 1-year misconduct check (e.g., theft or fraud)
Key Responsibilities
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, demos, retrospectives, etc.)
• Develop, maintain, and execute sprint-level manual and automated test activities
• Create Cucumber Gherkin feature files and map user story acceptance criteria to test verification points in Jira (Xray & Cucumber plug-ins)
• Build and maintain automated scripts integrated into CI/CD pipelines and nightly regression suites
• Develop automated UI and backend test scripts using Java-based Selenium/Cucumber/Serenity frameworks stored in GitLab
• Develop API validation scripts using Rest Assured, Postman, SoapUI, Spring ToolSuite4, and related tools
• Perform functional and non-functional testing (Unit - for automation, Integration/API, End-to-End, Smoke, Regression, 508 Compliance, Usability)
• Conduct peer reviews of scripts/code to ensure compliance with program standards
• Document testing progress and maintain execution artifacts validating acceptance criteria
Required Qualifications
• U.S. Citizen able to pass a federal background investigation
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (experience accepted in lieu of degree)
• 7+ years of IT experience
• 2-3+ years designing and implementing software test automation solutions
Technical Expertise
• Manual functional testing and automated testing fundamentals
• Continuous Integration environments (Jenkins, Git, GitLab, AWS)
• Java programming (3-5 years)
• Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Serenity BDD, Maven
• Testing applications built with Java, JavaScript, AngularJS
• SQL CRUD development (Oracle & PostgreSQL)
• RESTful API testing (Rest Assured, Postman, SoapUI)
• Familiarity with tools such as Eclipse, VS Code, Spring ToolSuite4
• Experience working with cross-functional Agile teams
You’ll Succeed If You Are
• A strong communicator (written and verbal)
• A collaborative team player in high-performing Scrum environments
• Comfortable applying Agile principles to incremental delivery
• A self-starter with strong ownership and work ethic
• Knowledgeable across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Nice to Have
• Experience with ANDI (508 accessibility testing)
• Testing n-tier or web service-based architectures
• Mobile testing experience (Android Espresso)
• Ability to independently identify and resolve issues
#Dice
Apply Now
Apply Now