Senior Automation Engineer

Job description

Risen One Consulting is currently seeking a talented senior-level Automation Engineer to join our team of talented staff in helping to modernize how citizens interact with their National forests. Using a modern technology stack and agile approach, in this role you will have an opportunity to be a part of a workforce that is transforming IT through technology modernization efforts within the United States Department of Agriculture.

 

What you’ll be doing

• Analyzing user stories and requirements for validity and feasibility

• Collaborate closely with other team members and departments

• Execute all levels of testing (System, Integration, and Regression)

• Detect, log, and track software defects and inconsistencies

• Provide timely solutions

• Apply quality engineering principles throughout the Agile product lifecycle

• Provide support and documentation

• Report bugs and errors to development teams

• Help troubleshoot issues

What you must have:

• 5+ years experience in testing web applications, and or client-server/mobile applications

• 2+ years of automation coding experience in Java utilizing Selenium, Cucumber, or similar object-oriented language

• Experience in API and performance testing

• Defect triage and management utilizing the defect lifecycle

• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust per Federal contract requirements

What we’d like you to have:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, or similar tool

• Experience with Java-based applications

• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework

• Strategic perspective and business acumen - Looks toward the broadest possible view of an issue/ challenge; can easily pose future scenarios

• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to communicate clearly and concisely

• Prior exposure providing testing deliverables within Agile and Scrum methodologies.

• Experience on US Federal Government Projects is a big plus

• Passion for delivering defect-free software