Test Engineer - Automation

About Le'fant

Le’fant is a rapidly growing CVE Certified, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business specializing in management consulting for the federal government. Our compensation and benefits plans are designed to attract and retain the industries best talent to provide the highest quality services to the Federal Government. We offer 40lK matching, customized health plans, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, an incentives program to recognize exceptional behavior and competitive base salaries. We hire the best to provide the best service.

EEO Statement:

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental philosophy and policy of Le’fant not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, sexual gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, parental status, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status or any other protected category with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment.

What   you’ll get to do:

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

You   Will Bring These Qualifications:

• Must be a:U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass         CBP background investigation, criteria include, but are not limited to:3-year check for felony convictions1-year check for illegal drug use1-year check for misconduct such as          theft or fraudTeam player and able to work in a         collaborative team environment
• U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass         CBP background investigation, criteria include, but are not limited to:3-year check for felony convictions1-year check for illegal drug use1-year check for misconduct such as          theft or fraud
• 3-year check for felony convictions
• 1-year check for illegal drug use
• 1-year check for misconduct such as          theft or fraud
• Team player and able to work in a         collaborative team environment
• Must have:Working knowledge and understand         fundamental concepts of Manual Functional Testing, Automated Testing,         and Continuous IntegrationCollege degree (B.S. or greater) in Computer         Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems, or a         related discipline. Experience accepted in lieu of degree
• 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 solutionsTesting applications developed in         Java, JavaScript, AngularJS, Oracle, and PostgresSQLDeveloping and executing automated         test scripts with open-source tools like Eclipse, Visual Studio Code,         Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Serenity BDD, and MavenProgramming 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 databasesApplying estimation techniques to manual         test script efforts and automated test script development/maintenance         effortsInteracting 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
• 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
• Familiar working within a continuous integration        environment and supporting tools such as Jenkins, Git, GitLab, AWS, Spring        ToolSuite4, Rest Assured, Postman, ANDI

You   are good at:

• 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

These   Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have:

• 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