Automation Test Engineer

Title: Automation Test Engineer

Location: Minneapolis MN (Onsite)

Type: Contract

Position Overview:

• Automation Test Engineer with a strong track record of delivering high caliber results with high client satisfaction. The successful candidate must be energetic communicative intelligent passionate and motivated.
• The position is fast paced on a complex high priority project requiring both hard and soft skills and focused dedication.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with test sites and other team participants to plan test events and create test data
• Creating and running automation test cases
• Tracks problems and report on errors/issues that are identified
• Create/manage test plans/reports and perform testing such as unit regression and smoke testing adequate to ensure the released coding changes meet the requirements
• Triage issues to determine if the problem is traceable to requirements design configuration testing code defect documentation deficiency or knowledge gap and to determine whether further analysis is required
• Ensure all acceptance criteria are agreed to by stakeholders and are testable and automated to the maximum extent practicable
• Assist in the testing and documentation steps for each part of the testing process
• Evaluate existing test artifacts and design test cases/scripts for new releases independently
• Work closely with the developers business analyst scrum master project manager and other stakeholders to understand product specifics and to create corresponding test strategies
• Ensure all requirements data is under change control and is fully linked to work items that show traceability to design changes configurable items test cases and test results
• Ensure test plans specify the type and scope of testing to be conducted during each product build (for example unit functional accessibility system reliability usability interoperability regression security and performance)
• Execute testing on both frontend and backend systems
• Participate effectively in estimation planning cost-of-quality and quality risk analysis
• Be an advocate for our VA customer stakeholders and the ultimate beneficiaries of our solution - our Nations Veterans
• Develop a keen understanding of program goals and requirements and develop a vision to both meet the customers current needs and for evolution of the program to meet changing client needs
• Collaborate with project leadership and client stake holders to deliver the project on time with high quality and in alignment with the customers expectations
• Ensure targets for contractual performance metrics/SLAs are met or exceeded and provide analysis and communication to ensure appropriate focus on critical attention areas
• Anticipate project challenges and technical risk scenarios
• Identify and execute on opportunities for process improvements
• Escalate key issues and recommend solutions to project and client leadership
• Serve as a subject matter expert to ensure successful implementation of all the projects solutions
• Develop and deliver internal and client-facing program reviews status reports performance reports and other communications
• Other duties as assigned by project leadership

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree (Engineering Computer Science Systems Business or related scientific /technical discipline)
• 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education
• 2 years of relevant experience with mandatory experience in Selenium framework and Cucumber tool
• Experience in the coordination and execution of test events in accordance with approved test plans procedures and scripts
• Experience setting up test environments accurately
• Experience in testing IT hardware software systems and networks
• Experience in writing or assisting in the development of test plans and test procedures
• Experience with Jira and GitHub
• Experience with diverse IT projects both large and small
• Well versed in full systems development life cycle enterprise-wide network engineering strategic information planning business process reengineering structure and management practices
• Able to identify and mitigate risks to the program manage to cost schedule and performance

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Computer Science or applicable experience