Automation Test Engineer

Title: Automation Test Engineer

Location: Dallas TX (Onsite)

Type: Contract

Position General Duties and Tasks:

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