Senior Automation Tester

Leidos is seeking a Senior Automation Tester to be part of the mission solution and help lead SSAs Digital Modernization Strategy. Join one of our high performing teams responsible for building the next-generation enterprise APIs and modern responsive user interfaces supporting the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their mission to meet the changing needs of the public positively impacting at least 65 million American lives per month. We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with these key required skills:

• BDD and TDD approaches to automation testing
• Java
• Selenium
• Cucumber
• Gherkin
• TestNG or Junit
• REST Assured
• Parasoft

**Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn MD 5 days a week**

If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of keep reading!

TEAM CULTURE

Your passion and values might be a good fit for our teams if you answer yes to the following questions:

• Are you looking for a company that puts employees first with a focus on career flexibility and well-being
• Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and teammates and believe that the best ideas are fostered in an inclusive environment
• Are you searching for a team with a strong sense of ownership urgency and drive for daily mission success
• Are you comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership
• Do you enjoy being a catalyst solving complex problems and providing innovative solutions
• Do you have the flexibility creativity and resilience to pivot the mission for success
• Do you have the courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride transparency and respect

MENTORSHIP & CAREER GROWTH

Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring collaborative reviews and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills. Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around you this is the place for you. Find you passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. Find your Why with us and take your place in our Leidos Family!!

• Architect design code and implement next-generation technical solutions using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies.
• Provide technical support and guidance for the development and maintenance of automation artifacts including the automation framework grid and automation scripts.
• Provide expertise in one or more of the following areas: development of automation tests using core Java Selenium Cucumber and Gherkin execution of automation test suites and documentation of defects.
• All other duties as assigned or directed

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Mathematics Engineering or a related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
• 8 years of experience developing automation tests using core Java or Java-based test frameworks.
• 5 years of experience developing automation tests with Cucumber and Gherkin.
• 5 years of experience with automating functional/regression tests with Selenium.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

These skills will help you succeed in this position:

**Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance**

• In-depth knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) approaches to automation testing.
• Extensive practical experience in software development using Java (preferred) JavaScript TypeScript or Python
• Experience developing test scripts to implement Features Test Scenarios and Step-Definitions in a customized test automation framework.
• Experience developing Selenium automation frameworks using Junit/TestNG and developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.
• Experience creating and executing manual test scripts and documenting test results/defects.
• Experience utilizing Parasoft for functional and API testing and environment virtualization.
• Experience with other automation tools such as Playwright (preferred) Cypress UiPath
• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL DB2 Oracle) and experience with SQL for querying data to verify test results.
• Experience in setting up and maintaining Selenium Grid to execute tests in parallel and enable cross platform testing.
• Experience developing automation test scripts to test REST APIs using REST Assured or any Java-based libraries.
• Experience with Web Services Technologies (e.g. REST SOAP XML JSON) and testing Web Services
• Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development process and ceremonies (scrums backlog grooming retrospectives demonstrations).

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)

Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

• Experience in configuring and execution of automated regression suites using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline or Selenium Grid.
• Experience with source code versioning and Pull Requests with Git and Stash.
• An in-depth knowledge of Social Security Administration (SSA) modern development environment including Git/Stash version control VersionOne (Agility) Confluence SonarQube and Checkmarx.
• Experience with environments utilizing Cloud/Virtualization technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Docker.
• Exposure to AI-assisted test automation development.
• Experience building self-healing automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of synthetic data generation methods with/without using AI.
• Experience configuring and executing automation tests in containers.

At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams and contribute to our communities. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business. Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around you this is the place for you. Find your passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. We are excited for you to take your place in our Leidos Family.

Are you an US citizen or US resident candidate and think you might fit We recommend you apply and start the conversation today! Join us in supporting our SSA contracts in Woodlawn Maryland.

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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.