Automation Tester - Hybrid

We have an exciting opportunity to join us in supporting one of our valued customers as an Automation Tester - Hybrid to work out of Washington, DC.

This position supports implementing newer technologies, implementing industry standard processes with the opportunity to grow.

Overall, the position requires familiarity with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. It also relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The position requires at least 2 years of automation testing experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The candidate should have good communication, be detailed oriented and quick to learn. The candidate must be able to perform a variety of tasks and have a wide degree of creativity and latitude.

Hybrid - (Requiring 3 days a week on-site)

Essential Duties:

• Create automated test scripts.
• Test plans/test scripts/ familiar with scripting languages/PowerShell, Python (or), running automation tests using various technologies.
• Load tests and run automated 508 tests using open-source testing tools.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years test execution, bug / defect tracking, and various automation tools such as Postman and Selenium.
• 2 years' experience writing and executing scripts
• 2 years' experience testing system performance
• 2 years knowledge of the Software Engineering and Quality Assurance discipline
• 2 years' experience working within an Agile Methodology
• Hands-on experience with the latest QA technologies related to their feature set or domain
• Experience with C#
• Excellent understanding of test-driven development with the ability to assist in unit test creation when needed.
• Excellent understanding of UI component testing tools such as Jest / Enzyme.
• Excellent understanding of testing ReactJS / Redux components.
• Experience creating test cases based off various requirements.
• Experience working on a large collaborative team.
• Experience in an Agile environment.
• Experience working in Azure DevOps for tracking work items and implementing automated testing.
• Must understand various technology concepts such as REST and Web Services.
• Must be a proactive individual willing to understand the test requirements and able to implement them effectively.
• Must be able to effectively assist and work with developers to understand the testing requirements and criteria.
• Must be able to act as a Quality lead and strive to ensure overall quality of the application.
• Strong problem-solving skills, independent thinking
• Strong teamwork and partnering skills for cross-group collaboration
• Strong verbal and written communications skills for technical and non-technical audiences

Education/ Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in relate field; additional years of experience may be substituted for education requirement.

Required Clearance: Top Secret

Travel: TBD (100% onsite is required in Washington, DC)

USfalcon has grown from our roots in 1984 to become a mid-tier professional services company supporting a diverse and global customer base of DoD and Federal Agencies. We have been excelling in diverse platforms for almost 30 years and continue to be an industry leader. If you thrive in an organization that values integrity, commitment, stewardship, and service, we want to meet you. We deliver core capabilities in Aviation, Space, Information Technology, and Business Operations and continue to grow and expand our competencies, contracts and customer base, adding to our long history of supporting customer and community needs. Learn more at www.usfalcon.com/history.

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