Sr. Automation Architect

Key Required Skills

Strong knowledge of automation testing, Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin, Selenium, REST API, Parasoft, Agility

Position Description

• 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.

• Mentor and train team members on automation and provide them information necessary to adopt quickly to the project requirements.

• Work closely with the integration team to facilitate automation runs in the Integration environment.

• Provide expertise in one or more of the following areas: automation test framework development, 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.

Skills Requirements

Foundation for Success (Basic Qualifications)

• Strong experience developing Selenium automation frameworks using Junit/TestNG and developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.

• Experience in setting up and maintaining Selenium Grid to execute tests in parallel and enable cross platform testing.

• Experience developing test scripts to implement Features, Test Scenarios and Step-Definitions in a customized test automation framework.

• Experience in configuring and execution of automated regression suites using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline and/or Selenium Grid.

• Experience developing automation test scripts to test Web Services using customized automation frameworks and tools such as Parasoft, Rest Assured and SOAP UI

• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DB2, Oracle) and experience with SQL for querying data to verify test results.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development processes, terminology and ceremonies (e.g., scrums, backlog grooming, retrospectives, demonstrations).

• Experience acting as a Scrum Master on an Agile software development projects

Factors To Help You Shine (Required Skills)

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

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

Master's and 5 years of experience, Bachelor's and 7 years of experience or 13 years in lieu of a degree

• 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)

• 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.