Security Clearance: Public Trust
Location: Woodlawn, MD
Job Type: Full-Time
Target Salary Range*: $100,000 - $140,000.
*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary
Position OverviewThe Senior Automation Tester will support automation testing using Behavior-Driven Development and Test-Driven Development approaches. This role will focus on architecting, designing, coding, implementing, developing, maintaining, and executing automation solutions using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin, TestNG or JUnit, REST Assured, and Parasoft.
The position provides technical support and guidance for automation artifacts, including the automation framework, grid, and automation scripts. The role also supports automation test development, automation test execution, and defect documentation.
Key ResponsibilitiesAutomation Architecture and Technical Solutions-
Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation technical solutions using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies.
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Provide technical support and guidance for the development and maintenance of automation artifacts, including the automation framework, grid, and automation scripts.
- Provide expertise in the development of automation tests using core Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and Gherkin.
- Provide expertise in the execution of automation test suites.
- Document defects identified through automation testing.
- Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience; or
- Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience; or
- 13+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- 7+ 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 automating functional and regression tests with Selenium.
- In-depth knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development and Test-Driven Development approaches to automation testing.
- Extensive, practical experience in software development using Java, 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 or TestNG.
- Experience developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.
- Experience creating and executing manual test scripts.
- Experience documenting test results and defects.
- Experience utilizing Parasoft for functional testing, API testing, and environment virtualization.
- Experience with other automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or UiPath.
- Knowledge of relational databases, such as PostgreSQL, DB2, or Oracle.
- Experience with SQL for querying data to verify test results.
- Experience 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 Java-based libraries.
- Experience with web services technologies, including REST, SOAP, XML, and JSON.
- Experience testing web services.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development processes and ceremonies, including scrums, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and demonstrations.
- Experience configuring and executing automated regression suites using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline or Selenium Grid.
- Experience with source code versioning and pull requests using Git and Stash.
- In-depth knowledge of the Social Security Administration modern development environment, including Git/Stash version control, VersionOne/Agility, Confluence, SonarQube, and Checkmarx.
- Experience with environments utilizing cloud or virtualization technologies such as Amazon Web Services or Docker.
- Exposure to AI-assisted test automation development.
- Experience building self-healing automation frameworks.
- Knowledge of synthetic data generation methods with or without using AI.
- Experience configuring and executing automation tests in containers.
Skills Required
- Master's degree and 5+ years of experience; or Bachelor's degree and 7+ years; or 13+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- 7+ years developing automation tests using core Java or Java-based test frameworks.
- 5+ years developing automation tests with Cucumber and Gherkin.
- 5+ years automating functional and regression tests with Selenium.
- In-depth knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development and Test-Driven Development.
- Practical software development experience using Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
- Experience developing Selenium automation frameworks using JUnit or TestNG.
- Experience developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.
- Experience creating and executing manual test scripts and documenting test results and defects.
- Experience utilizing Parasoft for functional testing, API testing, and environment virtualization.
- Knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, DB2, Oracle) and SQL for verifying test results.
- Experience setting up and maintaining Selenium Grid to execute tests in parallel and cross-platform.
- Experience developing automation test scripts to test REST APIs using REST Assured or Java-based libraries.
- Experience with web services technologies including REST, SOAP, XML, and JSON.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development processes and ceremonies.
- Experience configuring and executing automated regression suites using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline or Selenium Grid.
- Experience with source code versioning and pull requests using Git and Stash.
- Knowledge of SSA modern development tools (Git/Stash, VersionOne/Agility, Confluence, SonarQube, Checkmarx).
- Experience with cloud or virtualization technologies such as AWS or Docker and containerized test execution.
- Exposure to AI-assisted test automation development, self-healing frameworks, or synthetic data generation.
- Experience configuring and executing automation tests in containers.
What We Do
The Amatriot Group is a talent solutions firm providing technology expertise to the federal and commercial sectors. With over a decade of experience delivering mission-critical support to the intelligence, defense, and national security sectors, the company specializes in delivering cutting-edge technology solutions by securing top-tier talent to bridge workforce gaps in the most complex and secure environments.
