Automation Architect

Role:Senior Automation Architect

Location: Silver Spring, MD (2x week onsite) Duration of Contract: 6 months with potential for extension

Job Description:  Design, develop and execute complex automated software test plans in order to identify and address user problems and their causes.  Analyze risk identifiers and develop documentation addressing software defect diagnostics and proposed solutions in the areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, retests, or usability.  Design and develop testing processes and direct software application testing, leveraging knowledge of computer science and software development principles and utilizing cloud technologies, automation tools and frameworks including Selenium and Appium, and programming languages such as JavaScript and Python  Coordinate the work of project teams along multiple workstreams.  Develop and execute test scenarios, scripts, and procedures for unit, process, function, system integration, and acceptance testing. Review testing documentation, develop testing standards, define criteria for testing, analyze test results, and present results to developers and end users.  Develop software quality engineering procedures and strategies including functional, performance, regression, and roll-back testing scenarios, scripts, or procedures.

Must have:  Senior Automation Architect/Test professional with 8+ years of experience and a track record of being a difference maker.  Strong programming skills in at least one of the following languages - Python, JavaScript, Java, or Ruby.  Strong experience with Appium and/or Selenium.  5+ years in a Software Test position is ideal but we are open to strong developers as well.  Experience in integrating test frameworks with cloud test services, such as SauceLabs or BrowserStack.  Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience/knowledge.  Experience testing web and/or mobile applications.  Experience writing complex automated tests for web applications using Selenium IDE or a comparable tool.  Ability to lead and mentor members of the Automation Test team.  Desire and ability to learn new skills and improve upon current skills.  Ability to comprehend complexity, to fully understand a product with all of its business and technological implications, and to approach the improvement of its quality from that perspective.  Experience with integration with DevOps tools to accelerate discovery of issues

Technologies and Tools:  8 years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following: Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, C#  Demonstrated experience with Continuous Integration, including one or more of the following build/deploy/version control tools:  Jenkins  Maven  Git/Stash/Bitbucket  Experience in all or some of the following programming platform:  Linux and Bash scripting  JavaScript frameworks in HTML5/CSS3 context (AngularJS, jQuery, D3)  RESTful APIs/JSON  Mobile development  Experience working with databases and various data formats and related technologies for testing

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