Sr. Automation Test Engineer

This is a contract role with our client "State of Virginia"

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Candidate with 8 + years of experience in the following:

Proficiency developing, implementing and executing data-driven or keyword driven testing frameworks using testing tools like Selenium, UFT etc. to facilitate test automation
Proficiency in implementing and executing testing strategies, plans, methodologies and frameworks in support of Agile development
Demonstrated ability to analyze business and technical requirements to develop and execute test plans/strategies
Experience in Performance testing using Jmeter
Demonstrated ability to execute custom automation/manual testing frameworks strategies Review all systems requirements to write detail Test scenarios to make sure it does not impact the new changes on tax implementation
Create and Maintenance of test data to support automation testing and Business users
Identify system defects and coordinate with Developers and business users
Assisting developers in recreating bugs
Proficiency in Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Ruby, Java OR Python
Engineer, consult and upskill other test engineers on DevOps (CI/CD) and infrastructure automation, automated CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and operations,
Generating innovative ideas, developing proof-of-concepts and rapid prototypes alongside other engineers utilizing pair programming and mobbing techniques
Ability to clearly articulate and explain complex concepts and technologies to a non-technical audience
Strong analytical, interpersonal and verbal communication skills are necessary due to the dynamic nature of collaborations with engineering teams and solving complex system problems together
Establishing proactive monitoring and alerting capabilities exist for all components of the platform
Working experience with version control tool such as GitHub / TFS