Steampunk

Automated Test Engineer

Steampunk$90K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years experience; OR Master’s degree with 3+ years; OR Associate’s with 7+ years; OR No degree with 9+ years
  • 3+ years with Git SCM providers
  • 3+ years implementing test automation with Selenium and Cucumber in Salesforce
  • 3+ years with programming or scripting languages
  • Experience with API testing using frameworks like RestAssured
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Understand stakeholders' needs and communicate requirements to developers
  • Collaborate with design teams to establish testing parameters
  • Write test plans and create test cases and QA reports
  • Manage automation frameworks for Salesforce applications
  • Develop and execute automated test scripts using Cucumber & Selenium
  • Perform various types of testing including functional and performance
  • Troubleshoot errors and enhance test procedures

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage
  • Retirement savings plan options
  • Flexible work environment
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Support for obtaining security clearances
Full Job Description
Overview

As an Automated Test Engineer, you will work with our growing DevSecOps practice delivering quality assurance services to support application and data systems development in an AI-enabled software development environment. We are looking for candidates with experience with quality assurance and test automation practices in an Agile/DevSecOps work environment, with the ability to support manual testing as needed.

Contributions
  • Understand the needs of stakeholders and convey requirements to developers
  • Meet with product design teams to determine testing parameters
  • Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, and final QA reports for products
  • Take ownership of an automation framework around several Salesforce applications in a shared Org
  • Create and manage automated test cases within Salesforce utilizing Selenium
  • Manage test data architecture definition and requests
  • Troubleshoot errors and streamline test procedures
  • Test and examine code written by others and analyze results, including:
    • Data validation testing
    • Functional testing
    • Performance and load testing
    • Usability testing
    • Accessibility (508) testing
  • Establish automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation
  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Cucumber JVM, TestNG, and Selenium
  • Develop and execute API tests using TestNG and related tooling
  • Perform performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter
  • Provide manual testing support for functional validation, exploratory testing, and edge case scenarios, as needed
  • Provide validation testing of different systems and data sets
  • Develop automated testing scripts considering parallelization and idempotency
  • Automate and improve development, testing, and release processes
  • Ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
  • Work with software developers and engineers to ensure development follows established processes and works as intended
  • Experience debugging test failures and identifying root cause
  • Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
  • Utilize tools such as Jira or Rally for story tracking
  • Work within CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Harness and GitLab
  • Develop and maintain test code using Java and modern IDEs such as VS Code
  • Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement
  • Present regular status updates and provide cross-training to other team members
  • Act as an individual contributor and mentor junior team members

 

Qualifications
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience; OR
    • Master's degree and 3+ years of experience; OR
    • Associate's degree and 7+ years of experience; OR
    • No degree and 9+ years of experience
  • 3+ years of experience with Git SCM providers such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket
  • 3+ years of experience implementing test automation using tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, specifically usage within a traditional Salesforce application
  • 3+ years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages
  • Experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts in Java
  • Experience with API testing using frameworks such as RestAssured
  • Ability to perform both automated and manual testing across the software development lifecycle
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills

Preferred:

 

  • Experience with performance and load testing (e.g., JMeter)
  • Experience with testing Salesforce utilizing Selenium
  • Experience with accessibility (Section 508) testing tools such as ANDI or Axe
  • Experience working with Jira or Rally for test and requirements management
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Harness
  • Experience working in Agile delivery environments

 

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $130,000.  The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. 

 

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

 

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