QA Software Automation Test Engineer

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work™

ASRC Federal Highland Technology is actively seeking a QA Software Automation Test Engineer with API emphasis to join our team and support development efforts for a government client. Position is remote and available anywhere in the United States.

Natural resource conservation is an effort of Federal and State agencies, universities, and professional societies to deliver science-based information to landowners. Join us to build the technology to help people understand, preserve and increase the productivity of our natural resources.

Responsibilities:

The selected candidate must be knowledgeable and experienced as a Quality Assurance Automation Test Engineer. Core responsibilities include:

• Creating, maintaining, and evaluating software automation test scripts.
• Following established test strategies to ensure features meet acceptance criteria.
• Creating and executing automated test cases to ensure functional coverage for assigned features.
• Gathering and validating application functional, performance, and load requirements.
• Identifying and logging defects with clear reproduction steps and validating fixes.
• Working closely with developers and QA peers to clarify requirements and improve test coverage.
• Participating in Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning and retrospectives, to provide insights from a testing perspective.
• Managing test data, including the creation of data via API calls for testing.
• Creating test reports and maintaining all test documentation.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Successfully demonstrated experience with at least one object-oriented programming languages, with Java preferred and some Groovy experience.
• Hands-on experience with developing, executing, and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Experience with automated testing IDEs such as IntelliJ.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Katalon, Postman, SoapUI, or ReadyAPI.
• Experience with commercial defect management systems such as JIRA.
• Experience working within an Agile Development Environment.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Basic understanding of program interfaces, services, databases, messaging, and file systems.
• The successful candidate is subject to a background investigation by the government and must be able to meet the requirements to hold a position of public trust.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with a CI/CD tool such as Jenkins, TeamCity, or CircleCI.
• Scripting proficiency in Groovy, Cygwin, Bash, Perl, or Python.
• Engages in self-learning and stays updated with industry trends.
• Experience using production RESTful interfaces.
• Experience with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
• Experience with source control management software, such as Git, Tortoise SVN/Subversion, or BitBucket.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome
• Experience with mobile application testing and associated automation frameworks (e.g., Appium, XCUITest, Espresso).

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• At least 5 years' general experience of which 2 years are hands-on experience in a similar role.
• Candidates without a degree will be considered but must have at least 9 years of general experience, of which 4 years are hands-on experience in a similar role.

Candidates will be subject to a government background investigation and must meet eligibility criteria for access to classified information.

Candidates must be a US Citizen or H1B Visa or a Green Card holder that can show 3 years consistent US residency.

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.