FW: Looking—–Test Automation Engineer at hybrid in 2401 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314

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Job Summary

Job Description

We are looking for a Software Engineer to design and create test conditions and scripts to address business and technical use cases. This position will be full-time and onsite.

What You’ll Do

• Clearly identify and document defects for prompt resolution
• Design and execute test cases in accordance with project requirements
• Develop and implement the automation strategy with the overall testing process
• Assess the software’s responsiveness, scalability, and stability under various conditions
• Review requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
• Driving the adoption of best practices around design, build, test, and performance
• Design and create test conditions and scripts to address business and technical use cases
• Work with our development teams to design, develop, and execute scripts which validate, to a high degree of confidence, test cases defined within the project’s test plan
• Support the automated functional testing by our testing teams across multiple messaging protocols, focusing on application flow and validation of test results
• Track and communicate task progress, status, and key performance metrics
• Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards resolution
• Communicate effectively across multiple teams/external vendors (Operations, Project Teams, Quality Service, etc.), as well as different personnel (Developers, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, etc.) when required
• Conduct troubleshooting/test execution in support of remediation efforts as required.
• Analyze data and application changes and document their impact on the performance automation task (test cases, scripting, scenario execution, etc.)
• Ensure the test execution results fulfill the defined test objectives
• Ensure the appropriate testing and monitoring tools/technologies are configured accordingly with the test objectives/project team requirements
• Expected to maintain technical expertise via self-education in areas governing computer sciences, test automation, and Quality Assurance
• Interface directly with the DevOps and Infrastructure teams regarding Functional test environments
• Timely and accurate communication of testing events, daily status, and test execution results, etc.
• Successfully complete mandatory WMATA security awareness training on annual basis

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Communications, Finance, or in a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Desired experience with Cucumber

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards
• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor.