Test Automation Engineer

Position Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Test Automation Engineer to join our team. This hybrid role involves evaluating, testing, and validating IT systems, services, and software while also designing, building, and maintaining a stable and efficient infrastructure. The ideal candidate will ensure that our products meet the highest quality standards and improve our development and deployment processes through automation and continuous integration.

Qualifications

• Evaluate, test, and validate IT systems, services, and software to ensure they meet established quality standards.
• Assess service levels and product performance, documenting issues and tracking status in designated systems.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, defining test cases, scenarios, scripts, hardware, and software to cover all product backlog items.
• Utilize automated test solutions, specifically Subject 7, integrated with Azure DevOps to streamline testing processes.
• Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to facilitate automated testing at each stage of the sprint cycle.
• Conduct various types of testing including unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, and Section 508 compliance testing.
• Generate detailed test reports to provide insights into test coverage, identified defects, and overall application quality.
• Develop solutions to resolve problems and recommend improvements to processes, configurations, and products.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure thorough coverage of all application user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Design, build, and maintain a stable and efficient infrastructure to optimize service delivery across production, QA, and development environments.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, maintain, and continuously improve building, packaging, and deployment processes.
• Implement automated infrastructure capabilities such as backups, security tools, and monitoring.
• Utilize deployment/configuration management tools like Jenkins, Maven, Puppet, or Ansible.
• Use version control tools like GIT, Bitbucket, SVN, or CVS.
• Ensure end-to-end quality across functions using a consistent DevOps approach.
• Manage network infrastructure, databases, cloud and data center operations, and security protocols.
• Develop scripts and programs using languages such as Python, Perl, Bash, PHP, Java, SQL, or C++.
• Understand AWS and other cloud services.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of related experience in IT quality assurance and DevOps engineering.
• Strong knowledge of automated testing tools and frameworks, preferably Subject 7 and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing at each stage of the development cycle.
• Proficiency with deployment/configuration management tools like Jenkins, Maven, Puppet, or Ansible.
• Familiarity with version control tools such as GIT, Bitbucket, SVN, or CVS.
• Strong understanding of network infrastructure, databases, cloud and data center operations, and security protocols.
• Expertise in scripting and programming languages such as Python, Perl, Bash, PHP, Java, SQL, or C++.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to develop innovative solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

The projected compensation range for this position is $103,000 to $143,000 per year benchmarked in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Salary at LCG is determined by various factors, including but not limited to role, location, the combination of education/training, knowledge, skills, competencies, certifications, and work experience.

LCG offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance options (medical, dental, vision), life and disability insurance, retirement plan contributions, as well as paid leave, federal holidays, professional development, and lifestyle benefits.

Devoted to Fair and Inclusive Practices

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

If you are interested in applying for employment with LCG and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department by email at hr@lcginc.com.

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