Automated Test Developer

Scope of the Service

• Designing and implement automated tests at multiple levels (component, configuration item, subsystem, system) and monitoring results;
• Modifying existing automated tests in accordance with approved design specifications, best coding practices, technical guidelines, to ensure high quality and performance of the resulting module(s);
• Maintaining automation testing framework and tools that can support component-level testing automation, regression testing, and the web user interface;
• Writing Gherkin, Cucumber;
• Writing Jenkins scripts to run tests;
• Providing recommendations for new tests and enhancements to the environment;
• Providing support to junior automated test developers;
• Using a selenium grid for cross browser testing; and
• Building/modifying a continuous delivery pipeline with GIT source control management and Jenkins automation server for the test;
• Performing all tasks with a strong understanding of the functional environment.

Qualifications

• Highly self motivated and directed with experience in a team-oriented, collaborative environment and working on project teams;
• A minimum of 5 years of experience directly related to automated test development and programming;
• Reviewing requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback;
• Script writing;
• Investigating the causes of non-conforming software;
• Writing well designed, testable, efficient code by using best software development practices; and

Must possess demonstrated experience, of five (5) years, in:

• Java;
• Cucumber;
• SQL;
• HTML and XPath;
• CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins;
• Browser developer tools; and
• Testing web-based applications.

Experience in the following will be considered an asset:

• Experience working with government organizations;
• Test automation development tools for the web UI (e.g. Selenium);
• Business readable domain specific languages (e.g. Gherkin);
• Behavior driven testing software, such as Cucumber, and SQL are required; and
• Content Management System such as Drupal.

Mandatory Skills

Java; Cucumber; SQL; HTML and XPath; CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins; Browser developer tools; and Testing web-based applications.