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State of Colorado · 3 days ago

Sr. Tester (Remote from anywhere in CO) (OIT Only).

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The State of Colorado's Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is dedicated to improving the lives of Coloradans through innovation and collaboration. The Sr. Tester will contribute to the applications testing team by supporting the mission of providing secure digital services and ensuring effective testing processes. This role involves identifying test data requirements, maintaining traceability matrices, and providing automation support to testers.

AssociationHealth CareNon Profit

No H1B

Responsibilities

Identify and document test data requirements

Create and maintain requirements traceability matrices

Coordinate with Project Managers and Business Analysts throughout the testing process to ensure correct test and defect status is relayed

Provide guidance when testers need one on one automation support, and be an evangelist for automation

Know and understand what types of automation are useful for different stages of development

Qualification

Software TestingAutomation LeadershipAPI TestingQA MethodologiesDigital AccessibilitySQLCI/CD IntegrationTechnical Testing ToolsProfessional CertificationCollaboration

Required

5 years of professional experience as a software tester, or quality assurance engineer using multiple testing tools and methods, or 5 years experience as a software developer

Experience applying digital accessibility regulations and standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1) to business processes, content, tools, and/or documents, with the ability to provide specific examples of accessibility improvements made

Preferred

Extensive experience serving as a Test Lead or Automated Test Engineer, with a proven track record of designing and implementing data-driven automation frameworks

Hands-on experience developing scripted automated tests using UI tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, or Katalon) and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools

Expert-level knowledge of QA best practices, with specific expertise in Agile and DevOps environments

Demonstrated expertise in API testing using industry-standard tools (e.g., Insomnia or Postman) and comprehensive Load/Performance testing utilizing JMeter or similar performance modeling software

Hands-on experience with API or unit test automation frameworks (e.g., JUnit, NUnit, HTTPUnit) and mocking frameworks (e.g., JMockit, EasyMock)

Proven ability to collaborate with Business Analysts and stakeholders to map and automate complex end-to-end workflows involving multiple modules and pathways

Strong proficiency in SQL, HTML, CSS, and XML, along with experience using debugging/proxy tools like Postman

Practical experience managing work items and testing cycles within Azure DevOps or similar Agile management platforms

Professional certification such as ISTQB/ASTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

Experience performing digital accessibility tests using evaluation tools, manual testing, and assistive technologies to ensure compliance with regulations