ApTask · 4 months ago
Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Washington D.C., MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$50/hr - $60/hr
6+ years expApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services. They are seeking a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to create tests that identify issues with product software and infrastructure before product launch, as well as to lead efforts in automating testing activities and integrating them into CI/CD processes.
Human ResourcesInformation TechnologySmall and Medium BusinessesStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Create tests that identify issues with product software and infrastructure in advance of product launch
Develop test strategy and plan, test and test data, execute tests and automation, track and report software defects and defect resolution, conduct root cause analysis of identified defects, and maintain test documentation
Support testing activities across the entire software development lifecycle, including integration, system, performance, regression, user acceptance, disaster recovery, and end-to-end testing
Lead efforts to automate testing activities and integrate test automations into CI/CD Pipeline tools such as Github Actions, Code Fresh, etc., and DevSecOps processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or additional FOUR (10) years of experience in lieu of degree
Minimum of SIX (6) years of experience working in a quality assurance or testing role supporting enterprise computing platforms and system development efforts
Minimum of TWO (2) years of experience providing quality assurance and testing support for workloads that deploy on AWS
Ability to expertly perform manual & automated testing, documentation, and recreation and validation of issues or defects reported by the end users
Experience planning and tracking tests, test results, and defects in Jira and ability to proficiently perform application testing using Selenium and the Apache JMeter load testing tool
Proven ability to productively work remotely and collaborate, mentor, help, and support other team members, as needed to solve complex technical problems
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, team player, good time-management skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, a sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the team's success
Proven ability to test software products and cloud infrastructure configurations and identifying deficiencies; suggest solutions to identified product problems; plan, create and manage the overall Quality Planning strategy; collaborate with the Product Development team to ensure consistent project execution; identify quality assurance process bottleneck and suggest actions for improvement; oversee continuous improvement projects; prepare and present quality assurance and testing reports, presentations, and information; and adhere to deadlines and communicate status and progress
An in-depth understanding of the Agile and Scaled Agile practices and principles experience. Must be an experienced Agile practitioner with proven ability to plan and implement software products with agility
Experience and proficiency developing and implementing quality assurance and testing programs for workloads that are implemented with AWS services, and software development technologies that include Vue.js, Python, Django, S3, SNS, SQS, Docker, EKS/Kubernetes, AWS Step Functions, EventBridge, AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, Elasticsearch, Caching frameworks, like Redis, Memcached, the Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Preferred
Certification: AWS Certified Developer
Certification: AWS Certified AWS Solution Architect
Experience working with Python/Django web-based applications
Experience conducting penetration and load testing on the AWS Cloud
Experience working with the Playwright end-to-end test framework
Experience in configuring monitoring and alerting in Sentry
Knowledge of 508 testing standards and requirements
Company
ApTask
ApTask is a staffing and recruiting company offering staffing, project, and workforce solutions.
201-500 employees
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