Senior Automation Tester - Baltimore Maryland

Company: Leidos
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Posted On: 05/02/2024

Description
Leidos is seeking a Senior Automation Tester to be part of the mission solution and help lead SSA's Digital Modernization Strategy. Join one of our high performing teams responsible for building the next-generation enterprise APIs and modern responsive user interfaces, supporting the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their mission to meet the changing needs of the public, positively impacting at least 65 million American lives per month. We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with these key required skills : Strong knowledge of Selenium, Java and BDD.
If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading!
TEAM CULTURE
Your passion and values might be a good fit for our teams if you answer "yes" to the following questions:

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  Are you looking for a company that puts employees first, with a focus on career, flexibility, and well-being?
  
  
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  Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and teammates and believe that the best ideas are fostered in an inclusive environment?
  
  
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  Are you searching for a team with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive for daily mission success?
  
  
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  Are you comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership?
  
  
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  Do you enjoy being a catalyst, solving complex problems, and providing innovative solutions?
  
  
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  Do you have the flexibility, creativity, and resilience to pivot the mission for success?
  
  
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  Do you have the courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride, transparency, and respect?
  
  
  MENTORSHIP & CAREER GROWTH
  Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring, collaborative reviews, and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills. Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset.
  DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES
  Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it.Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you. Find you passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. Find your "Why" with us and take your place in our Leidos Family!!
  
  
  
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    Candidate's primary responsibility will be to support advanced Test Automation working with Java, Selenium, Behavior Driven Development (BDD) Cucumber framework in Java/Agile. environment.
    
    
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    Provide hands on expertise using the latest open-source products and best practices.
    
    
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    Specifically, the successful candidate will be a member of an Agile Team working with other Agile teams, System Architects, Test Architects, Developers, Database Engineers, DevOps, Implementation team, IT Infrastructure & Operations Team, and External System Owners to perform test automation for applications using open-source technologies and products.
    
    
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    All other duties as assigned or directed.
    
    
    FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS ( Basic Qualifications )
    
    
    
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      Master's degree and 6+ years of experience in a related field or bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in a related field or 11 years in lieu of a degree. Experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
      
      
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      Proficient in using Selenium tool for web application and automating regression test cases (Selenium WebDriver).
      
      
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      Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and Kanban Agile development process and ceremonies including scrums, planning events, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and demos.
      
      
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      Strong communication and collaborative skills in providing technical direction and hands-on software development to include design, development, and testing.
      
      
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      Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
      
      
      ******* Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD
      ***** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week.**
      FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE ( Required Skills )
      These skills will help you succeed in this position:
      
      
      
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        Experience developing test scripts to implement Features, Test Scenarios and Step-Definition for BDD (Behavior Driven Development) using Cucumber (Gherkins format) and using customized test automation framework.
        
        
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        Experience developing Selenium automation framework using HP ALM, Junit/TestNG frameworks and developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.
        
        
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        Experience with JAVA, JavaScript-based technologies, such as nodejs, angular.js etc.
        
        
        HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)
        Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:
        
        
        
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          Experience with Jenkins Auto jobs, Stash / Bitbucket.
          
          
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          Experience in configuring execution of automated regressions suite using Jenkins CI\CD pipeline.
          
          
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          Experience maintaining resources in configuration management tools, such as GitHub/SVN repository.
          
          
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          Experience with Version One management tool.
          
          
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          Strong communication and technical writing skills.
          
          
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          Experience debugging Automation test results.
          
          
          At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams and contribute to our communities. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it.Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you. Find your passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. We are excited for you to take your place in our Leidos Family.
          Are you an US citizen, US resident, or Visa candidate and think you might fit? We recommend you apply and start the conversation today! Join us in supporting our SSA contracts in Woodlawn, Maryland.
          ITSSCII
          Original Posting Date:
          2024-03-20
          While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
          Pay Range:
          Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
          The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
          REQNUMBER: R-00131610
          All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet. More...

              

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