Job Title: Automation Tester

Salary/Payrate: $80K-$120K W2 with full benefits and PTO, or $34/HR to $50/HR 1099

Work Environment:  Remote

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required:  No

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our federal client is looking to hire an Automation Tester on a 100% remote basis. Please send your resume in WORD format should you be interested in exploring this role. The position is on a contract to hire basis and will pay an hourly rate of $34/HR to $50/HR 1099, dependent on experience. We also offer the option of a W2 annual salary of $80K to $120K with full benefits and PTO.

***Due to the required clearance with our government client, only US Citizens, Green Card and Green Card EAD holders may be considered. Clearance requires that the candidates have resided in the US for the past five years. The selected candidate cannot have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days and no more than 180 cumulative days***

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing Automated Testing Frameworks: Designing and implementing automated testing frameworks to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency.
• Creating Test Scripts: Writing and maintaining automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing of software applications. 
• Integration with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and deployment.
• Executing Test Cases: Running automated test cases to validate software quality, identify defects, and ensure adherence to requirements.
• Identifying Test Scenarios: Analyzing software requirements and user stories to identify test scenarios suitable for automation.
• Maintaining Test Suites: Updating and enhancing automated test suites to accommodate changes in software functionality and requirements.
• Collaborating with Development Team: Working closely with developers to understand software design and behavior, and address issues identified during testing. 
• Performance Testing: Conducting automated performance tests to assess application performance under various conditions and workloads.
• Security Testing: Implementing automated security tests to identify vulnerabilities and ensure the security of software applications.
• Test Reporting and Analysis: Generating test reports, analyzing test results, and communicating findings to stakeholders for decision-making.
• Training and Knowledge Sharing: Providing training on test automation tools and techniques to team members and sharing best practices for test automation. 
• Maintaining Test Environments: Setting up and maintaining test environments, ensuring consistency and reliability for automated testing.

Qualifications:

• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript for test script development.  
• Test Automation Tools: Experience with Selenium, Appium, or similar tools for automated testing.
• API Testing: Knowledge of tools like Postman for testing application interfaces.
• CI/CD Integration: Ability to integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools.
• AI Testing: Understanding of AI testing frameworks and tools for testing machine learning models and AI-driven applications.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical skills for test case design and result interpretation.
• Communication Skills: Clear communication for collaborating with team members and documenting test results.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience testing in a cloud environment, GCP preferred. Verification of test conditions using backend systems, running SQL queries, navigating cloud storage objects, and checking service responses using tools like SoapUI.