Automation Test Engineer - Unissant

Unissant, Inc. is an innovative solutions development and consulting company committed to delivering simplicity through innovation. We meet this commitment by delivering state-of-the-art enterprise computing and processing solutions to both government and commercial clients. Our workforce continually strives to advance (y)our collective intellect through collaborative fortitude, and we are looking for further talent to join that effort! To learn more about our exciting organization, please visit us at www.unissant.com

Unissant is seeking an Automation Test Engineer to join our team in Ashburn, VA supporting the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. This is a highly technical position; individuals will be screened by peers in a technical review of skills and experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement automation test tools and strategies.
• Design, implement, and conduct test and evaluation procedures to ensure system requirements are met.
• Develop, maintain, and upgrade automated test scripts and architectures for application products.
• Write, implement, and report status for system test cases for testing.
• Analyze test cases and provide regular progress reports.
• Work closely with project managers and developers and handle multiple priorities simultaneously
• Serve as a specialist, providing testing know-how for the support of user requirements of complex to highly complex software/hardware applications.
• Direct and/or participate in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design and test tools selection.
• Use modern software engineering tools and methodologies including Eclipse, and Atlassian Products (Jira, Confluence)
• Work with users in an Agile development approach to understand requirements, then elicit feedback and refine solutions through demonstrations
• Present the solution at formal and informal design reviews, and document the design according to the Government's system lifecycle methodology

Work Experience:

• Five (5) to eight (8) years of hands-on automated testing experience
• Prior experience with the standard software development lifecycle (analysis/design, development, testing, implementation, support)
• Experience:
  • Supporting production support incidents in a QA capacity
  • Developing smoke and regression test suites
  • Creating and executing functional black box tests

Required Job Skills:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to write test plans, test cases, test procedures and test scripts from requirements and use cases
• Ability to create logs to document testing performed during release sprints
• Ability to report bugs and errors to product team via Jira
• Ability to communicate clearly to developers and stakeholders
• Ability to show exceptional attention to detail, and be able to interact well with others
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS/Javascript to be able to read and understand front-end web code

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field with applicable experience is required. Applicable work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• This federal program requires the candidates to be a United States Citizen
• Must have a current CBP BI clearance or be eligible to obtain one.

Communication Skills:

• Strong oral and written communication skills are essential, as well as follow-up and follow-through skills to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Solid ability to interface, inspire and motivate at various levels of the organization.
• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals.
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively across internal and external organizations.
• Must work well in a matrixed team environment.

Travel:

• Travel to customer site in Ashburn, VA as needed for meetings. Currently, the team is working onsite one day per week.

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly sedentary, in an office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds.
• Flexible in working extended hours.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Please note: Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)