Sr. Automation Architect

Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in a Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.In-depth knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) approaches to automation testing.Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week. Required SkillsStrong experience developing Selenium automation frameworks using Junit/TestNG and developing Maven targets to execute automation suites.Experience in setting up and maintaining Selenium Grid to execute tests in parallel and enable cross platform testing.Experience developing test scripts to implement Features, Test Scenarios and Step-Definitions in a customized test automation framework.Experience in configuring and execution of automated regression suites using Jenkins arenaflex/CD pipeline and/or Selenium Grid.Experience developing automation test scripts to test Web Services using customized automation frameworks and tools such as Parasoft, Rest Assured and SOAP UIKnowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DB2, Oracle) and experience with SQL for querying data to verify test results.Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development processes, terminology and ceremonies (e.g., scrums, backlog grooming, retrospectives, demonstrations).Experience acting as a Scrum Master on an Agile software development projects Apply tot his job

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