Automation Tester – Front End, Security Cleared

• Design, develop, and deliver test solutions
• Support and develop team members while fostering best practices
• Keep up to date with industry standards and advances
• Oversee development, implementation, and maintenance of automated test scripts
• Verify usability, functionality, performance, and scalability of company and client applications
• Build automation tools and expand framework functionality for team requirements
• Establish processes for automation and performance monitoring
• Contribute to Quality Engineering and client teams in establishing automation and testing best practices
• Collaborate with diverse teams to address automation challenges
• Coordinate efforts to resolve performance test failures
• Work directly with public- and private-sector clients
• Travel as required by clients, primarily to London

Requirements

• Experienced Automation Test Engineer / SDET with a testing background
• Security cleared or previously held SC clearance
• Confident running projects directly with clients with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• In-depth understanding of QA processes and the software development life cycle
• Proven experience with front-end testing frameworks and tools such as Cypress or Playwright
• Hands-on experience building test automation frameworks from scratch
• 3+ years of proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience testing web applications across multiple browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices
• Experience with API testing, ideally using RestAssured or SoapUI
• Expertise in establishing and executing testing tools, environments, and test data across testing stages
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including developers and QA team members
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
• Automated API testing with Java, such as RestAssured or SoapUI
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar collaborative tools
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
• Understanding of testing microservices-based applications
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
• Understanding of accessibility testing

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Automation Testing and Software Development Life Cycle, with a strong focus on building and maintaining test automation frameworks. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams and clients to ensure quality and performance across applications.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Automation Test Engineering
• JavaScript Programming
• Cypress Testing Framework
• API Testing with RestAssured
• CI/CD Pipeline Management

Hard Skills

• Test Automation Framework Development
• Scripting Languages
• Front-End Testing
• Performance Testing
• Usability Testing
• Microservices Testing
• Accessibility Testing
• Troubleshooting Skills
• QA Processes
• Software Development Life Cycle

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Collaboration Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Project Management

Certifications & Qualifications

• Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

• Quality Engineering
• Automation Best Practices
• Testing Standards
• Client Collaboration
• Performance Monitoring

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Confluence
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI
• AWS
• Azure
• SoapUI
• Playwright