Job Description
* The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is seeking a mid level and senior QA Automation Specialists to join their team in Richmond VA. Both candidates must have working experience installing and managing automation tools like UFT and ALM software. They will utalize their effective communication, presentation, and reasoning skills, to work well in a team oriented, collaborative environment, and with users across all levels of experience. They will help maintain and update the software as well as work on other automation efforts. The senior candidate needs at least 5-7 years of experience.
Required Skills & Experience
* Extensive current working experience designing, developing, maintaining, and executing automated testing solutions using test automation tools & frameworks, specifically, Micro Focus UFT
* Experience refactoring existing automation framework to eliminate redundancy and develop more reusable, optimized code.
* Working experience testing applications across a range of technologies including web, mobile, batch processing, web services, and messaging, mainframe, and reporting
* Experience developing automated web service tests using UFT One/REST service API test, SOAP UI Pro, or similar web service testing tools
* Experience developing automated scripts using programming and scripting languages such as Java, Ruby, JavaScript, VBScript, etc.
* Working experience developing, implementing, and maintaining test data and environments required for testing
* Experience in designing and developing different test automation frameworks like Keyword-driven, Data-driven, Hybrid, and Business Process Testing (BPT)
* Extensive working experience in debugging automation code to find the root cause of the script failure
* Extensive working experience using ALM or similar lifecycle management tools and with integrating UFT with ALM
* Working experience evaluating, proposing, and helping to implement improvements to automated testing strategies and toolsets that result in increased efficiency and reduced risk
* Working experience with various error and exception handling techniques
* Experience working closely with developers, test engineers, and support staff for troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues
* Current working experience mentoring, training, supporting, and providing backup for other QA team members
* Experience with software development methodologies including Agile
* Effective communication, presentation, and reasoning skills, with the ability to work well in a team oriented, collaborative environment, and with users across all levels of experience
* Demonstrated ability to function independently or with limited supervision, and to meet approved development schedules
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.