Synergy Looking for Test Automation Engineer at Reston, VA  Full Time

Position Summary:

As an active participant on a scrum team, the candidate is responsible to create manual and automated test scenarios for all aspects of quality assurance. The candidate must be proficient with automation and testing tools. This role works closely with software engineers, fellow QA engineers, and User Interface/User Experience professionals. Must have the ability to work collaboratively and knowledgeably with the Scrum team. The candidate documents and works to resolve problems, reports progress on problem resolution, devises improvements to current procedures, and develops models of possible future configurations.

Responsibilities:

• Follow an Agile Scrum process.
• Perform manual testing and document bugs.
• Create step-by-step manual test scripts in an Excel spreadsheet.
• Perform various types of testing including manual, automated, exploratory, Blackbox, performance and accessibility (Section 508).
• Create test scenarios using BDD process in Gherkin forma.t
• Work with popular test automation frameworks and tools, i.e., Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG, etc.
• Work with popular development tools: Intellij, Eclipse, or VSCode.
• Work with the test team to develop test scripts for existing Web and API automation frameworks using programming languages, i.e., Java and JavaScript
• Deploy test automation to continuous integration environment and to ensure test results are delivered in appropriate ways.
• Setup and configuration of a Linux environment on a virtual environment.
• Participate in daily scrum meeting and all other sprint ceremonies.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering or related field
• Extensive experience in black box manual and/or exploratory testing
• Extensive experience in testing web applications
• Proven experience developing test plans and test cases from requirements/design
• Ability to document QA procedures for the team
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Extensive experience with functional, system, regression, and integration testing
• Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines and report status
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript languages
• Experience with Selenium, Protractor, JUnit and TestNG
• Experience with POM and PageFactory design patterns
• Experience with Rest Assured, or other similar API test automation
• Experience with JMeter
• Experience with virtual environments, i.e., VMware, Virtual Box, etc.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the following areas a plus:
• Linux – RedHat (RHEL 7) CLI commands
• Git
• Intellij
• Docker
• PosgreSQL
• MongoDB
• Accessibility: Section 508
• Hands-on experience in working on complex distributed applications, understanding large complex environments, and knowledge of requirements-based testing.

• Excellent verbal, written communication, and documentation skills.

LCAT: Quality Assurance Manager

**Synergy prefers that all new employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before their start date. Requests for exemptions and accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.**

Synergy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history) or protected veteran status.