What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automation Tester position at Centurion?
Centurion Consulting is looking for Application Automation testers for a Remote opportunity with one of our federal clients.
Required Skills:
- Programming Skills: Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript for test script development.
- Test Automation Tools: Experience with Selenium, Appium, or similar tools for automated testing.
- API Testing: Knowledge of tools like Postman for testing application interfaces.
- CI/CD Integration: Ability to integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools.
- AI Testing: Understanding of AI testing frameworks and tools for testing machine learning models and AI-driven applications.
- Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical skills for test case design and result interpretation.
- Communication Skills: Clear communication for collaborating with team members and documenting test results.
- Minimum 2 years of experience testing in a cloud environment, GCP preferred.
- Verification of test conditions using backend systems, running SQL queries, navigating cloud storage objects, and checking service responses using tools like SoapUI.
Day-to-day Responsibilities:
- Developing Automated Testing Frameworks: Designing and implementing automated testing frameworks to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency.
- Creating Test Scripts: Writing and maintaining automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing of software applications.
- Integration with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and deployment.
- Executing Test Cases: Running automated test cases to validate software quality, identify defects, and ensure adherence to requirements.
- Identifying Test Scenarios: Analyzing software requirements and user stories to identify test scenarios suitable for automation.
- Maintaining Test Suites: Updating and enhancing automated test suites to accommodate changes in software functionality and requirements.
- Collaborating with Development Team: Working closely with developers to understand software design and behavior, and address issues identified during testing.
- Performance Testing: Conducting automated performance tests to assess application performance under various conditions and workloads.
- Security Testing: Implementing automated security tests to identify vulnerabilities and ensure the security of software applications.
- Test Reporting and Analysis: Generating test reports, analyzing test results, and communicating findings to stakeholders for decision-making.
- Training and Knowledge Sharing: Providing training on test automation tools and techniques to team members and sharing best practices for test automation.
- Maintaining Test Environments: Setting up and maintaining test environments, ensuring consistency and reliability for automated testing.
Education: Minimum 2 years of experience testing in a cloud environment, GCP preferred
Salary : $135,000 - $140,000