What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automation Tester/Developer position at DataStaff, Inc.?
DataStaff Inc. is seeking an Automation Tester/Developer for a contract-to-hire opportunity with one of our direct clients in Albany, NY
*This position is hybrid; two days per week, plus every other Friday, will be onsite
Job Description:
Transform technology into opportunity as an Automation Tester (Java/Selenium). Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your career.
Join our talented Automation Testing Team. Our project is built on a multi-tier architecture including service-oriented architecture, web applications using Java, and various other COTS products.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and expand the automated regression suite of test scripts. Our suite is a large-scale Java/Selenium custom framework, utilizing DB2 for our own test data storage, and an associated library of over 2000 scripts.
- Utilize Jenkins, TestNG, and other technologies and move toward a more integrated CI/CD method of delivery.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering; ONLY SUBSTITUTION is a Master’s degree (in noted subjects) and one year of experience.
Required Experience:
- Seven years of intensive and progressive experience in software application testing, with at least three years of experience performing software testing for complex to highly complex software systems.
- Two years or more of current experience in developing automation frameworks and scripts in Selenium (Java).
- Proven experience in analyzing and writing automation scripts for complex business rules and rules engine.
- Experience in mobile testing
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in performing Mobile Automation Testing using Appium or cloud-based mobile test platforms like Lambda test/Sauce Labs or BrowserStack.
- Knowledge of database (DB2) concepts, EDI (834, 837), SOAP UI, Rational Quality Manager, Agile methodologies, and UI Path and AI tools like Claude/Kiro.
- Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare domain experience
Skills:
- Core Java coding is required; record-and-playback or simply executing scripts is not acceptable for this role.
- Selenium WebDriver
- SQL queries for data validation from various data sources.
- Continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes using Jenkins.
- Version control systems (e.g., Git/ GitHub or IBM RTC); automation testing techniques to cover all possible corner cases for automation testing, verification, and validation techniques.
This opportunity is available as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months of employment.