Test Automation Engineer – Contract

🕒 May 4

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540

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51 - 200 employees

🏛️ Government

Government • Tech

540 is a technology consulting company that partners with the Federal Government and business clients to drive innovation and break barriers. The company specializes in tech strategy, agile delivery, API design and development, data analytics, and cloud services. 540 helps its clients by leveraging cutting-edge technology and design, creating impactful user experiences, and shipping high-quality code. With a focus on DevSecOps, they securely manage and scale infrastructure as organizations grow. 540's services empower developers, integrators, and data consumers through best practices in APIs and cloud solutions. Their commitment extends to aiding government in implementing advanced technology solutions, particularly in API strategy and data-driven applications.

📋 Description

• Own and manage the development-level testing process and outcomes • Design, develop, and maintain automated tests to validate platform functionality across APIs, microservices, and user interfaces • Develop and execute integration, functional, and regression tests for distributed systems and platform services • Build and maintain automated API tests for RESTful services and service integrations • Work closely with engineers to validate microservice interactions and platform integrations • Participate in manual testing of user stories and new features to validate requirements and expected system behavior • Define and improve test strategies, test coverage, and automation frameworks for the platform • Contribute automated tests to CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and repeatable deployments • Investigate and troubleshoot defects, working with engineering teams to reproduce and resolve issues • Create and maintain clear testing documentation and test cases for platform functionality • Collaborate with engineers, architects, and product stakeholders to ensure quality standards are maintained throughout development.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience developing in modern programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Java, or similar • 2+ years of experience writing automated tests and technical test documentation • Experience developing or maintaining automated test frameworks using tools such as PyTest, JUnit, Playwright, Cypress, or similar frameworks • Experience designing and executing integration tests (API testing, service-level testing, unit testing, etc.) • Experience testing and automating tests for REST APIs • Experience performing manual testing of user stories and application features • Experience working in Agile software development environments • Ability to quickly learn new technologies and become proficient in unfamiliar domains • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies between system behavior and documentation • Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively within a team • Strong sense of ownership with the ability to drive tasks to completion.