Job Description

The Swift Group is looking for a Automated Tester who will work as part of a small test team supporting multiple software applications in varying stages of deployment (from emerging technologies to legacy systems). This position requires knowledge of modern automated testing methodologies and technologies. The person in this role will be responsible for manual testing when the coding of an automated solution is impractical or not desirable. As the technology stack expands and grows, our team of testers may be required to work with the application developers to support performance/load testing to fully evaluate the application capabilities. This position is located in Herndon, VA.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with SQL queries for data validation (Oracle, Postgres, MySQL)
• Expert in Selenium WebDriver
• Emphasis of experience must be in the area of writing automated code (Java) as opposed to simply click and record
• Must be able to evaluate developer assignments, independently understand requirements, and engineer tests to evaluate best path scenario as well as probe for possible failure conditions
• Must know to use an IDE to code (ex - IntelliJ, Eclipse, NetBeans)
• Experience with interacting in a Linux environment (ex - Bash scripting, vi)
• Expertise in writing test plans, cases, procedures, scripts, and scenarios
• Demonstrated history with manual and automated test processes
• Ability to work well in a constantly evolving work environment
• Ensure the QA and testing approach references all known vulnerabilities and best practices
• Conduct and report testing using a repeatable process based on industry best practices
• Maintain and update the test environment
• Must have development skills, as automated testing is a lot of writing code
• Solid hands-on experience testing experience with testing tools such as JMeter and /or Selenium
• BS/BA in Software Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or similar OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Desired Skills:

• Experience testing complex systems with external integration points
• Experience with unit test frameworks such as Junit and Postman
• Must work well in a group environment and collaborate with team members
• Familiarity with Source code management and integration (ex - GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins)
• Experience in an Agile environment

The Swift Groups is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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