Automation Tester

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as an Automation Tester. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that benefit our country.

This position is for exciting projects that offer implementing newer technologies, implementing industry standard processes with the opportunity to grow. The candidate should have strong technical and must be a good team player. Planet is looking to hire individuals ready to take on a large modernization project which includes developing a highly scalable, modular and services base architecture. 

Overall, the position requires familiarity with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. It also relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The position requires at least 2 years of automation testing experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The candidate should have good communication, be detailed oriented and quick to learn. The candidate must be able to perform a variety of tasks and have a wide degree of creativity and latitude.

Responsibilities

• Create automated test scripts
• Test plans/test scripts/ familiar with scripting languages/PowerShell, Python (or), running automation tests using various technologies
• Load tests, run automated 508 tests. Using open-source testing tools
• Gathering/Comprehending testing criteria's & requirements effectively
• Excellent understanding of test-driven development with the ability to assist in unit test creation when needed
• Excellent understanding of UI component testing tools such as Jest / Enzyme
• Excellent understanding of testing ReactJS / Redux components
• Must be a proactive individual willing to understand the test requirements and able to implement them effectively
• Must be able to effectively assist and work with developers to understand the testing requirements and criteria
• Must be able to act as a Quality lead and strive to ensure overall quality of the application

Skills Required

• 4+ years experience with RPA tools like Power Automate Desktop, Blue Prism and UiPath
• 5+ years test execution, bug / defect tracking, and various automation tools such as Postman and Selenium
• 2 years' experience writing and executing scripts
• 2 years' experience testing system performance
• 2 years knowledge of the Software Engineering and Quality Assurance discipline
• 2 years' experience working within an Agile Methodology
• Experience creating test cases based off various requirements
• Experience working on a large collaborative team
• Experience working in Azure DevOps for tracking work items and implementing automated testing
• Must understand various technology concepts such as REST and Web Services
• Strong problem-solving skills, independent thinking
• Strong teamwork and partnering skills for cross-group collaboration
• Strong verbal and written communications skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Hands-on experience with the latest QA technologies related to their feature set or domain

Essentials

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Clearance: Active Secret Clearance is required
• On-site Requirements: 100% remote
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Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.

Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10 year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.

Join our highly talented team of Microsoft Certified Masters and MVP’s – Visit www.go-planet.com to learn more!