QA Engineer / Test Automation Specialist
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Roles & Responsibilities:
- Development and implementation of testing framework, test processes, and approaches.
- Design, develop, and execute test plans and test cases to ensure software quality.
- Maintain test artifacts, including test data and verification.
- Execute and evaluate functional, integration, performance, and regression test cases to ensure compliance with requirements, specifications, and standards. Report test results.
- Identify defects, report them, and track them to closure.
- Experience with setup, configuration, and maintenance of test suites with a focus on continuous testing and DevOps processes.
- Analyze requirements and technical design documents for use cases/user stories, create test cases, and perform impact analysis.
- Prepare reports and present testing activities to customers and senior management.
- Analyze and resolve problems by coordinating with the scrum team.
- Identify, document, and track defects effectively.
Required Experience:
- Strong understanding of software development, testing principles, methodologies, and skills in various testing techniques and tools.
- Strong technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, and TestRail.
- Stay updated with the latest testing trends and tools to enhance efficiency and coverage.
- Hands-on experience with API testing, Protractor, Postman, Selenium, TestNG, JMeter, PactumJS, and Playwright.
- Participate in developing test plans and strategies for effective application testing.
- Identify and prioritize test cases based on risk and impact.
- Align testing activities with project timelines and deliverables.
- Execute automated test cases and analyze results to identify defects.
- Document and report defects, collaborate with development teams to resolve and retest.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests using tools like Jenkins.
- Collaborate with developers to establish and maintain robust unit and integration testing strategies.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology and strong debugging skills.
- Perform end-to-end testing to ensure application workflows meet business and technical requirements.
- Work with Development and DevOps to integrate test automation with DevOps pipelines.
- Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Candidates must have lived in the United States for 3 out of the past 5 years.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience working in federal projects (preferably CMS).
- Familiarity with databases and SQL for testing applications involving data storage and retrieval.
Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in any IT-related field.
- 5 years of experience with establishing comprehensive test practices and methodologies.
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Sparksoft Corporation
View Company ProfileSparksoft Corporation (operating at sparksoftcorp.com) is a health information technology solutions provider engineered for mission-critical government and public sector needs. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Catonsville, Maryland, Sparksoft specializes in delivering robust digital and IT healthcare solutions—addressing the unique challenges of federal and state agencies in modernizing their operations. Unlike traditional IT vendors, Sparksoft focuses on tailored, scalable technology that enhances decision-making and operational efficiency for public-sector leaders. Under the hood, their offerings combine enterprise-grade software, cybersecurity compliance, and health IT expertise to create secure, interoperable systems. This empowers government agencies to streamline workflows, improve data-driven policymaking, and ensure compliance with evolving regulations. As a certified 8(a) women-owned minority business and CMMI Maturity Level 3 contractor, Sparksoft leverages over two decades of industry experience to deliver mission-critical solutions.
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