As a Senior Test Automation Engineer, you play a critical role in driving quality across the software development lifecycle through shift-left testing strategies and quality engineering practices. You design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation solutions supporting Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) activities across user interfaces, APIs, integrations, and end-to-end business workflows.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable test automation frameworks supporting UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated UI, API, integration, and end-to-end test suites using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or other modern automation technologies.
• Demonstrate strong working knowledge of TypeScript and/or JavaScript.
• Apply shift-left testing principles by creating automated tests that validate functionality before deployment to higher environments.
• Validate APIs, microservices, and system integrations using OpenAPI (Swagger) specifications and contract testing methodologies.
• Participate in code reviews and advocate for testability, quality standards, and automation best practices.
• Contribute to the development of test plans, test strategies, and automation roadmaps.
• Mentor junior automation engineers and champion quality engineering best practices across cross-functional teams.
• Ensure test coverage aligns with business requirements, non-functional requirements, and architectural standards.
• Expertise in Quality Engineering, shift-left testing methodologies, and test automation best practices.
• Strong understanding of UI, API, contract, integration, and end-to-end testing methodologies.
• Strong understanding of web application testing, browser automation, and modern front-end architectures.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful services, JSON, XML, and API design principles.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Git-based workflows.
Education & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in test automation and quality engineering.
• Strong experience with UI and API test automation using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar automation frameworks.
• Experience with OpenAPI (Swagger) and other API design, documentation, and testing tools.
• Experience with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Experience testing distributed systems, integrations, and microservices architectures.
• Experience with Git-based source control and branching strategies.
• Proficiency in one or two programming languages.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Playwright strongly preferred.
• Experience designing and implementing UI, API, integration, and back-end test automation frameworks.
• Experience testing microservices, distributed systems, and service-oriented architectures.
Why Join Sierra7?
Sierra7 is a Small Disabled Veteran Owned Business. We were founded in 2009 with the mission of “serving those who serve". We are a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and CMMI-SVC Level 3-appraised member of the government technology and services industry. We are a proud recipient of the 2024 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the US Department of Labor, which recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain Veterans.
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