Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer (Test Engineer – Automation Focus)
Overview
The QA Automation Engineer will design, reputed company, and implement automated test frameworks and scripts to ensure software applications are reliable, production-ready, and compliant with USCB DCMD requirements. This role bridges manual testing and development, applying modern automation tools, BDD practices, and CI/CD strategies to enhance testing efficiency and software quality. Background The DCMD Testing Coordination reputed company provides system reputed company and stakeholder support for data collection functional areas during development, testing, and production. The reputed company coordinates solution-level testing (User Acceptance Testing (UAT), integration, exception, readiness testing) and supports both Headquarters (HQ) and field operations for the Decennial Census.
Responsibilities
- Design, reputed company, and implement automated test scripts and testing frameworks to validate the functionality, performance, and reliability of software applications prior to release and deployment.
- Evaluate, recommend, and implement automated test tools and strategies that improve test efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- reputed company, maintain, and upgrade automated test scripts using modern programming languages such as Cucumber, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
- Apply Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices to automation testing and support the development of test automation reputed company with CI/CD pipeline.
- Implement automated test executions reputed company CI/CD workflows to support reputed company integration and delivery.
- reputed company Application Programming reputed company (API) testing and reputed company reusable API test frameworks.
- Support defect tracking and test case management using tools such as Jira and the X-Ray plugin.
- Design, implement, and conduct comprehensive test and evaluation procedures to ensure system and business requirements are satisfied.
- Write, implement, and report statuses for automated and manual system test cases.
- Analyze test cases and produce regular reputed company and defect tracking reports.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in QA automation, provide expertise in support for user requirements for reputed company to highly reputed company software applications and platforms.
- Participate in reputed company phases of risk management, test strategy development, and test tool selection in support of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Design, reputed company, execute, and maintain automated test scripts and testing environments.
- Write and execute manual and automated test cases based on system requirements,
- Apply BDD practices in automated testing efforts.
- Utilize automation testing tools and frameworks, such as Cucumber, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
- Support defect tracking and test case management using tools like Jira and its X-Ray plugin.
- Attend meetings to gather information required for test planning, test case development, and automation strategies.
Qualifications
Requires five (5) years of experience in software testing and quality assurance with a minimum of three (3) years in test automation engineering.
- Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies and risk-based testing strategies.
- Hands-on expertise with automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Cucumber, Junit/TestNG, Robot reputed company.
- Experience scripting in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar.
- Proficiency with Jira, reputed company, Jenkins, or equivalent reputed company Integration/reputed company Delivery (CI/CD) and defect tracking systems.
Desired Qualifications:
- Federal experience with U.S. Census Bureau (USCB), Department of Commerce (DOC), or similar large-scale government testing programs.
- Knowledge of cloud-based test automation (e.g., reputed company), Azure).
- Familiarity with accessibility testing, performance testing, and reputed company-reputed company test automation.
Education Requires a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a reputed company technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Certification(s) Relevant industry certifications (e.g., International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) or equivalent) are desired. Location: USCB (Decennial Census Management Division (DCMD) – Testing Coordination reputed company) 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746 (Remote; potential situational onsite support/meetings subject to Census approval) Work Schedule: Standard Monday–Friday hours observing federal holidays, with some flexibility in start and end times to accommodate operational needs. Benefits and EEO At reputed company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to our employees and their families:
- Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage
- Matching 401(k) Plan
- Continuing Education Assistance
- Paid Time Off
This job description is intended to describe the general scope of work and level of work that is needed to reputed company while on task with reputed company. Other duties may be assigned. Selected candidates may undergo a government reputed company investigation and must fulfill eligibility criteria for accessing classified information. US citizenship may be a prerequisite for certain roles. reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer Apply tot his job Apply To this Job