Senior QA Automation Programmer/Developer
About the Role
Our client, a state government agency, is seeking a Senior QA Automation Programmer/Developer to provide technical leadership and hands-on expertise in test automation for large-scale enterprise applications.
This resource will play a key role in designing, modernizing, and maintaining automation frameworks while supporting automated testing across the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience with Java, Selenium, SQL, CI/CD, and enterprise test automation, along with the ability to mentor other QA automation professionals and collaborate effectively with development, DevOps, business analysis, and QA teams.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and modernize enterprise automation frameworks with a focus on maintainability, scalability, reliability, sustainability, and reuse.
- Provide technical leadership for automation architecture, framework design, coding standards, and automation best practices.
- Evaluate existing automation frameworks and implement improvements to enhance maintainability, scalability, reliability, and execution efficiency.
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and QA professionals to define automation strategies, reusable test assets, and technical solutions.
- Design, execute, and maintain functional, system integration, API, and regression automation suites supporting complex enterprise applications.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support automated test execution throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Mentor automation engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, framework guidance, and knowledge transfer.
- Develop SQL queries and perform database validation to support automated testing and troubleshoot complex application issues.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, defect triage, and technical design discussions.
- Research and evaluate automation tools, technologies, and framework enhancements that can improve software quality and long-term maintainability.
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications.
- 5+ years of experience developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium or comparable automation technologies.
- 5+ years of experience designing, developing, or significantly enhancing automation frameworks using object-oriented design principles and reusable framework architecture.
- 3+ years of experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins.
- 5+ years of experience writing SQL queries and performing database validation in support of automated testing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience serving as an Automation Architect, Principal QA Automation Engineer, Automation Framework Lead, or Senior Automation Consultant.
- Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring automation engineers, and conducting automation code reviews.
- Experience modernizing mature automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and long-term supportability.
- Experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up, including reusable components, reporting, coding standards, maintainability, scalability, and extensibility.
- Experience evaluating and modernizing legacy automation frameworks and implementing technical improvements.
- Experience supporting large, complex, mission-critical enterprise applications.
- Experience collaborating with developers, solution architects, DevOps engineers, and business analysts to implement automation strategies.
- Experience with IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM), IBM Quality Manager (QM), IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), or comparable enterprise test management tools.
- Experience automating web applications, REST APIs, and database validation.
- Experience with performance testing tools or supporting performance testing initiatives.
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum and DevOps environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience supporting government, healthcare, human services, or other highly regulated enterprise environments.