Test Automation Engineer

About NFF:

Networking for Future, Inc. (NFF) is a Washington, DC based company offering a performance-focused approach to delivering transformational IT business solutions. We take pride in keeping users productive and engaged by providing business and IT teams with the solutions they need to improve their performance in a dynamic, connected world.

NFF is the only Cisco Gold Partner headquartered in the District of Columbia with Advanced Specializations in all major IT disciplines. In addition to Cisco, NFF holds key strategic partnerships with VMware, NetApp, Microsoft, Riverbed, Splunk and many System Integrators. NFF is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company and has been ranked in Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies list since 2007.

We offer expert solutions relevant to: Network Infrastructures, Data Center & Cloud, Network & Endpoint Security, Application Assurance, Collaboration & Mobility and Staff Augmentation.

About this Position / Responsibilities:

NFF is seeking resources to build, test and deploy components of system to support the Open Payment project. Planning, design, and implementation work for Open Payment was awarded to a separate implementation vendor. The Offeror for this task order will be provided with extensive information around requirements, architecture, and design to use in developing the components required to support the new Open Payment project. The Open Payment Solution shall allow customers to pay with their own contactless open payment media without the need for any closed loop card and shall be available for all customers. The solution shall enable customers to use contactless bank cards to tap and pay for fare. The solution must accept contactless bank cards issued domestically as well as foreign bank cards. Resource will be responsible for:

• Clearly identify and document defects for prompt resolution.
• Design and execute test cases in accordance with project requirements.
• Develop and implement the automation strategy with the overall testing process.
• Assess the software’s responsiveness, scalability, and stability under various conditions

Duties/Responsibilities to include:

Review requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.

• Driving the adoption of best practices around design, build, test, and performance
• Design and create test conditions and scripts to address business and technical use cases.
• Work with our development teams to design, develop, and execute scripts which validate, to a high degree of confidence, test cases defined within the project’s test plan.
• Support the automated functional testing by our testing teams across multiple messaging protocols, focusing on application flow and validation of test results.
• Track and communicate task progress, status, and key performance metrics.
• Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards resolution.
• Communicate effectively across multiple teams/external vendors (Operations, Project Teams, Quality Service, etc.), as well as different personnel (Developers, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, etc.) when required.
• Conduct troubleshooting/test execution in support of remediation efforts as required.
• Analyze data and application changes and document their impact on the performance automation task (test cases, scripting, scenario execution, etc.)
• Ensure the test execution results fulfill the defined test objectives.
• Ensure the appropriate testing and monitoring tools/technologies are configured accordingly with the test objectives/project team requirements.
• Expected to maintain technical expertise via self-education in areas governing computer sciences, test automation, and Quality Assurance
• Interface directly with the DevOps and Infrastructure teams regarding Functional test environments
• Timely and accurate communication of testing events, daily status, and test execution results, etc.
• Successfully complete mandatory security awareness training on annual basis.

Qualifications:

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Communications, Finance, or in a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience with Cucumber
• 5 years expereince driving the adoption of best practices around design, build, test, and performance
• 5 years experience working with development teams to design, develop, and execute scripts which validate, to a high degree of confidence, test cases defined within the test plan.
• 5 years experience automated functional testing by our testing teams across multiple messaging protocols, focusing on application flow and validation of test results.
• Communicate effectively across multiple teams/external vendors as well as personnel with various roles on team.
• Conduct troubleshooting/test execution in support of remediation efforts as required.

NFF Disclosures:

NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees:

• Medical, Dental and Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account
• STD, LTD, Supplemental life insurance and ADD&D
• Comprehensive 401k plan
• Paid Time Off

NFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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