Platform Engineer/ Automation Tester

$88,275 - $109,250/Yr

GD Information Technology, Inc. - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Washington, DC

10,001+ employees

About the position

GDIT is seeking a dynamic platform engineer/automation test engineer to support the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AOUSC) in modernizing its Case Management Systems Office (CMSO). This role involves working on mission-critical applications used by U.S. district and appellate courts, managing over 59 million cases with more than 1 million unique users. The position requires expertise in automated testing and cloud environments, contributing to a mature agile practice using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and understand system requirements and capabilities for test automation
• Setup and configure test automation framework in the cloud environment
• Facilitate continuous development and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline
• Work with manual testers to ensure that automation is prioritized for maximum value
• Design, develop, and run automated test scripts in the cloud
• Comply with established version control and coding standards
• Develop test procedures to validate and verify requirements and capabilities
• Configure test environments and test data sets
• Apply in-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle to anticipate system complexities

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience developing automated test scripts on ReactJS and NodeJS
• 5+ years of experience in setting up and configuring test automation frameworks in cloud environments (AWS/Azure)
• Experience testing APIs through gateways and cloud services
• Expert knowledge in industry-standard cloud-based test automation frameworks
• Ability to independently set up and configure test automation frameworks in the cloud
• Demonstrated experience in implementing DevOps methodologies, including CI/CD practices using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
• Experience in testing containerized applications utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Experience in developing test plans/procedures and expected outcomes

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in developing automated test scripts for complex Java-based web applications

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible work weeks
• Paid time off plans including vacation, sick, personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel insurance