SOFTWARE AUTOMATION TESTER

DCS Corporation - Nashua, NH

Full-time

Nashua, NH

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Software Automation Tester at DCS Corporation plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality and functionality of software components through rigorous testing and automation. This position involves collaborating with a small team in a fast-paced Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, focusing on regression test automation and contributing to the software development lifecycle. The role emphasizes innovation, communication, and problem-solving to meet customer mission needs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Test various software components to ensure they meet business and system requirements.
• Build and configure test environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Robot Framework for functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Perform automated nightly testing on product builds.
• Create detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on functional and non-functional requirements.
• Execute automated test cases, analyze results, and take corrective action.
• Participate as an integral member of a SAFe agile software development team, promoting quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Identify, document, and track defects, collaborating with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.
• Minimum of a High School diploma plus 10 years of related experience, Associate's degree in related field plus 4 years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree in related field plus 2 years of experience.
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of the software development processes.
• Proficiency with open-source automation tools, such as Robot Framework, Playwright, Appium, Cypress, Selenium, or other appropriate test automation frameworks.
• Proficiency writing and maintaining automation code, libraries, and frameworks in Python and/or JavaScript.
• Experience with source control and defect tracking software tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Hands-on experience with test automation using Robot Framework.
• Experience with the SAFe Agile Framework.
• Experience using Azure DevOps.
• Experience implementing automated testing and integration into Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Experience with virtualization technology, creating and using Windows-based virtual machines.
• Knowledge and understanding of mission planning needs of military aviators.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.
• 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.