Test Automation Engineer

LabCorp - Fairfax, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fairfax, VA

10,001+ employees

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

Labcorp is a leading healthcare company that provides a range of diagnostic and medical laboratory services to patients, healthcare providers, and biopharmaceutical companies. We are seeking a Test Automation Engineer/Jr. Software Developer to support automation efforts for our LIMS applications. This highly technical position will be responsible for identifying, planning and executing test automation activities in an Agile/Scrum environment while ensuring high quality software and compliance according to regulatory statutes, policies and procedures. The role involves creating test automation scripts for UI applications, including Java/.Net/VB, Web Services/APIs and custom-designed automated solutions. The candidate will perform manual testing as needed to understand application processes and workflows in order to convert them into automated test scripts. Additionally, the role includes creating and maintaining automated test scripts in a defined repository, integrating scripts into the continuous delivery pipeline, and providing output reporting for test execution runs. The candidate will manage and organize test data, perform data analysis, and develop and maintain quality repositories to assure quality data integrity across various database platforms. Communication of QA risks, milestones, and status to the QA lead or Project Manager is essential, as well as reviewing and verifying functional and system requirements to ensure project deliverables pass QA criteria.

Responsibilities

• Identify, plan and execute test automation activities in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Create test automation scripts for UI applications, including Java/.Net/VB, Web Services/APIs.
• Perform manual testing to understand application processes and workflows.
• Create and maintain automated test scripts in defined repository.
• Integrate scripts into the continuous delivery pipeline.
• Provide output reporting for test execution runs.
• Manage and organize test data and perform data analysis.
• Develop and maintain quality repositories to assure quality data integrity.
• Communicate QA risks, milestones, and status to the QA lead or Project Manager.
• Review and verify functional and system requirements.
• Provide work estimates for testing activities.
• Assist in the setup and maintenance of QA test environment and tools.
• Collect and report on quality statistics and metrics.
• Record and monitor discovered defects and QA related issues.
• Participate in quality related discussions.
• Promote continuous improvement and improve test cycle duration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or Computer Science.
• 5+ years hands-on experience building test automation solutions for UI or service.
• Self-managing with the ability to control the analysis and quality processes throughout the software lifecycle.
• Ability to project, schedule and track assigned tasks.
• Design, develop and/or implement automation for API/Service using frameworks such as RestAssure with Java.
• Experience using Gherkin language to write detailed automation test cases.
• Execute manual scripts and convert into automated test scripts.
• Experience setting up virtualized services/automated scripts to interface with databases.
• Experience testing and interfacing with middleware components.
• Experience implementing automated capabilities on various platforms.
• Experience building custom automated solutions that interface/simulate lab instrumentation/equipment.
• Software development: coding skills on various platforms.
• Software development: Experience in Java Servlets, JSP, EJB, JMS, JDBC, Frameworks.
• Service Oriented Testing Tools experience.
• Back end validation of DB platforms.
• Experience working with AWS/S3 technology.

Nice-to-haves

• Current or previous Labcorp experience preferred.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• STD/LTD
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan