Automation Engineer - Remote

Overview

M9 Solutions is dedicated to providing IT services and solutions to the Federal Government by mobilizing the right people, skills, clearance levels, and technologies to help organizations who desire improved performance and modern, sustainable change. M9 has provided quality IT services and support to more than 30 Federal Agencies and multiple commercial customers nationwide. Our capabilities include digital transformation, software development, cloud migration, applications & infrastructure, cybersecurity, data delivery & analytics, and IT talent solutions.

In Short

• Participate in software testing, creation, and implementation of test strategies, plans, and automated test scripts.
• Responsible for developing and testing Java code as dictated by project requirement.
• Develop automation test scripts.
• Generate test data and perform data validation.
• Perform data interface message testing with JSON and XML message sets.
• Develop SQL or Unix scripts for test data generation or test harness automation.
• Execute regression, functional, and system testing.
• Verify results and produce test summaries and defect reports.
• Evaluate test results, report and manage defects.
• Work with users in an Agile development approach to understand and document requirements in JIRA.

Requirements

• Eligibility to obtain a Public Trust level clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 9+ years of relevant technical experience (prior experience as a developer is a plus).
• Experience with at least 5 programming languages, such as Java, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, etc.
• Basic SQL query skills and general understanding of relational databases.
• Ability to understand data models and write test scripts based on the data model.
• Solid understanding of oriented programming and data structures.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure, tight-deadline environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong initiative – must be able to take a high-level requirement, ask questions/seek clarifications, and get the job done.

Benefits

• M9 Solutions’ pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
• Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the position, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, as well as internal equity, location, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
• M9 Benefits - https://m9solutions.com/why-join-m9/#our-benefits