Software Engineer (Test Automation)
This role is open for multiple levels and titles. Final title/compensation will be determined by how your interview weighs against our core competencies during your interview cycle.
Position summary
You will work on cross-functional teams to build scalable systems for our government -- designing, implementing, and delivering services that millions of Americans depend on. You care deeply about working on technology that improves people’s lives, but don’t think technology is always the answer. You are passionate about building large-scale systems that are inclusive, well-designed, fast, scalable, and secure, and you'll help set high standards for our teams in terms of simplicity, empathy, and accessibility.
The Backend Test Engineer role will be responsible for developing end to end systems for one of Nava's major government partners. The objective is to modernize an existing legacy enterprise platform to improve its public facing processes, and experiences which will enable users to have more access to the programs and services that they need, in real-time, in a more user friendly and uncomplicated way. This individual will be involved in everything, from strategy, and planning through to post production testing, and support.
What you'll do
Work with fellow Nava engineers to design, review, and build well-crafted software
Collaborate with government partners and other contractors to architect, implement, and deploy new systems and improvements to existing systems
Work in an agile manner to efficiently ship new features that meet user needs
Write and maintain documentation for test plans, test cases, and test results
Monitor and analyze test results, and report defects and performance issues to development teams
Ensure compliance with security best practices in all testing activities
Participate in an on-call rotation to support production systems and investigate issues when they occur
Take part in hiring activities (e.g., submitting referrals, conducting interviews, and attending interview debriefs), as needed
Required skills
Minimum of 8 years of testing experience
At least 5 years coding in Javascript
Ability to develop testing strategy, define testing processes, introduce best practices, and advocate for test automation
Experience with defining and executing test plans and test cases for complex enterprise applications
Strong skills in tracking, reporting, and prioritizing defects using tools like Jira, Github project
Experience with a mix of automation tools such as: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, or other automation frameworks
Knowledge of performance testing tools Experience leading regression, UAT, and E2E testing
Familiarity with security testing and data protection best practices
Highly resourceful, reliable, and detail-oriented
Ability to think strategically around trade-offs and short term vs. long term benefits
An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative and positive mindset
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, technical and otherwise
Compensation
$122,850—$135,900 USD