Automation Tester (Java/Selenium) – Contract to Hire – Hybrid role

Contract to Hire role

Location: Remote + Onsite in Albany, NY requiring two days per week, plus every other Friday

Per client requirements – must be US Citizen or Green Card Holder status

College degree required for this position

Overview:

This position will be on the Automation Testing Team. The project is built on a multi-tier architecture including Service Oriented architecture, web applications using Java and various other COTS products.

• Maintain and expand the automated regression suite of test scripts. The suite is a large-scale Java/Selenium custom framework, utilizing DB2 for our own test data storage, and an associated library of over 2000 scripts.
• Utilize Jenkins, TestNG and other technologies and move toward a more integrated CI/CD method of delivery.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of intensive and progressive experience in software application testing with at least three (3) years of experience performing software testing for complex to highly complex software systems.
• 2+ years or more of current experience in developing automation frameworks and scripts in Selenium (Java).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering ONLY SUBSTITUTION is a Master’s degree (in noted subjects) and one year experience
• Proven experience in analyzing and writing automation scripts for complex business rules and rules engine.
• Core Java coding is required; Record and playback or simply executing scripts is not acceptable for this role.
• Selenium Web Driver
• SQL queries for data validation from various data sources.
• Continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes using Jenkins.
• Version control systems (e.g., Git/ GitHub or IBM RTC) automation testing techniques to cover all possible corner cases for automation testing, verification, and validation techniques.
• Experience in mobile testing

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in performing Mobile Automation Testing using Appium or Cloud based mobile test platforms like Lambda test/Sauce Labs or Browser stack.
• Knowledge of database (DB2) concepts, EDI (834, 837), SOAP UI, Rational Quality Manager, Agile methodologies, and UI Path and AI tools like Claude/Kiro.
• Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare domain experience