Test Specialist – Automation

Job Summary

• Company: mPower Software Services
• Location: Baltimore, MD
• Employment Type: Full time

Responsibilities

• Perform software validation and testing, write test cases, map requirements to test scenarios, validate functionality, perform regression testing, integration testing, interface testing, and testing of downstream functions.
• Prepare any required test documentation, design and prepare test data, review test results, and evaluate for conformance with design.
• Translate verbal and written requirements and functional specifications into effective test cases and test scenarios to conduct integrated, scenario‑based User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of complex health exchange systems.
• Develop and identify test data for test scenarios.
• Execute test cases and document the results of the test execution.
• Document defects identified during test case execution and work with developers to resolve the defects.
• Create test plans and test calendars to coordinate testing tasks and establish timelines.
• Utilize performance testing techniques such as performance modeling, establishing baselines, services monitoring, and profiling system performance.
• Use performance tools such as JMeter, Gatling, BlazeMeter, or similar tools to simulate usage/load of large enterprise environments.
• Perform API services testing using the ReadyAPI tool or similar tools.
• Work with stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to resolve issues and validate requirements.
• Conduct quality assurance activities such as peer reviews of test cases, test plans, and test case execution results.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Note: The candidate must be flexible to work overtime, on‑site/off‑site, as needed, including weekends, holidays, and off‑hours.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of five (5) years of IT experience in test automation frameworks in a JAVA‑based or JavaScript‑based technology stack.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience creating test scripts for microservices/API using Newman or equivalent.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience developing BDD (Behavior Driven Development) using Cucumber or equivalent.
• Experience in prioritizing and tagging the application features for smoke, regression, and load testing.
• Experience in developing and enhancing functional test automation frameworks and publishing coverage reports.
• Knowledge of programming languages like Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Expertise in automation testing tools like Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, or equivalent.
• Experience in Sauce Labs or similar tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Java/Web application tester.
• Hands‑on experience developing automation scripts using Selenium, Selenium Web Driver, QTP, Python, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of database concepts and experience in writing SQL queries.
• Experience developing automated scripts for RESTful services and integrating them with Jenkins/GIT.
• Experience in testing websites across multiple browsers, web services, back‑end processing, and data validation utilizing SQL.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with backend database testing on SQL, PostgreSQL, or any other enterprise database systems.
• Experience in performing Robotic Process Automation (RPA) related test automation, scenario testing, human‑in‑the‑loop analysis, scripting, and testing.
• Ability to use SQL to perform complex DB queries.
• Experience in mobile testing, system testing, data migration testing, data integrity testing, and data transformation‑related testing.
• Experience with industry‑standard Quality Assurance best practices for Agile and Iterative SDLCs, testing methodologies, version control systems, implementation, and deployment activities.