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Automation Tester

sparksoftcorporation • Remote/Hybrid if local to Maryland


No Relocation

Posted: September 16, 2026

Job Description

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Work as part of an agile development team performing test planning, test execution, and test reporting tasks for each sprint
  • Participate in requirements and design walkthroughs, collaborative internal and external test planning sessions
  • Hands automation experience using any of the tools/frameworks like SoapUI/ReadyAPI, Postman, RestAssured, Selenium, Playwright, TestNG, Junit etc.
  • Ability to demonstrate strong technical experience on understanding and resolving issues
  • Develop Ready API projects for verifying the functionality of the web services
  • Experience in implementing end-to-end automation and support automation assessments
  • Implement automation frameworks and approaches
  • Identify and analyze suitable opportunities for test automation
  • Maintain, streamline, standardize and implemented a CI/CD pipeline on AWS involving tools like JIRA, Jenkins and Ready API
  • Configure CI for end-to-end automation for all build, unit, integration tests and deployment
  • Design, configure, and test AWS infrastructure across various technical areas
  • Integrating AI frameworks into testing workflows
  • Evaluate requirements and develop scripts in the AWS cloud environment
  • Analyze business requirements, user stories, and technical specification documents to develop test cases, test scenarios and expected results
  • Develop and maintain test scripts, test data and test summary reports
  • Perform peer review of test cases and test scenarios developed by members of the test team
  • Assist in analyzing and triaging the defects discovered during testing.
  • Capture test evidence files and document test results
  • Review work products and deliverables

REQUIRED EXPEREINCE: 

  • Overall 3-5 years of experience in Selenium, Playwright and API Testing
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS) and databases (Postgres, etc.)
  • 2-3 years of experience working within AWS
  • Minimum 3+ years of experience in test automation frameworks such as Cucumber, TestNG, etc
  • 3 years of experience in Test Automation including planning, script development & maintenance
  • Strong Programming Skills in languages such as Java, JavaScript
  • Experience with the build and version control tools such as  Jenkins, Maven, Git, etc.
  • Integrating AI frameworks into testing workflows (preferred)
  • Minimum of 3-5 years demonstrated Experience in API testing tools (ReadyAPI, Postman, RestAssured).
  • Strong communication, analytical, problem solving and debugging skills.
  • Ability to work within an Agile/Scrum environment.
  • Ability to prioritize and deliver under tight deadlines
  • Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
  • Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years.

PREFERRED EXPEREINCE: 

  • Experience with automating test execution in the containerized environments.
  • Experience with the test management and defect tracking tools (Jira, confluence).
  • Good to have knowledge on emerging skills such as AI assisted tools.
  • Prior experience working with CMS or testing complex healthcare systems.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Relevant certifications in test automation, Agile methodologies, or API testing are a plus.