Quality Assurance Automation Test Engineer

Eagle Harbor Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Automation Test Engineer to support EHS and our government customer.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

The selected candidate must be knowledgeable and experienced as a Quality Assurance Automation Test Engineer for web applications, UI, and server-based application software testing, having experience both creating and maintaining software automation test scripts (API and UI). Likewise, the candidate must have a working knowledge of software engineering concepts such as Agile methodologies, software development standards, quality assurance standards, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), interpretation of product requirements, test plan and test case development, testing of software functionality, product installation, p&l, and usability (508 compliance experience a plus) testing.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

Creating, maintenance and evaluation of software automation test scripts (including incorporation of dynamic test data) for both UI and API

Gathering and validating application functional/performance/load requirements

Creation and maintenance of test plans and test cases

Execution, as required, of manual and automated software testing in areas involving installation, functional, performance and load, integration, and regression testing

Management of defects within a corporate defect tracking system such as Jira

Documentation of process improvements regarding best practices regarding test automation

Creation of test reports using Jira

Maintenance of all test documentation

Coordination and prioritization of test development activities and the ability to work with multiple scrum teams and software projects are also critical for the selected candidate.

Candidate must have the ability to troubleshoot independently both software and operating system level installation and configuration issues

Work Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Production software development experience with 2-3 structured programming languages such as .Net and Java

Experience test automating .NET and CRM (Pega) applications using behavior driven test automation framework such as Gauge (Selenium)

Experience with quality assurance practices and testing methodologies

Experience writing test plans, test cases development, and execution

Experience developing, executing, and maintaining automated test scripts

Experience with writing automation test scripts for endpoints using tools such as ReadyApi or Postman

Experience with both SOAP based and RESTful web APIs

Experience with MS SQL Server

Experience with branching, pull requests, merging, and GIT commands

Experience deploying in CI/CD and using Build Pipelines

Demonstrated documentation and reporting experience

Experience with commercial defect management systems

Experience working within an Agile Development Environment

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Basic understanding of program interfaces, services, databases, messaging, files systems, and other program objects

A minimum of 5+ of structured software quality assurance engineering experience is required

3+ years of hands-on experience with the development of automated test scripts, execution of test cases and reporting and dissemination of test results

A bachelor’s degree--preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, similar discipline, or equivalent work experience is required

Desired Skills:

508 Compliance testing

Performance & Load testing using LoadRunner or comparable

Experience writing production JavaScript, HTML, XML, XSLT

Experience with Visual Studio Code and/or IntelliJ

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) experience

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The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other factor protected by law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit

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