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Job Description
About Accelyst Accelyst is an AI consultancy and staffing firm delivering innovative AI solutions and high•quality staffing services. Backed by leadership with over 26 years of staffing and consulting experience, Accelyst supports public sector and enterprise clients with proven expertise in recruiting, compliance, and dependable delivery.
DevOps Tester Specialist Location:
McLean, VA•
ONLY LOCALS Work Model:
5 days onsite
Contract:
Contract End Date:
6 months
Interview Process:
1 st Round•30 Virtual; 2 nd Round In Person•120 Minutes We are seeking a Senior Automation Tester with 8+ years of experience in software testing and test automation to join a high-performing Agile team supporting cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in automation frameworks, API testing, database validation, AWS cloud technologies, and modern CI/CD practices. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and execute End-to-End (E2E) and Integration test scenarios based on business requirements. Build and maintain automated test frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit, Playwright, and related tools. Perform UI, API, backend, and database testing across cloud-based applications. Develop and execute automated tests within AWS environments. Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, and Business SMEs to define testing strategies and ensure quality delivery. Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and DevOps best practices. Create and validate test data using SQL and database technologies. Mentor junior team members and promote modern testing practices within Agile teams. Required Qualifications 8+ years of experience in Software Testing and Test Automation.
Testing AWS Cloud SQL and Database Testing DB2 and PostgreSQL (3+ years) Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Maven, Gradle, and Ansible. Knowledge of Agile/SAFe methodologies. Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Nice to Have Experience with Angular (16+) or React applications. Exposure to MongoDB and SQL Server. Experience in cloud-native, microservices-based architectures. Financial Services or Mortgage industry experience. Key Skills Java 17+, Selenium, Cucumber, Playwright, JUnit, AWS, REST API Testing, DB2, PostgreSQL, SQL, Jenkins, CI/CD, Maven, Gradle, Git, Jira, Bitbucket, Agile/SAFe, Angular, React.
