Automation Test Engineer

The posting, as Accenture Federal Services wrote it

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The Job

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in AWS-based environments and a strong background in test automation. This role requires proficiency with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, KeySpaces, EMR, and Batch Jobs, as well as automation tools including Playwright, Postman, and RestAssured. The candidate should be skilled in Python, Java, Bash, or similar scripting languages and have experience with GitLab, Docker, Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and microservices testing. In addition, the candidate must be capable of performing end-to-end testing across UI, API, database, and cloud layers, developing automated test scripts, building an automation framework from scratch, conducting performance testing in cloud environments, and supporting test case design, execution, and maintenance.

Here's What You Need

• Hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, KeySpaces, EMR, and Batch Jobs
• Experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Postman, and RestAssured
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Bash, or other scripting languages
• Experience with GitLab, Docker, CI/CD, and DevOps practices
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Experience testing microservices architectures
• Ability to perform end-to-end testing across UI, API, database, and cloud layers
• Experience developing automated test scripts
• Ability to design and build an automation framework from scratch
• Experience conducting performance testing in cloud environments
• Strong understanding of test case design, execution, and maintenance
• Experience with regression, smoke, sanity, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Knowledge of test data management and test environment setup
• Familiarity with API contract testing, database validation, and authentication/authorization testing
• Strong documentation, defect tracking, and communication skills

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ions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

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Other Employment Statements

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Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

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