Test Automation Consultant (Java or JavaScript)

Job Title: Test Automation Consultant Location: Baltimore; MD (HYBRID) Duration: 12 Months Contract with possible extension Note: The candidate must be flexible to work overtime, on-site/off-site, as needed, including weekends, holidays, and off-hours. Role: Our Healtchare client seeks up to two (2) Testing Specialists (Automation) to provide User Acceptance, Integration, and/or Automation Testing and other testing and quality assurance services. 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. A minimum of 5 years of IT experience in Test Automation frameworks using Java or JavaScript based technologies.