Automation Engineer

Our government client is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer on a hybrid 6+ months renewable contract opportunity in Austin, TX.Role: Automation EngineerLevel Description8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.Job DescriptionQA automation engineers design automated tests by creating scripts that run testing functions automatically. This includes determining the priority for test scenarios and creating execution plans to implement these scenarios. Designing documentation for automated processes.Additional Job Details And Special ConsiderationsThis QA Engineer Automated 3 contractor position performs Quality Assurance activities for an application for the (PCS) Contract Operations team. This application is part of an initiative to enhance and update the System Contract Operating and Reporting application to create a more robust and comprehensive system for agency contract management, monitoring, and compliance activities.This position is part of the Administrative Applications Software Quality Assurance team and is responsible for developing and maintaining automated test cases using Playwright or similar technology, and for developing and maintaining test scripts for both manual and automated testing. Perform manual testing as required. Track test case execution. Establish regular automated schedules for test cases and required reporting. Use Jira to log and track defects. Develop and maintain requirements traceability matrices. Must have experience working in an Agile environment. Support the development team as needed in dev, test, UAT, and production, and troubleshoot test cases as required. Lead UAT testing activities as needed. Available for on-call support as needed.Minimum RequirementsII. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONSCandidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. Years Required/Preferred Experience 10 Required Manual Test Script Execution Experience 8 Required Automated QA Testing Experience 8 Required QA Test Script Creation Experience 8 Required Performance Testing Experience 5 Preferred QA Automated Test Case Reporting Experience 5 Preferred JavaScript, HTML Experience, Playwright, WebdriverIO, JMeter 3 Preferred Agile, Scrum, Jira, XRay, or Zephyr Experience 3 Preferred Accessibility Testing ExperienceVector Consulting, Inc., (Headquartered in Atlanta) is an IT Talent Acquisition Solutions firm committed to delivering results. Since our founding in 1990, we have been partnering with our customers, understanding their business, and developing solutions with a commitment to quality, reliability and value. Our continuing growth has been and continues to be built around successful relationships that are based on our organization's operating philosophy and commitment to ** People, Partnerships, Purpose and Performance - THE VECTOR WAYwww.vectorconsulting.com“Celebrating 30 years of service.”