Job description

Clearance - REQUIRED

Client requires US citizenship and either a current DHS/CBP clearance or Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance.

Company Overview

Tarkik Solutions (Tarkik) is a Washington DC based SBA 8(a) certified small business that provides information technology, management, and strategy consulting services to public sector clients. We bring an established track record of modernizing government with capabilities spanning Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Human-centered Design, Identity and Access Management, and Domain Expertise. We utilize an agile, innovative, data-driven, and mission-driven approach to solving problems at a large scale. Learn more about us at www.tarkik.com.

Project Overview
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Information and Technology’s (OIT) mission is to deliver high-quality information and technology services to CBP, other government agencies, the traveling public, and the international trade community. OIT supports the agency’s day-to-day activities to secure the border and facilitate trade and travel. This position will support the modernization of OIT’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Truck Manifest system, which is a 24x7x365 mission-critical system responsible for processing all cargo entering the US across the 100 truck ports of entry.

Work Location

This is a long-term, primarily telework position. The client requires occasional on-site meetings located at 22001 Loudoun County Pkwy, Ashburn, VA 20147 or at other locations within the DC metro area. Candidates must reside within the DC metro area. Telework arrangements are subject to change based on client needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks, test suites, and test scripts to test web-based user-interface application and back-end API’s
• Analyze requirements and create test plans, test cases, test data, and test scripts
• Perform code reviews and provide feedback on automation-related code
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve issues
• Stay up to date with the latest automation testing tools and technologies
• Design, develop, and execute test cases and test suites for RESTful APIs
• Automate the API testing process using tools such as Postman or Selenium
• Identify, report, and track defects using tools such as Jira

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent
• Manual testing skills, Automation testing skills, Cucumber, Selenium, SDLC knowledge, Java, and API Testing
• 5 years minimum experience in automation testing using Selenium
• 2+ years of experience in testing RESTful APIs
• Strong experience with Selenium WebDriver
• Strong experience with API testing tools such as Postman or Selenium
• Proficient writing SQL command for querying data for validation
• Experience with scripting languages such as Java, Python, or Ruby
• Experience with version control tools such as Git or GitLab’s
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) processes and tools such as Jenkins
• Experience in writing BDD automation framework
• Understanding of Page Object Model for User Interface testing
• Experience with White-box and black-box testing
• Experience with test and load automation frameworks
• Experience in testing cross browser compatibility and layout issues
• Experience with 508 Accessibility Testing
• Experience of testing using Agile development methodologies such as Scrum

Employee Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary
• 15 Days Paid Time Off
• 11 National Federal Holidays Off
• 401k Benefit with up to 4% employer match
• Employer Sponsored Healthcare Benefits (All Platinum Level Plans available from DC Health Link for choice)
• Employer Sponsored Training Benefits
• Employer Sponsored Team Building Events
• Performance Based Bonus and Spot Awards
• Additional Benefits may be added during course of employment

Tarkik Solutions Incorporated is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Compensation package:

• Bonus pay
• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• The client requires US Citizenship to obtain the correct clearance. Are you a US citizen?
• Required Question: Do you have either a current DHS/CBP clearance, an Active DoD Secret, or an active Top-Secret clearance? Please specify which.
• Required Question: This position requires occasional on-site meetings in Ashburn, VA. As such, we are only considering candidates within the DC Metro area (1-2 hours from Ashburn, VA). Are you in the DC Metro area?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Automation Testing: 5 years (Required)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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