05 Oct
District of Columbia,
Washington
, 20005
Washington
USA
Vacancy expired!
Overview As USAC continues to support universal service impacting health care providers, educators, and consumers, it is critical now more than ever that we hire people equally passionate and committed to helping fulfill our mission. We are currently seeking an experienced, dynamic and collaborative professional to serve as Software Automation Developer IV within our Information Technology team. Reporting to the Manager of Quality Assurance you will:
- Collaborate with a cross functional team of product owners, software developers, system analysts, and system engineers to enforce quality deliverables through automation
This is an outstanding career opportunity for an individual interested in a genuine professional challenge in support of a public-spirited mission. Responsibilities Working in a creative and fast-paced environment, the Software Automation Developer IV will ensure high quality of delivery for critical business functions through design, development, and integration of test automation frameworks. Among others, your responsibilities will include the following: - The position's essential duties include the following:
- Design, code, test, debug, maintain, and document software automations;
- Establish and improve software automation development standards and procedures, and recommend automation development best practices;
- Support critical business functions by leading the architecture, design, development and maintenance of automation framework for applications thereby maintaining quality standards;
- Conduct peer code and design reviews;
- Analyze business and system requirements to design automation plans, develop automation scripts, setting up test Environment and Analyzing test Results.
- Lead software automation, provide expertise to multiple projects and ensure that specifications are met;
- Collaborate with development teams and other stakeholders to understand the applications to provide good automation coverage;
- Research, evaluate, recommend and implement automation technical solutions, tools, COTS and open-source products;
- Lead application integration efforts;
- Represent the IT department in terms of software automation development expertise in coordination with other departments;
- Maintain a high level proficiency with a wide range of technologies
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to a small team;
- Other specific duties as assigned.
About You The successful candidate will excel at operating in a diverse and fluid environment, and will be crucial for the success of the Information Technology Division. - You have 8 years Software automation experience in an agile environment
- You are proficient in at least 2 of: Java 7+, .NET, Bash, Ruby, or Perl
- You have 5 years' experience in Behavior-driven development using Cucumber
- You have 6 years Development frameworks (Spring, Junit, Selenium)
- You have 6 years' experience RDBMS (E.g. Oracle, SQL Server, Postgre)
- You have 4 years' experience working with CI/CD pipelines (Bamboo, Jenkins)
- You have experience with REST APIs and tools like Postman, SoapUI
Desired - Experience in Appian or similar Business Process Management platform
- Experience working with Codeless automation tools using AI.
- Experience in Designing/implementing end to end automation frameworks
- Experience with scripting languages
- Experience with high transaction/data volume systems
- Prior experience with USF
- Prior experience with Non-relational DBs
- Knowledge of application security concepts
About USAC The FCC has reformed the USF to support further investment in and access to evolving broadband infrastructure, making the programs a primary vehicle to support this critical national priority. USAC, as the administrator of the USF, plays a critical role in supporting the ambitious vision to ensure that all citizens in the United States have access to high-speed broadband. The organization has approximately 500 employees with an operating budget of more than $200 million. USAC works in close partnership with the FCC and other federal and state partners to support the achievement of the USF program goals. USAC administers the USF programs-High Cost, Lifeline, Rural Health Care, and Schools and Libraries. USAC strives to provide efficient, responsible stewardship of the programs, a key national asset in making important telecommunications and Internet services available to consumers, health care providers, schools, and libraries throughout the United States. The program divisions are supported by additional USAC personnel in Finance, General Counsel, Information Systems, Internal Audit, the Enterprise Program Management Office and Human Resources. Consistent with FCC rules, USAC does not make policy for or interpret unclear provisions of statutes or the FCC's rules. Universal service is paid for by contributions from telecommunications carriers, including wireline and wireless companies, and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol providers, including cable companies that provide voice service, based on an assessment of their interstate and international end- user revenues. These contributions are most typically passed through to consumers through a universal service fee line item on their telephone bills. Additional information on USF programs can be found at: https://www.usac.org/about/ USAC offers a comprehensive benefits package, ongoing professional development opportunities, including vacation and sick leave. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume, click the "Apply For This Job Online" button. USAC employees are passionate about our mission. Our work contributes to the success of all Americans. We've worked together to build a culture that is collaborative, ambitious, outcome-oriented, and feedback-focused.
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