Automation Developer/Tester

The role

The Automation Developer/Tester will design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts to support application validation. They will collaborate with product teams to create test plans and execute automated and manual test cycles.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product teams to gather test requirements.
• Create detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
• Execute both automated and manual test cycles.
• Identify, document, and track defects.
• Maintain, update, and refactor existing automated regression suites.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to ongoing test process improvements.
• Support validation activities during deployments.
• Analyze test results and provide feedback to development and product teams.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on experience in automated testing.
• Ability to design, implement, and execute automated test cases using established frameworks (Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, etc.).
• Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, testing processes, and best practices.
• Familiarity with defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps) and version control systems such as Git.
• Understanding of test framework architecture and reusable component design for scalable automation.
• Experience working within Agile or iterative development environments.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
• Must be clearable up to Top Secret clearance.

Nice to have

• Bachelors degree
• Experience with Pega or Pega-specific automation tools (such as PegaUnit)
• Familiarity with test management tools and CI systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Experience integrating automation into continuous deployment pipelines
• Background in testing enterprise-level or complex distributed applications
• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience improving test coverage or automation efficiency

Benefits

• Hands-on experience
• Certifications
• Industry training

Before you apply

• Must be clearable up to Top Secret clearance
• Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
• Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.