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Full Stack Developer II, Tester

Department:
Data & Analytics
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Grade:
USU Grade 9
Salary Range:
$92,270 - $138,415
Benefits:
Posting Date:
September 18, 2024

This position in the Data & Analytics Department is responsible for both software development and testing tasks with a focus on the testability, quality, robustness, reliability, and performance of production-ready software. The Full Stack Developer II, Tester, will be part of the architecture design, software development, and testing of the solutions built in-house or develop in partnership with third-party vendors. Under the general direction of the Assistant Director, Development and Operations provide a high degree of customer service, information privacy and availability, data safety, and recoverability for the AFSCME user community.

 

Duties:

 

  • Identify, design, and implement technical solutions increasing test effectiveness and coverage, while reducing the cost of test execution.
  • Assist in the design and development of efficient, reusable and intuitive Web applications, microservices and database changes to meet user needs.
  • Analyze and understand design and source code to establish test hooks and API testing.
  • Design and implement industry-standard testing and continuous deployment frameworks that facilitate both reusability and scalability for mobile and web applications built in-house or developed in partnership with third-party vendors.
  • Analyze test data and results to identify patterns and influence software quality and reliability.
  • Set up, maintain, and perform build, deploy, and test automation frameworks on multiple application platforms, such as mobile and web, and build test scenarios and acceptance tests.
  • Research test tools, methodologies, and trends to create and/or upgrade existing practices and processes.
  • Ensure software stability via regression and unit testing so production operations run successfully.
  • Lead the implementation approach for automation testing and code quality screening tools and frameworks.
  • Keep current on emerging technologies via professional organizations, technical or functional reference manuals and periodicals, and other external sources, and transitioning knowledge to IS management/staff.
  • Document work performed following department standards and reports on the progress and status of assigned projects to managers.
  • Provide support to users by conducting in-depth analysis and resolving user problems with custom-developed or packaged applications.
  • Must be able to independently design, code, and test major features, as well as lead/work jointly with other team members to deliver complex changes.
  • Performing other duties as assigned.

 

Requirements:

Education and Experience

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Computer Science or equivalent with a minimum of five (5) years of related work experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

 

 

Skills Requirements:

  • Strong programming experience, including client- and server- side Javascript/Typescript development.
  • Strong experience developing both unit and integration tests for RESTful APIs and AWS lambda microservices using test automation frameworks such as JEST.
  • Strong experience developing web app UI tests, including the use of browser automation frameworks like Webdriver.IO.
  • Strong experience with automated mobile app integration testing, particularly device-based testing with Flutter.
  • Strong experience automating running of tests and deployment procedures using CI/CD tools such as CircleCI and Github Actions.
  • Experience with the use of IaC frameworks, like Serverless and Pulumi.
  • Strong experience building event-sourced microservices, with a good understanding of message-based architectures, and all related protocols and technologies (HTTP, JSON, OAuth, message buses like SNS and SQS).
  • Strong experience building web services, like REST/OAuth/JSON, and a good understanding of microservices architecture.
  • Experience with relational database development, database queries, stored procedures, and data modeling (e.g., PostgreSQL, MS SQL).
  • Familiarity with "NoSQL" database systems, including key-value stores and document indexes (DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis/Valkey, ScyllaDB).
  • Strong experience in developing in and deploying to a Cloud environment (such as Amazon Web Services) and DevOps.
  • Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes or similar tools.
  • Strong experience with source code/configuration management tools (GitHub), branching/merging, build, and deploy technique
  • Experience with collaboration tools (e.g., Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence).
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

 

Travel & Work hours 

  • Extended work hours, travel, and a valid driver’s license are required.

 

 

**A Skills Assessment may be required of all candidates. **