Job Abstract

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

COMPANY:            National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
TITLE:            Lead QA Engineer Automation
LOCATION:                 Washington, D.C.

DUTIES:     Leads all phases of QA process and the implementation of QA objectives and the monitoring and evaluation of requirement and test deliverables. Interacts with all members of the project team to assure successful development, testing, and implementation of project requirements to ensure that projects meet Amtrak’s quality deployment goals. Works on projects of all levels of complexity within any of the IT development environments. Coordinates with the Development & Operations (DevOps) and Release Management Teams. Identifies and proposes areas of improvement throughout the QA process. Adheres to and enforces QA processes. Conducts investigations on identified technical and operational problems on installed networks, systems, and products. Establishes liaison relationships with business partners and IT departments to provide process solutions to meet user needs. Provides consistent communication, mentoring, and instruction to team members. Supports continued evolution of QA strategies and activities supporting best practices and quality deployments.

REQUIREMENTS:     Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Electronic Engineering, or a related field followed by five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience as a Lead QA Engineer Automation or any occupation related to Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. Must also have at least five (5) years of experience: (1) Creating, maintaining, and updating BDD-TestNG /POM automation framework with extensive Java/JScoding knowledge; (2) Integrating Automation on frameworks with mobile based servers (Android/iOS) along with different automation reporting such as extent, Kibana, html; (3) Testing with tools such as JIRA, HPALM, Zyphyr, X-Ray, Java, JS, Selenium, Rest Assured, Cucumber, Android and iOS devices; and (4) Supporting CICD pipeline integration with batch and scheduled job creation. Must also have four (4) years of experience (5) executing Web and Mobile testing with multi-browser/multi-threaded automation suites. All experience may be acquired concurrently. Remote work permitted in accordance with standard company policy. All positions require pre-employment background check verification and a pre-employment drug screen.

SALARY:        $135,900 per year

CONTACT:    To apply, https://bit.ly/3y5LlNB. Please reference Job Code: 7118643.

Requisition ID:161623
Posting Location(s):District of Columbia
Job Family/Function:Engineering 
Relocation Offered:No 
Travel Requirements:0 - 5% 
 

You power our progress through your performance.
 

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.  

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.