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QA Automation Developer - Remote

FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,500 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of 3,780 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [SC00]

The ability to work remotely within the United States may be available based on business need. This option is currently not available in the states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, or Washington.


We have recently embarked on a Digital transformation journey where we are reimagining the way we work and serve our users. Our projects benefit the community by aiding in providing safe, reliable electricity to everyone:

  • Customer: create analytics to improve customer satisfaction along the customer journey for a lifetime as they move-in to a residence, pay their bill and move to new residences.
  • Transmission & Distribution: develop algorithms to detect asset failures, reduce outages and provide reliable electricity to customers.
  • Smart Meter: provide customers with the electric usage they need to make smart decisions about their home as well as reduce threats and theft in the electric system.

What you’ll do:

As a QA Test Automator at FirstEnergy you will join a digital transformation team working in an Agile environment and use Java / Selenium to develop test scripts for internal and external web solutions. You will spend your day expanding the automated testing foundation for our applications by creating test scripts.

  • You will translate the functional uses cases from Business Analysts (BA) into the automation test cases. This role may also create the Gherkin scenarios that are the first step in translating a manual test into the automated test script.
  • You will translate the functional uses of the application as described in the test cases from the Gherkin scenarios into the Java Cucumber scripts.
  • You will create the automated test plans needed to test the application through the test automation framework.
  • You will work closely with the BA’s and the development team to ensure that all page objects are accounted for, and the functionality is in alignment with the user’s needs.
  • You will mentor other test automation analysts & developer resources.
  • You will actively participate in a collaborative work environment.

What You Will Need to be Qualified:

  • You have a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science or another related field with 3 years of related experience. In lieu of a degree, you have 5 years of related experience.
    • Related experience includes but is not limited to automating web testing using Java, Selenium, TestNG or similar testing frameworks
  • Has worked and been an active participant on a Scrum team or similar Agile methodology
  • Experience/Knowledge using Azure Dev Ops to manage source code, manage developer tasks and bugs, and perform builds/deploys.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of testing processes, standards, and best practices
  • Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
  • You have strong communication skills and can be a coach/mentor to grow and maximize your team’s potential
  • You are willing to travel throughout the organization and service territory and work extended hours, as required

The following are Preferred Qualifications:

  • Gherkin or equivalent behavior driven development experience
  • Experience with Browserstack service for testing mobile apps.
  • Experience with the ExtentReport library for generating Selenium reports.
  • Experience using the Eclipse IDE or IntelliJ
  • Experience with Maven to support the project build and reporting processes.
  • Working knowledge of the Azure DevOps cloud architecture (to facilitate running our tests asynchronously in Azure)
  • Experience developing against Oracle
  • Previous experience leveraging behavior driven development to align solution to requirements

FirstEnergy will provide competitively priced, high-quality products and value-added services in areas of: • Energy sales and services • Energy delivery • Power supply • Regulated and non-regulated supplemental services related to our core...

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July 23, 2023

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