Public Sector Test Automation
A comprehensive test automation initiative for one of the largest state government IT systems in the United States, ensuring reliability and compliance across critical public services.
Project Overview
Service Type
Process Automation
Technologies Used
The Challenge
The State of California faced significant challenges maintaining quality across their multi-million dollar enterprise systems. Manual testing processes were time-consuming, error-prone, and unable to keep pace with the volume of regulatory changes and system updates. Critical public services required 99.9% uptime, but the existing QA processes created bottlenecks that delayed releases by weeks, sometimes months. Additionally, the complexity of interdependent systems made regression testing a monumental task that consumed thousands of hours annually.
Our Solution
We implemented a comprehensive test automation framework encompassing regression, unit, and smoke testing across multiple applications. Our team designed a behavior-driven development (BDD) approach using Cucumber to make test cases readable by both technical and non-technical stakeholders. We built an extensive Selenium-based automation suite integrated with Jenkins for continuous testing and Azure DevOps for seamless pipeline management. The solution included parallel test execution capabilities, detailed reporting dashboards, and automated defect tracking integration.
The Results
The automated testing framework transformed the state's QA capabilities, enabling faster releases while dramatically improving system reliability. The solution now handles thousands of test cases that previously required manual execution, freeing up the QA team to focus on exploratory testing and complex scenarios.
“Optiwise transformed our testing capabilities. What used to take weeks now happens overnight, and we've seen a dramatic improvement in the quality of our releases. This partnership has been instrumental in our digital transformation journey.”
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