Overview
The QA Automation Engineer will be responsible for developing and implementing automated tests to ensure the quality and stability of software applications.
Will work closely with the development team to identify test requirements, design test cases, and execute tests.
The primary task of this position is to write and maintain automated test scripts using various automation tools, frameworks, and programming languages.
Will work with tools like Cypress, Selenium, Postman, or Appium to automate front-end, back-end, and mobile application testing, simulating user actions and interactions with the software, allowing for systematic and comprehensive testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the QA team to identify test requirements, design test cases, and develop automated test scripts using industry-leading tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, JMeter, Postman, or Appium.
- Execute and maintain automated test scripts using Continuous Integration (CI) tools like Jenkins, ensuring the quality and stability of software applications.
- Work closely with the development team, utilizing version control systems like Git, to identify and resolve software defects or issues, and participate in code reviews.
- Design and execute regression tests using test management tools to verify the impact of changes or updates to the software.
- Analyze test results using tools like Splunk or ELK stack and generate comprehensive reports to communicate defects or issues to the development team and stakeholders.
- Participate in requirement analysis using collaboration tools like Jira, create test strategies, plans, and schedules.
- Continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the automation testing process by staying up to date with industry-leading tools and emerging trends such as shift-left testing or Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).
- Collaborate with QA and development teams to define and implement continuous integration and deployment pipelines using tools like Jenkins.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as product managers and designers, utilizing project management tools like Jira or Trello, to ensure the software meets customer expectations and user requirements.
- Document and maintain test cases, scripts, and other testing artifacts using tools like Confluence to ensure clear understanding and reusability of the automated test suite.
- Conduct root cause analysis for any identified defects using tools like Jira and collaborate with the development team to address them.
- Provide guidance and support to the QA team members, conducting knowledge sharing sessions and utilizing collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams, to foster a culture of automation testing excellence and continuous learning.
Experience
- More than 3 years performing well in complex business and technical environments.
- Experience in Automation scripting and Test over the entire Software Development Lifecycle.
- Experience testing Web Apps, REST API testing and mobile applications.
- Expertise in planning and performing test planning, execution tasks and defect management reporting.
- Working experience with JIRA and other collaboration tools.
- Working experience with Selenium, Cypress, TestNG.
- API Test tools experience such as SoapUI, Postman, JMeter.
- Prefer experience using SQL and other non-relational databases.
Microsoft SQL Server is preferred.
- Significant knowledge and testing experience in the use of Agile testing methodologies.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes
- Ability to drive results, with limited management oversight
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with teams
- Able to work in a fast paced agile environment
- Proven ability to scale testing approaches to meet demand
- Prefer knowledge or experience in agile methodologies
- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
- Ability to multitask working on multiple projects, across different applications
- Ability to work independently as well as with a team in a collaborative setting
- Energetic, enthusiastic, self-motivated with a positive attitude
- Very strong oral and written communication skills
- Must also have experience with Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Visio and Microsoft SQL Server
- ISTQB certification or similar will be an advantage
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