QA Automation Test Engineer

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Experience with QE for distributed, highly scalable systems
• Hands on experience of working with at least one of GUI based test automation tools for desktop and/or mobile automation.
  
  Experience on multiple tools will be added advantage
• Proficient in writing SQL queries
• Familiarity with process of test automation tool selection test approach
• Experience in designing and development of automation framework and creation of scripts using best industry practices such as Page object model
• Integrate test suites into the test management system and custom test harness
• Familiar with implementation of design patterns, modularization, and user libraries for framework creation
• Can mentor team as well as has short learning curve for new technology
• Good understanding of OOPS concepts and strong programming skills in Java, Groovy,Python, C# JavaScript or any OOPs language
• Understands all aspects of Quality Engineering
• Understanding of SOAP and REST principles
• Thorough understanding of microservices architecture
• In-depth hands-on experience of working with at least one API testing tool like RestAssured,
• SOAP UI, NodeJS
• Hands-on experience working with Postman or similar tool
• Hands-on experience in parsing complex JSON XML and data validation using serialization
• techniques like POJO classes or similar
• Hands-on experience in performing Request and Response Schema validation, Response codes
• and exceptions
• Good Understanding of BDD, TDD methodologies and tools like Cucumber, TestNG, Junit or
• similar.
• Experience in defining API E2E testing strategy, designing and development of API automation
• framework
• Working experience on build tools Maven / Gradle, Git etc
• Experience in creating test pipeline - CI/CD

Preferred: (Mostly for people being hired at the Senior Associate Career Stage)

• Possess domain knowledge to identify issues across those domains, understand their impact,
• and drive resolution [(familiar / expert in domains like retail banking, automobile, insurance,
• betting, food-markets, hotel industry, healthcare)
• Used /Exposure to automation tool for automating mobile applications
• Used /Exposure to automation tool for non-functional testing
• To setup test environment for execution on cloud environments such as Sauce labs, browser stack
• Knowledge of new tools (open source licensed) in the automation world and have the knack to explore them and keep abreast with the latest tools in the market
• Expertise in creating test automation frameworks, implementing and maintaining them on a project
• Experience in the modern agile practices such as BDD/Cucumber , Devops
• Knowledge and experience in service virtualization and tools like CA Lisa
• Hands-on knowledge of setting up PACT Broker and writing PACT tests is desirable
• Experience in test management tools like Xray Zephyr and integration of test framework with these tools
• Understanding of commonly used software design patterns like Builder, Factory, Singleton and Fa ade.

Test Management:

Must Haves

• Able to estimate for low and medium complexity applications and have used at least one of the estimation techniques.
• Able to handle/oversight a small team ranging from 2 -5 people and can guide them during the complete SDLC cycle starting from test case creation till test closure activities
• Well-versed with the most of the activities in defect management process, can define/enhance
• the defect documentation and TAR lifecycle process independently
• Have expertise to enforce/adhere defect or other processes in the team
• Preferred (Mostly for people being hired at the Senior Associate Career Stage)
• Mentored or coached at least one person
• Can define Automation Test strategy and test plan for low and medium complexity applications
• taking into account the business needs, ROI etc
• Able to maintain and report test coverage matrix
• Able to identify device coverage for the application in question.
• Can devise regression testing approach

Soft Skills:

• Possess excellent Communication skills (written, verbal both formal informal)
• Helps to create a positive, collaborative working environment for the team.
• Quick grasping and flexibility to adapt to new technologies/processes
• Ability to multi-task under pressure and work independently with minimal supervision.
  
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• Ability to prioritize when under pressure
• Efficiently makes tough decisions and communicates them effectively.
• Independently manages operational level client meetings.
  
  Develops strong relationships with
• appropriate client stakeholders.
  
  Acts as the primary POC/facilitator for planned (regular) client
• meetings.
  
  Manages peer-level client relationships (expectations, communications, negotiations,escalation, feedback, etc)

Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations