Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Appium/Selenium

<p><p><b>About the Role :<br/></b><br/>We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented QA Automation Engineer with expertise in Appium and Selenium to join our Quality Engineering team.<br/><br/></p><p>The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated test frameworks for web and mobile applications.<br/><br/></p><p>You will work closely with developers, product managers, and QA leads to ensure our applications meet the highest standards of reliability, usability, and performance.<br/><br/><b>Key Responsibilities :</b><br/><br/>- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium for web and Appium for mobile (Android/iOS) applications.<br/><br/>- Collaborate with development and QA teams to understand business requirements, application functionality, and user workflows.<br/><br/>- Build and maintain scalable test frameworks for functional, regression, smoke, and UI testing.<br/><br/>- Integrate automated test suites into the CI/CD pipeline using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.<br/><br/>- Analyze test results, report bugs, and track defects using tools like JIRA, Bugzilla, or similar.<br/><br/>- Contribute to test planning, test case design, and test data management strategies.<br/><br/>- Maintain high test coverage and participate in code reviews of automated test scripts.<br/><br/>- Ensure cross-browser and cross-device compatibility for web and mobile apps.<br/><br/>- Collaborate with DevOps teams to set up and maintain test environments and cloud-based test execution (e.g., BrowserStack, Sauce Labs).<br/><br/>- Document test strategies, frameworks, and best practices for knowledge sharing and scalability.<br/><br/><b>Required Skills & Qualifications :</b><br/><br/>- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.<br/><br/>- 6- 7 years of experience in test automation with strong hands-on skills in:<br/><br/>- Selenium WebDriver for web testing<br/><br/>- Appium for Android and iOS mobile automation<br/><br/>- Strong programming/scripting knowledge in Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.<br/><br/>- Experience working with BDD/TDD frameworks like Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, PyTest, or Mocha.<br/><br/>- Experience with API testing tools like Postman, RestAssured, or SoapUI.<br/><br/>- Familiarity with version control systems like Git and tools like GitHub, GitLab.<br/><br/>- Experience with build and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).<br/><br/>- Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and QA processes</p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)