Avo Automation is a SaaS business focused on automation of the software delivery process.
Our Platform is recognized as leader by market leading analyst like Gartner and G2.
We are a young and fast-moving business that looks for hungry and driven people to join our team.
We offer a holistic, enterprise-grade platform that unifies test automation and test data management.
Avo Automation works with clients across the globe.
Our mission is to help businesses assure digital perfection.
We are backed by SLK Group, a leading technology provider, with offices in USA, Europe and India.
The automation testing market growing at 18% annually is already valued at over USD 20 Billion, that’s just the product industry.
The testing services market is over USD 200 Billion.
Testing takes 20-30 % of entire software delivery effort.
To put in another way let’s assume an application you use every day, took 1 year to build testing alone took 3 month of entire build time.
QA Skill Set for 5 Years of Experience in Automation and No-Code/Low-Code Automation
Core QA Skills
- Strong understanding of QA fundamentals: SDLC, STLC, defect life cycle, release process
- Expertise in test planning, estimation, and prioritization
- Proficiency in writing detailed test cases, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria
- Hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum methodology and CI/CD practices
- Manual testing: functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and exploratory testing
- Experience in UI, API, and database validation
- Defect reporting, tracking, and performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Automation Testing Skills
- Programming & Scripting: Proficient in at least one language (Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript).
Strong in OOPs, data structures, exception handling, and debugging - Automation Frameworks:
- Selenium WebDriver for UI automation
- TestNG / JUnit / NUnit / xUnit
- BDD tools: Cucumber / SpecFlow
- API automation: Postman (collections + Newman), RestAssured, Playwright, Cypress
- Framework Design:
- Page Object Model (POM), hybrid, and data-driven frameworks
- Reusable utilities and custom reporting (Extent, Allure)
- CI/CD integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
- Other Areas:
- Database testing automation using SQL
- Performance testing basics with k6, JMeter
- Cross-browser and mobile automation using BrowserStack, Appium
No-Code / Low-Code Automation Skills
- Test Automation Platforms:
- Hands-on with tools like Testim.Io, Katalon Studio, Leapwork, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft.
- Experience in CI/CD integration with no-code/low-code tools
- Ability to extend automation flows with scripting when required
- API & Workflow Automation:
- Postman collections and monitors
Supporting/Advanced Skills
- Version control with Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket
- Defect tracking using JIRA, Azure Boards, Rally, TFS
- Test management tools: Zephyr, TestRail, qTest
- Basic cloud and container knowledge: Docker, Selenium Grid, cloud execution providers (SauceLabs, BrowserStack)
- Quality metrics: test coverage, code coverage, QA dashboards
Soft Skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management
- Experience in mentoring junior testers and leading small QA teams
- Participation in sprint ceremonies: planning, grooming, retrospectives
- Ability to evaluate and recommend automation tools (code & no-code)
- Strong documentation and reporting skills
Expectations for a 5-Year QA Professional:
- Hands-on in scripting automation frameworks
- Proficient in using at least one no-code/low-code platform
- Ability to manage end-to-end test automation strategy across UI, API, and workflows
- Contributing to test strategy decisions and mentoring team members