Key Responsibilities
Automated QA Engineer
* Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for web, mobile, API, and backend applications.
* Create and implement automated functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and performance testing solutions.
* Collaborate with product owners, software engineers, business analysts, and UX teams to understand requirements and define test strategies.
* Participate in requirements reviews, design reviews, and sprint planning activities to ensure testability and quality considerations are addressed early in the development lifecycle.
* Develop and maintain reusable automation frameworks, libraries, and utilities following established coding standards and best practices.
* Create and execute API tests using REST, GraphQL, and other service-based architectures.
* Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
* Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and rapid delivery.
* Implement test data management strategies and support test environment setup and maintenance.
* Monitor product quality metrics and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
* Perform root cause analysis of production defects and provide recommendations to prevent recurrence.
* Create and maintain testing documentation, including test plans, test cases, automation architecture diagrams, and quality reports.
* Participate in code reviews for both application and test automation code.
* Collaborate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
* Advocate for quality engineering best practices across the software development lifecycle.
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Key Qualifications / Requirements
Education
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
Experience
* 3+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance or software development.
* 2+ years of hands-on experience developing automated test solutions using modern automation frameworks and programming languages.
* Experience testing web applications, APIs, and distributed systems.
* Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, testing strategies, and quality assurance principles.
* Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks using tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Appium, or similar technologies.
* Experience with API testing tools and frameworks.
* Proficiency in at least one programming language such as C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or similar.
* Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
* Familiarity with test management, defect tracking, and Agile development practices.
* Experience with Git-based source control workflows.
* Understanding of software architecture, system integrations, and microservices-based applications.
* Experience working within Agile development teams using tools such as Jira and Confluence.
* Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.