Ideal Candidate Profile: Seeking a Sr.Test Automation Engineer, is responsible for coding and executing automation test scripts. The candidate will be responsible for analyzing user stories and creating automated integration, system and acceptance test cases to ensure software quality and compliance with business intent. Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for the analysis of scoring functional requirements, developing, executing test cases, test scripts for User interface, API, relational database, and evaluating test results to determine compliance with test plans and established business processes.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Design, improve, and maintain automated testing frameworks and methodologies, and establish modern testing best practices across multiple products
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and partner with DevOps teams to ensure stable, reliable, and scalable automated test execution environments
Develop automation scripts using tools and technologies such as Playwright, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Sinon, Selenium, Cypress, BrowserStack, and Postman
Build and execute automated tests for frontend applications, browser interactions, serverless Node.js backends, and APIs
Test and validate mobile application functionality on real iOS and Android devices, ensuring compatibility, performance, and end-to-end reliability
Develop and maintain UI automation for native mobile applications and automate backend validation for mobile workflows
Utilize AWS services, such as Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and related components to validate application behavior, data processing, integrations and backend workflows
Define and produce comprehensive test strategies, test plans, scenarios, and test data aligned with business and technical requirements
Perform both automated and manual testing, including functional, regression, integration, system, exploratory, accessibility, and compatibility testing
Investigate defects by reproducing issues, validating fixes, and documenting findings clearly for development teams
Provide mentorship and technical leadership in QA automation, guiding team members on frameworks, tools, and best practices.
Collaborate closely with software engineers, product owners, and business analysts to identify appropriate test coverage and ensure high quality story delivery
Validate and confirm externally reported issues, communicate details to development teams, and verify resolutions
Contribute to the evaluation, selection, and implementation of testing tools, technologies, and methodologies to enhance automation and overall QA effectiveness
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Communicate testing progress, risks, results, and quality metrics through clear verbal and written updates
Maintain a strong understanding of application architecture, AWS cloud components, mobile technologies, and evolving business requirements to continuously refine testing practices and coverage
Code automated tests for:
js frontend/browser interaction
Serverless Node.js backends
Provide guidance to others in carrying out QA duties, while performing technically advanced responsibilities
Establish and maintain technical testing methodologies and processes
Develop test strategies, scenarios and plans. Oversee the development of and/or develops and maintains test data
Develop and deliver verbal and written status reports on the testing of the features
Work with software engineers and product owners to identify tests to ensure quality and accuracy of story delivery
Assist in the confirmation of bugs reported from outside sources, document and communicate them to the development team. Verify when resolved
Assist in the identification, selection, and implementation of software tools and technologies, and testing techniques and procedures that facilitate automated testing and quality assurance
Required Skills & Experience
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or MIS
5 - 7 years of experience in software systems, programming, testing and quality assurance
Working experience with tools cited above
Strong JavaScript and Node.js development experience
Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and browser DOM
Experience working in Agile methodologies
Working experience with CICD and DevOps
Experience testing code running in Amazon Web Services, especially AWS Lambda
Experience developing testing strategies and identifying comprehensive test scenarios based on business requirements
Experience in leveraging AI tools for automated testing
Ability to mentor development team on QA automation practices and modern testing strategies
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Must be able to work as a member of cross-functional project teams
Excellent problem solving and analytical ability
Able to function both with minimal supervision and in a team-oriented unit
Deep interest in expanding educational opportunities for all students
