- Role: Automation Test Engineer
Preferred Skills
Key responsibilities:
- Automation Strategy & Framework Development: Design, construct, customize, and maintain comprehensive test automation frameworks from scratch, establishing automation solutions for our products and services.
- Test Automation & Execution: Develop scalable and maintainable test frameworks and integrate them into robust CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable software delivery. You'll also execute automated test suites, analyze results, and report on software quality.
- Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the automation team, sharing expertise and elevating overall team performance.
- Collaboration & Process Improvement: Collaborate closely with development, product, and other QA teams to define technical solutions and operational processes that enhance overall team efficiency and product quality.
- Problem Solving & Innovation: Investigate automation risks and effectively handle failures. You'll also develop custom testing solutions, demonstrating innovation beyond relying solely on known templates/practices.
Requirements (Qualifications/Experience/Competencies)
- Minimum 5-6 plus years of hands-on automation experience with a proven ability to design, construct, customize, and maintain test automation frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience in architecting automation solutions from scratch for products and services.
- Strong knowledge of design patterns and their application in test automation.
- Ability to define technical solutions and operational processes to elevate team performance.
- Skilled in developing custom testing solutions rather than solely relying on known templates/practices.
- In-depth knowledge of multiple open-source tools for Web test automation (e.g., Playwright/Cypress) and API test automation [MUST].
- Proficient in at least one scripting language (JavaScript/Python) [MUST].
- Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple, diverse projects simultaneously.
- Able to implement and mentor the team with automation expertise.
Good to Have
- Experience with Performance automation (e.g., JMeter, k6).
- Experience with Mobile Automation (e.g., Appium).
Notice Period- Due to the criticality of the project, we are expecting someone who can join us atleast within 2 weeks at Trivandrum