QA Automation Engineer

Position Description:

The ideal candidate will perform software quality assurance testing across banking product domains and is proficient with various automation tools and techniques. The individual should be highly experienced with functional testing, possess good automation testing skills, and take ownership of items independently while tracking to closure. The candidate will liaise with global teams to understand requirements, create test cases (e.g., unit, component, multi-component), as well as automate and deliver projects. The position requires attention to detail, coupled with ownership, to ensure the delivery of high quality applications.

Responsibilities

Work on QA processes with heavy focus on execution of automation with various automation tools and techniques. Contribute to Automation Frameworks, and automate testcases ensuring comprehensive automation coverage Develop utilities and customized frameworks aligning with DevOps practices Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate test and automation activities independently. Review quality specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback Record and document debugging procedures. Track test metrics, such as test coverage, defect densities, and open defect counts, to gain and share insights about quality issues. Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases following company standards within required timeframes Perform thorough manual regression testing when technical issues are resolved and know how to automate those tests. Actively contribute and participate in daily stand-ups, and Agile Sprint planning and grooming sessions. Design tests based on Agile specifications for functionality and expected behavior Stay up-to-date with new testing approaches, tools and test strategies.

Required Skills

-5 - 7 years of proven work experience in QA with an emphasis on QA automation. 4+ years of demonstrable experience in automation technologies including Selenium, Protractor, UFT, Junit, Gherkin, JMeter etc and scripting languages including Peal, Python and/or Java.

-Experience in services/API testing and automation. In-depth knowledge of test management software (e.g. ALM, Jira, qTest, Zephyr).

-Proficiency in usage of SQL queries for databases or large datasets.

-Expertise in working with XML, XSLT and SOAP, and JSON formats.

-Experience in Agile methodology and Devops with Integrating automated tests in Continuous Integration and Delivery pipeline Strong analytical and problem solving skills

-Team player with good communication skills to work effectively in a global team.

Desired Skills pear

-Working knowledge of kafka & cloud based application architecture and principles.

-Prior experience working in the Financial Services Industry

Educational Qualification:

Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.