Automation Engineer - Python

• Design, develop, and implement scalable and maintainable automated test scripts and frameworks using Python.
• Identify opportunities for automation to improve testing efficiency and coverage across various layers (UI, API, database).
• Contribute to the overall test automation strategy and roadmap.
• Execute automated test suites, analyze test results, and identify defects.
• Generate comprehensive test reports and communicate findings to development and product teams.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for RESTful APIs and other web services using Python's requests library or similar tools.
• Validate data integrity, functionality, and performance of API endpoints.
• Create and maintain automated UI tests using frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress (with Python bindings).
• Ensure cross-browser and responsive design compatibility.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) to enable continuous testing and rapid feedback.
• Work closely with DevOps engineers to optimize the automation pipeline.
• Work within an Agile/Scrum team, actively participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Utilize Git for version control and collaborate effectively on shared test codebases.
• Promote and enforce best practices in test automation, coding standards, and quality assurance processes.
• Analyze complex software systems to identify potential risks and develop effective test strategies.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues within the automation framework and application under test.
  

What You Bring

• 5 to 9 years of professional experience in software quality assurance and test automation.
• Strong proficiency in Python for test automation scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Python-based test automation frameworks such as Pytest, Unittest, or similar.
• Proven experience in automating API testing using libraries like Requests.
• Solid experience with UI automation tools like Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, or similar.
• Expertise with Git and collaborative version control workflows (e.g., branching, merging, pull requests).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and STLC.
  

Desired Skills (Good To Have)

• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Locust).
• Knowledge of security testing principles and tools.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and testing applications deployed in the cloud.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Database testing experience (SQL/NoSQL).
• Exposure to Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) frameworks like Behave or Cucumber.
• Experience with mobile application test automation.