Role Description
Job Title:
Automation Tester
Experience Range:
5+ Years
Hiring Location:
[Specify Location – e.g., Bangalore, India / Remote / Hybrid]
Role Proficiency
Ensures adherence to testing practices and processes to improve test coverage, ensure software quality, and support business outcomes through strategic QA initiatives.
Key Responsibilities / Outcomes
- Create detailed test estimates and schedules
- Analyze business processes, conduct risk analysis, and ensure full test coverage
- Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts using Katalon Studio
- Participate in test planning, execution, and reporting
- Prepare and publish test summary reports, RCA reports, and preventive measures
- Collaborate with stakeholders in reviews, walkthroughs, and demos
- Contribute to UAT, functional, and non-functional testing
- Identify defects and perform defect tracking and root cause analysis
- Work in Agile/Waterfall environments and contribute to QA best practices
- Suggest alternate testing strategies that may contribute to cost savings for clients
- Ensure quality documentation, compliance, and traceability (e.g., RTM)
Must-Have Skills
- 5+ years in software testing (manual + automation)
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in automation testing using Katalon Studio
- Strong expertise in:
- Test Plan preparation
- Test Case creation and execution
- Regression testing automation
- Functional and Non-functional testing
- Experience with API testing
- Strong understanding of SDLC and testing methodologies (Agile, Waterfall)
- Experience writing test cases from user stories/requirements
- Ability to conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and prepare test metrics
- Defect lifecycle management and UAT coordination
- Proficiency in using bug tracking tools (e.g., JIRA)
Good-to-Have Skills
- Experience in performance testing of applications and APIs
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks and best practices
- Experience in running and managing UAT sessions
- Exposure to CI/CD and integration with automation tools
- Experience in Test Estimation and Effort Scheduling
- Knowledge of:
- Test design techniques
- Estimation techniques
- Test review efficiency metrics
- Prior experience contributing to knowledge management: best practices, lessons learned
Measures Of Success (KPIs)
- Test Script Creation & Execution Productivity
- Defect Leakage Metrics (% of UAT/Production defects)
- % of Test Case Reuse
- Test Execution Coverage
- Test Review Efficiency
- Defect Acceptance Ratio
Outputs Expected
- Complete Test Design, Development, and Execution artifacts
- Test Summary Reports
- RTM and RCA Documentation
- Contributions to process improvement and cost savings
Skills
Automation Testing,Katalon Studio,Selenium