Junior QA Automation Engineer

As a Junior QA Automation Engineer at our company, you will work closely with developers, product managers, and senior QA engineers to design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts for our applications. Your responsibilities will include: - Collaborating with the QA and development teams to understand requirements and create automated test cases. - Developing, maintaining, and executing automated test scripts for web, mobile, and API testing. - Performing regression, functional, and integration testing using automation frameworks. - Reporting, tracking, and verifying software defects using bug tracking tools such as JIRA. - Ensuring automated tests are integrated into CI/CD pipelines. - Assisting in analyzing test results and identifying root causes of failures. - Working on test data creation and environment setup. - Continuously learning and improving automation practices and tools. To be successful in this role, you should have: - A Bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Basic knowledge of QA methodologies, software testing life cycle (STLC), and defect management. - Hands-on experience with at least one automation tool/framework (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium). - Understanding of programming/scripting languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript. - Familiarity with API testing tools like Postman or RestAssured. - Exposure to CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. - Good communication and teamwork skills. It would be beneficial if you also have knowledge of performance or load testing tools (e.g., JMeter), experience with version control systems like Git, and exposure to cloud-based testing platforms such as BrowserStack or Sauce Labs.,