Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Company Description

Initialyze is a leading software development and technology services company specializing in experience management and the digital marketing domain. We are passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences and offer expertise in design, consulting, platform engineering, digital marketing, and data. Committed to excellence in delivery, we build strong and lasting relationships with our clients. Our digital marketing accelerators, known as "Initialyzers," provide a best-in-class library of components for leading experience management platforms like Adobe Experience Manager. Our team has successfully designed and implemented digital marketing platforms for enterprises such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, Terumo, LinkedIn, Intel, and Apple.

You are analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about building scalable and reliable test automation solutions. If you enjoy problem-solving, writing clean automation scripts, and ensuring high-quality software delivery, this role at Initialyze could be a perfect fit for you.

Location:

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and architects to define test strategies and quality standards.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, integration, UI, and API testing.
• Execute manual test cases when necessary and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitHub Actions or similar).
• Perform API testing using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or similar frameworks.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Appium, or equivalent.
• Apply data structures and efficient coding practices to optimize test scripts and data handling.
• Document, track, and report defects using bug tracking tools.
• Manage test data, environments, and version-controlled automation code repositories (Git).
• Collaborate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to continuous process improvement.
• Define, capture, and report quality metrics and test results.

Skills Required:

• 5+ years of experience in QA Automation.
• Strong proficiency in automation tools: Selenium*, Playwright*, Appium, or similar.
• API testing experience (Postman, RestAssured, etc.).
• Strong coding skills in JavaScript or Java.
• Solid understanding of data structures and their application in test automation.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Proficient with Git and version control workflows.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Requirement

• BS degree in an associated field or other advanced certification along with equivalent experience
• JMeter for performance / load testing
• Minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in Software Quality Assurance including writing manual tests and execution
• Exposure to functional automation framework implementation and hands-on coding
• Exposure to AZURE dev ops, CI/CD integration
• Exposure to following technologies: RDMS, SQL, *nix, windows, XML and Java
• Strong foundation in various SDLC methodologies
• Exposure to scripting languages like Jscript, Python would be an added advantage