Quality Engineer - Selenium + Python

The Impact:

As an Software QA Engineer, you will make a significant contribution in building solutions to test applications across Web/ Mobile/API/Services platforms. Your challenge will be reducing the time to market for products without compromising quality, by leveraging automation and innovation. You will use a wide range of technologies and have the opportunity to interact with different internal teams.

Whats in it for you:

Working with a team of highly skilled, ambitious and result-oriented professionals.

• Using a wide range of cutting-edge technology to innovate while testing.
• An ever-challenging environment to hone your existing skills in Automation, Performance, service layer testing, SQL scripting etc.
• A great opportunity to think and execute like a developer while performing the role of QA.
• Being a part of an organization which values Culture of Urgency and Shift Left approaches.
• A plenty of skill building, knowledge sharing, and innovation opportunities.
• Building a fulfilling career with a global financial technology company.

Responsibilities:

• Develop automation scripts that meet organization standards and build reliable, reusable, and maintainable automated regression suites & test harness
• Leverage tools and frameworks to build automation scripts with quality code to simplify testing scenarios
• Design and develop test plans, test cases based upon functional and design specifications, execute test cases and analyze and report test results to the teams
• Focus on building efficient solutions for Web, Services/APIs, Database, mobile testing requirements.
• Participate actively in functional, system and regression testing activities
• Contributes towards identification, creation, execution, and automation of test scenarios with quality first mindset.
• To be the voice of quality within and outside of scrum teams. Ensuring quality throughout the SDLC process from requirement gathering to production release.
• Supports and Implements Quality Assurance Metrics architecture within Scrum Teams.
• Contributes towards execution ensuring adoption towards frequent prioritization, frequent changes, and quality releases.
• Independently implements in-sprint test automation and performance across team deliverables.
• Has detailed knowledge of QA and metrics architecture processes.
• Has detailed knowledge of the functioning, database, architecture, dependencies, and business use of the application/components that the scrum team is responsible for."
• Solve a range of routine problems and analyze possible solutions using standard procedures
• Solve problems with general oversight or interaction on routine work and with detailed instruction on new work assignments
• Independently reaches out to members outside of the immediate teams to help resolve problems that the team faces.
• Work independently and within own team
• Build internal and external working relationships
• Achieve personal objectives and contribute to the achievement of team objectives

What Were Looking For:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in software testing or development with good understanding of testing, coding and debugging procedures
• Experience in programming using Python/C#/Java or other languages
• Experience in design and development of automated tests using automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Appium) with exposure in testing across the application layers (UI/Service/Data layers/Mobile)
• Experience in advising team to identify automatable test cases at different layers (UI, Services and Data layer tests). Ability to working with developers to build automation/performance friendly code is a plus.
• Experience in refactoring test automation/performance suites as necessary
• Experience working with SOAP and REST service and understanding of SOA architecture
• Experience of SQL/PL-SQL, writing SQL queries
• Exposure to Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices and experience in Agile methodology is highly desirable
• Exposure to testing in CI, DevOps, rolling deployment/upgrade model is highly desirable
• Experience in developing Test Plans and Test Cases, engage in Exploratory Testing, creating and maintaining Defect Reports
• Demonstrate ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong communication skills and ability to produce clear, concise and detailed documentation
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills
• Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent is preferred.