Senior QA Automation Engineer

You are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Senior QA Automation Engineer to join the quality engineering team at OpsTree. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java-based test automation, deep experience with Selenium and Page Object Model (POM) design patterns, and hands-on expertise in API testing using Postman. Your main responsibility will be designing, developing, and maintaining robust automation frameworks to ensure the quality and performance of products. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design, write, and execute detailed manual test cases, test plans, and scripts based on business and technical requirements. - Perform functional, regression, UAT, and acceptance testing for web and mobile applications. - Conduct Web Services/API testing using Postman or Swagger. - Lead/contribute in design, creation, and adoption of automation frameworks, guiding the automation team on best practices(preferred lang Java, python). - Conduct web automation testing using tools such as Selenium, Protractor, or equivalent. - Perform database validations using SQL queries and scripts. - Execute performance testing to assess system behaviour under load conditions. - Create and maintain comprehensive test documentation, including test strategies, risk assessments, and test result reports. - Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure the application functions meet business needs. - Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives. - Review system requirements and technical design documents for testability and completeness. - Mentor junior QA team members and review their deliverables to ensure high-quality output aligned with established testing frameworks. - Lead QA-related communication with business owners and stakeholders, providing test updates, risk analysis, and timelines. **Required Qualifications:** - Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. - Minimum of 5 years of experience in manual software testing, with additional hands-on automation experience. - Strong proficiency in test scenario design, test case creation, and test execution. - Expertise in API testing, SQL/database validation, and performance testing tools. - Familiarity with test management and bug tracking tools such as JIRA and TestRail. - Solid experience in designing and maintaining automation frameworks. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail. **Preferred Qualifications:** - Experience with TestNG or JUnit. - Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins. - Working knowledge of tools like Maven or Gradle. - Understanding of BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.,