Test Automation Engineer

Overview:

• Designing and developing automation scripts using open source tools and other testing technologies available in the market
• Identifying, analyzing, and documenting bugs or defects in software code
• Working closely with software developers to ensure the software product is up to standard
• Developing and executing test cases to diagnose issues and bugs, creating test data when required to aid test automation development
• Implementing automation test framework and testing strategies
• Conducting diagnostic analysis and troubleshooting to resolve complex software issues
• Managing testing resources and continuously improving the testing process
• Keeping updated with the latest industry trends and technologies in the field of software testing and proposing new tools that can help improve testing process
• Maintaining documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software. Proper test reporting to showcase testing progress
• Participating in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems
• Knowledge about defect life cycle and ensuring all the defects are addressed suitably before final release with on time completion of testing tasks
• Functional manual testing of test cases which are not automatable
• Strong work experience in testing life cycle starting from test case requirement understanding, test case development until test closure

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience working as a Test Automation Engineer on Agile Scrum projects and preferably with an Engineering degree or equivalent.
• Core test automation scripting experience using Selenium tool including Web Driver, TestNG
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft .Net C# programming language to implementing Test Automation Scripts using Selenium tool
• Good knowledge about Microsoft Technologies like Visual Studio and IDE like VS Code for code development platform
• Understanding the Project requirements and developing the test cases considering coverage across UI, Functional, API, DB testing and cross product.
• Performing functional testing, API testing, DB testing within the SDLC.
• Tracking the defects and tasks using Microsoft Azure and Click Up tool
• Conduct root cause analysis for test failures and generate test report
• Identifying the test scenarios and time effort to automate the same.
• Developing Automation scripts Using C-Sharp, Selenium, N-Unit and extend reports.
• Developing efficient and reusable code to build Framework for API test automation using C#, HTTP Client, N-Unit and Extent reports.
• Performing regular maintenance and code refactoring of automation scripts and validate its reliability to enhance the effectiveness of test automation
• Process suggestion and Improvement in both SDLC and STLC.
• Contributed in developing Test Strategy and Planning.
• Experience on Automation Framework development and knowledge of Cucumber framework
• Experience in CI/CD configuration, release process and deployment pipelines using tools like Maven, Jenkins
• Knowledge of additional skills related to Java, C-Sharp, PHP and willing to learn new tools and technologies as per industry standards
• Come up with various testing metrics related to defects, test automation, test progress etc.. and publish the same to leadership on frequent intervals
• Experience in business driven development and test driven development of test automation
• Knowledge of configuration management tools like Git, GitHub and Gitlab
• Experience in using database like MS-SQL, MongoDB, RDBMS
• Experience in using Postman tool platform to build, test, design, modify, and document APIs
• Experience in using Browser Stack tool to test websites and mobile applications across on-demand browsers and operating systems
• Knowledge of using dynamic application security testing (DAST) and static application security testing (SAST)

Soft Skills and Behavioral Expectations:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate well under pressure.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing environments.
• Sound decision making ability.
• Should be ready to work in rotational shifts to support US time zones
• Should demonstrate collaborative team work to win as a team
• Should have good presentation and articulation skills
• Should be able to document the work for highlighting the progress
• Should be able to work in hybrid environments
• Should have a long sight towards latest advancement in the technology industry