QA Automation Engineer
Flair Deck Consulting
Full-time
On-site
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
QA Automation Engineer
Overview:
The QA Automation Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products. They are responsible for designing, implementing, and executing automated test scripts, as well as identifying and reporting defects. This role is essential in maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency in our software development process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain automation test scripts for web and mobile applications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test scenarios and acceptance criteria
- Execute automated test suites and analyze results
- Identify, record, and track defects to resolution
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of automated testing processes and frameworks
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide testing insights
- Integrate test automation into the CI/CD pipeline
- Conduct API testing and validate system integration
- Perform code reviews and contribute to improving coding standards
- Provide accurate and timely reporting of test status and quality metrics
- Stay updated with industry best practices and emerging technologies in QA automation
- Collaborate with manual testers to optimize testing efforts
- Support the creation and maintenance of test data and environments
- Contribute to the development and execution of performance and load testing
- Assist in troubleshooting and reproducing issues in different environments
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Proven experience in automation testing and Selenium WebDriver
- Deep understanding of CI/CD practices and principles
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies
- Strong scripting and programming skills, particularly in Java
- Thorough knowledge of quality assurance principles and techniques
- Experience in API testing and validation
- Familiarity with testing tools and frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, or Cucumber
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Solid understanding of software development lifecycle and testing methodologies
- Good communication and documentation skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Certifications in software testing or test automation is a plus
- Experience with performance and load testing tools is desirable