Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Job Description: Key Experiences:

• 9+ years of proven experience in the software development industry, participating in a team environment.

• 5+ years of experience in UI automation, such as Selenium WebDriver.

• 5+ years of proven experience in testing web services such as RESTful API.

• 3+ years of proven experience in performance testing using tools such as Apache JMeter.

• 2+ years of working in a cloud-based development and production environment such as AWS.

• 3+ years of proven experience with programming languages such Java/C#. Familiarity with Python is a plus. Seeking candidates with solid coding proficiency in Java or C#.

• Proficient with both SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Experienced working in Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) environments.

• Having AWS/Cloud technologies and AI/ML powered applications knowledge are big plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and execute functional and automation testing for applications.

• Develop and execute automated test scripts using testing tools; document and summarize results.

• Build, update, and maintain UI automation test cases using Selenium with C# (flexibility to learn C# if not already proficient).

• Perform manual API testing using tools such as Postman or Insomnia.

• Perform API automation testing using industry-standard frameworks and tools.

• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives).

• Collaborate closely with Development and Business teams to ensure project success.

• Quickly adapt to new technologies and tools (e.g., Amazon Web Services).

• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases for backend validation and robust data testing.

• Create comprehensive end-to-end test plans, test specifications, and test case templates.

• Develop and document detailed test plans and test cases.

• Facilitate defect tracking, reporting, and resolution management.

• Review requirements (Functional Specifications, User Stories, Change Requests) to ensure full coverage.

• Identify and manage test data; prepare automation-ready test cases.

• Conduct system testing, regression testing, and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Apply test case design techniques (e.g., boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning).

• Implement Shift Left Testing practices by participating in early requirement and design reviews, writing acceptance criteria up front, and integrating automated tests in CI/CD pipelines.

• Be actively involved in the deployment process, collaborating with DevOps and engineering teams to ensure smooth releases.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with application monitoring tools (e.g., New Relic, Datadog, CloudWatch).

• Working knowledge of Python for scripting and automation.

• Familiarity with AWS services for cloud-based testing and deployment.

• Hands-on experience with performance and load testing using JMeter

• Experience with testing AI/ML-powered applications, including validating model outputs, creating test datasets, evaluating model performance.