Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

In the age of digital transformation, data has become increasingly vital to core business operations. But with so many cloud applications and platforms available today, data has become more decentralized than ever

CData is the real-time data connectivity company. Our easy-to-use integration products allow users to work with their data where, when, and how they need it. With a robust library of real-time data connectors, users can access data from hundreds of applications, tools, and systems on-premises or in the cloud

CData is a global company, headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC with about 350 team members worldwide. More than 10,000 organizations rely on CData technologies to overcome data fragmentation challenges and unlock value from diverse, dispersed data assets

This position will join our India team, operating out of our Bangalore office where we have nearly 100 team members

Note: Immediate joiners and candidates who can join within a month of offer only need to apply/will be considered

Reports To: Lead, Engineering. Department: Engineering. Employment Status (Full Time/Part Time): Full Time. Workdays: Monday to Friday. Job Location: Bengaluru, India. Supervisory

Responsibilities (Y/N): Yes.

Role Description. As a QA Automation Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing automated test scripts across web and desktop applications. Working closely with our development, QA, and product teams, you will collaborate to understand new features, design and implement robust test automation frameworks, and continuously improve our automation processes

Your day-to-day tasks will involve identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs, performing regression testing, and enhancing test coverage to ensure our products are of the highest quality. You will also participate in code reviews, providing valuable feedback on testability and overall quality, and contribute to the efficiency of our release cycles by integrating automated tests into our CI/CD pipelines

To excel in this role, you should have a strong background in programming, particularly in languages such as Java, C#, or JavaScript, and be proficient in using automation tools like Playwright, Selenium, Appium, and TestNG. A deep understanding of software QA methodologies, coupled with excellent problem-solving

Skills, will enable you to identify trends and report on the health of our products effectively



Responsibilities. As a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, Individuals are expected to fulfil the following

Responsibilities but are not limited to the below:. Collaborate with team to define and identify quality metrics for software applications

Design and develop quality assurance solutions for CDatas cloud based products using manual and automated solutions

Collaborate with the development team to understand new features and create corresponding automated tests

Design and implement test automation frameworks

Identify, document, and track bugs using issue tracking tools

Perform regression testing and identify areas of the application that require additional automated test coverage

Continuously improve the automation process and toolsets

Ensure the reliability and scalability of automated tests

Participate in code reviews and provide feedback on testability and quality

Work closely with QA, development, and product teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage and efficient release cycles

Analyze test results, identify trends, and report on the overall health of the product

Any other work/responsibility as assigned by the manager

Experience. Experience with creation, management & execution of automated test scripts, plans & suites and tooling such as Azure DevOps, Jira, XRay, Qase, or similar

Experience working with automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, TestNG, XUnit, JUnit, Testing Library, Jest, Enzyme, Cypress or similar

Experience working with performance, load, and accessibility testing such as Artillery, JMeter or similar

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools (e.g., Github actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Travis CI)

Experience with RESTful APIs and experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman)



Skills. Ability to work independently

Strong interpersonal

Skills including good written and verbal communication

Self-motivated, eager learner

Ability to research and solve problems creatively and effectively

Ability to work collaboratively to promote the best practices in quality assurance

Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, or TypeScript / JavaScript

Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes



Qualifications. BA or BS from accredited university in Computer Science or equivalent experience

3+ years experience as a quality assurance automation engineer

This role has been identified as having possible access to customer sensitive data. You are required to review, acknowledge, and abide by the company's security policies. Information Classification and Management Policy.pdf. s