Staff Engineer, QA Automation

REQUIREMENTS:

• Total Experience 7+years
• Strong experience in software testing, including experience in automating test cases for web applications 
• Experience in working with TOSCA for UI and API test automation.
• Expertise in Cucumber, and SpecFlow,
• Hands on experience in defect management and familiarity with bug-tracking systems (e.g., JIRA).
• Hands on experience in working in Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Strong communication skills with experience in client interaction and ensuring their requirements are met in the QA processes.
•  Proven ability to create dashboards and provide meaningful insights on test execution, coverage, and status.
• Experience using Selenium WebDriver and TFS, JIRA, GIT, Jenkins or other CI/CD tools.
• Analyse application requirements and specifications to create test plans and test cases. 
• Design, develop and execute automated tests using Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, VBScript, Maven or other languages as required. 
• Have a good experience in Test Automation Framework, BDT, Gherkin, Jenkins, API Testing, Test Planning and Strategy, Rest Assured as required 
• Use testing tools such as UFT, TOSCA, Test Complete, Katalon Studio, Appium, Coded UI, Protractor, Selenium, or other tools as required. 
• Use testing frameworks such as Junit, Nunit, TestNg or other frameworks as required. 
• Solid understanding of Agile principles and experience working in an Agile environment 
• Ensure the quality, performance, and reliability of the applications. 
• Identify and report bugs and defects. 
• Generate and maintain test reports and documentation. 
• Collaborate with the software development team and other stakeholders on software quality.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Understanding the projects functional and non-functional requirements and the business context of the application being developed. Understanding and documenting requirements validated by the SMEs 
• Interacting with clients to identify the scope of testing, expectations, acceptance criteria and availability of test data and environment. Working closely with product owner in defining and refining acceptance criteria. 
• Preparing test plan/strategy 
• Estimating the test effort and preparing schedules for testing activities, assigning tasks, identifying constraints and dependencies 
• Risk management identifying, mitigating and resolving business and technical risks. Determines the potential causes of problems and analyses multiple alternatives. 
• Designing and developing a framework for automated testing following the project's design and coding guidelines. Set up best practices for test automation. 
• Preparing test reports to summarize the outcome of the testing phase and recommending whether the application is in a shippable state or not 
• Communicating measurable quality metrics, with the ability to highlight problem areas and suggest solutions 
• Participating in retrospective meetings, helping identify the root cause of any quality related issue and identifying ways to continuously improve the testing process 
• Conducting demos of the application for internal and external stakeholders 
• Working with team and stakeholders to triage and prioritize defects for resolution 
• Giving constructive feedback to the team members and setting clear expectations