Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. Framework Architecture & Technical Leadership

- UI Automation Framework Development: Design, scale, and maintain a robust, modular Web UI test automation framework using Python and Robot Framework.
- AI-Enhanced Automation with Copilot & MCP: Utilize GitHub Copilot MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrated with Selenium to auto-generate resilient page objects, optimize element locator strategies, and repair flaky test scripts dynamically.
- Browser Automation & Cross-Browser Testing: Implement multi-browser and multi-device automation strategies using Selenium WebDriver across modern Web platforms (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari).
- Test Data Handlers & Strategy: Build agile Test Data Handlers to supply parameterized, clean, and isolated test datasets across non-production environments.

2. Test Planning, Strategy & Requirement Traceability

- End-to-End Test Strategy: Author comprehensive Test Plans and strategies covering functional UI testing, cross-browser compatibility, web accessibility, and regression cycles.
- Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM): Create and maintain a strict Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) linking business requirements and UI user stories directly to Robot Framework test suites and automated test cases.
- CI/CD Pipeline Integration: Seamlessly integrate test suites into DevOps tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) for automated regression gates on pull requests and deployments.

3. Execution, Reporting & Defect Management

- Rich Reporting & Visual Analytics: Implement and configure Rich HTML Reports and dashboards (including automated screenshot capturing on failure, step-by-step logs, execution metrics, and trend analysis).
- Execution Orchestration:



Manage parallel test execution and suite tagging to enable fast, targeted execution runs across staging and pre-production environments.
- Triage & Leadership: Lead defect triage, mentor quality engineers in automation best practices, and collaborate closely with Frontend Developers and Product Owners to ensure high release quality.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Competencies

- Core Frameworks: Expert proficiency in Python and Robot Framework for web application testing.
- Web Automation: In-depth experience with Selenium WebDriver and Page Object Model (POM) architectural design patterns.
- AI-Assisted Testing: Hands-on experience using GitHub Copilot and MCP (Model Context Protocol) plugins to accelerate script development and locator strategies.
- Test Data Management: Proven ability to build specialized Test Data Handlers (JSON/YAML/Excel/Database-driven test data feeders).
- Reporting Tools: Experience setting up Rich Reports (e.g., Robot Framework HTML reports, Allure, custom dashboard integrations).
- Web Technologies: Solid understanding of HTML5, CSS3, DOM manipulation, XPath, CSS selectors, REST APIs, and modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue).

Professional Experience & Soft Skills

- Experience: 7+ years in Quality Assurance / Software Automation, with at least 23 years in a technical leadership capacity for Web UI automation.
- QA Process Mastery: Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and STLC, including Test Plan authoring, RTM management, and defect tracking (Jira/Azure DevOps).
- Communication: Outstanding collaboration skills to bridge technical delivery teams and non-technical business stakeholders.

Preferred candidate profile

📌 Automation Tester (Chennai)
🏢 CGI
📍 Chennai