Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Automation QA Engineer to lead the design, development, and execution of automated testing frameworks and strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software testing, automation tools, and quality assurance processes, with a passion for delivering high-quality softwares in fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Automation Leadership: Design and implement scalable automation frameworks from scratch for UI testing using Playwright or Selenium (JavaScript/Java).

- API Quality: Develop robust API automation suites using Playwright or RestAssured to validate data integrity and system integrations.

- Manual Expertise: Perform high-level manual testing, including exploratory, edge-case, and "persona-based" testing for complex data products.

- Integration & DevOps: Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps) to enable continuous quality.

- Test Strategy: Create comprehensive test plans and strategies that cover functional, regression, and integration testing for high-stakes enterprise projects.

- Collaboration: Partner with Data Engineers and Architects to ensure quality is "shifted left" and built into the development lifecycle.





- Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and code reviews for automation scripts to maintain high standards of code quality.

Required Skills

- 5 to 10 years of professional experience in Software Testing.

- Expert-level Automation: Proven experience building frameworks using Playwright (JS/TS) or Selenium (Java/JS).

- API Testing: Deep hands-on experience with API automation tools like RestAssured or Playwright.

- Manual Testing Proficiency: Solid ability to analyze requirements and identify critical manual test scenarios that automation might miss.

- Technical Stack: Solid understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript or Java;

experience with SQL for data validation is highly preferred.

- Agile Mindset: Comfortable working in fast-paced, sprint-based environments where requirements can evolve.

- Communication: Strong ability to articulate technical risks and quality metrics to both engineering teams and business stakeholders.

Preferred (Nice to Have)

- Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner).

- Experience with BDD frameworks (e.g., Cucumber).

- ISTQB or equivalent certification is a plus.

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