Position Overview & Objective The Senior Automation/QE Engineer is focused on upholding quality standards by developing test plans for the scope delivered by the team. This role forms and implements automated tests for new features across complex products, services, and components. The Senior Automation/QE also mentors new team members and provides training to support their skills development.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Tests complex features at a high level of quality and participates in regression testing, and post-delivery checks.
- Develops new automated tests and advises on the enhancement of test framework to ensure quality standards.
- Demonstrates expertise across a set of components, products, or services.
- Identifies testing approaches, including automation, and advises on automation plans for features.
- Advises on design and best practices in automated test development.
- Identifies design issues and proposes testability improvements.
- Maintains advanced test documentation, including test plan and test strategy, to ensure high product quality standards.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and other stakeholders to determine requirements.
- Reviews and enhances usability of features, and follows existing usability guidelines to improve user experience.
- Analyzes and proactively assists with customer issue reproduction.
- Independently determines testing priorities.
- Collaborates with the testing team, specifically helping newcomers with onboarding to automation, assisting less experienced Quality Engineers with their tasks, and mentoring teammates.




- Creates and maintains test infrastructure to ensure continued operability.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)

- Solid knowledge of the testing and automation theory
- Strong knowledge of the software quality control process and SDLC
- High skill level in Test Automation, including writing new automated tests in line with the existing test structure and adding enhancements to the test framework
- Professional experience in the development of automated tests using the programming language relevant to the product/stream for automation, e.g.: C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Java, Python, Groovy, Go
- Experience with the development of E2E and API automated tests
- Strong problem-solving skills and experience working with escalations on customer/production issues
- Experience with low-level HTTP debugging tools such as Wireshark, Fiddler, Charles Proxy, and DebugDiag
- Experience with testing of RESTful APIs and Distributed Web Applications
- Experience working with any relational DB and SQL
- Proficient in operating system-based scripting (Bash)
- Skilled in using advanced features of browser dev tools
- Experience with Source Control tools (Git)
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins
- Experience with cloud-based technologies such as AWS/Azure
- Experience with Docker
- Ability to work across Windows/macOS/Linux operating systems
- Proficiency with agile processes
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and independent worker
- Excellent communication and mentoring skills
- 6-9 years of relevant experience

📌 Senior Automation Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 N-able
📍 Bengaluru