QA Automation Tester - Selenium/Playwright Testing

Description :

Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and implement a scalable and reusable test automation framework for both desktop and mobile browser-based applications.

- Identify the best tools and technologies to build an automation suite from scratch.

- Collaborate closely with development teams and architects to integrate test automation into the CI/CD pipeline.

- Lead the automation efforts, ensuring comprehensive coverage across functionality, regression, and performance testing.

- Work alongside QA teams to align manual and automation strategies and help with test case preparation.

- Train and mentor team members in automation tools and frameworks, providing ongoing guidance to improve their technical capabilities.

- Write, debug, and maintain test scripts using Java and/or Python.

- Ensure accurate debugging and provide detailed feedback on bug fixes and system improvements.

- Automate testing for mobile applications as the company expands into the mobile automation domain in the future.

- Track and report on test automation progress and key QA metrics to stakeholders.

Requirements :

- 4+ years of hands-on experience in QA automation for desktop and/or mobile applications.

- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java or Python.

- Proven experience in building automation frameworks from scratch.

- Solid experience with browser-based automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, or Playwright. Primarily worked on Open Source Tools.

- Strong debugging skills and ability to identify root causes of issues quickly.

- Experience with version control systems like Git, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, or GitLab CI [Ravi Inputs]

- Familiarity with API testing tools like Postman, RestAssured, or SoapUI.

- Experience in mobile automation is a plus (tools like Appium).

- Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, QA teams, and architects.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for training and guiding junior team members.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or Behave.

- Knowledge of cloud-based testing platforms such as BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or LambdaTest.

- Familiarity with mobile automation frameworks like Appium for future mobile projects.