Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for web, API, and backend applications.

- Analyze business and technical requirements to create effective test strategies and test cases.

- Execute functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.

- Identify, document, track, and verify software defects.

- Collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, and product teams to ensure high-quality deliverables.

- Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

- Improve testing processes, automation coverage, and QA best practices.

- Perform root cause analysis and provide detailed defect reports.

- Support CI/CD implementation and automated test execution pipelines.

- Ensure software quality standards and release readiness.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

- 3+ years of experience in QA automation and software testing.

- Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies and QA processes.

- Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Appium.

- Experience in API testing using tools like Postman or Rest Assured.

- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.

- Experience with test frameworks like TestNG, JUnit, or PyTest.

- Good understanding of SQL and database validation.

- Familiarity with version control systems like Git.

- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.

- Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills :

- Experience in performance or load testing tools like JMeter.

- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, or DevOps practices is an advantage.

- Understanding of Agile and DevOps environments.