- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

- 6+ years of experience in quality assurance or software testing, with at least 3 years focused on test automation and 2+ years in a leadership or senior role.

- Solid knowledge of SQL Experience in architecting and implementing automated testing frameworks .

- Strong in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript for automation development.

- Expertise with automation tools like Selenium, Playwright, Appium, or RestAssured, and integrating them into CI/CD workflows.

- Proven leadership skills, including mentoring junior engineers and managing team deliverables in an agile environment.

- Experience with test management tools (e.g., TestRail, qTest) and defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira).

- Deep understanding of testing best practices, including functional, regression, performance, and security testing.

- Ability to analyze system architecture and identify key areas for test coverage and risk mitigation.

- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).

- Understanding of performance, security, and load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, OWASP ZAP).

- Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., ELK Stack, Datadog,Prometheus, Grafana) for test environment analysis.