- Job Title: QA Test Automation
- Role: QA Test Engineer
- Experience: 3-5 Years
- Location: Hybrid - Hyd
- Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview
We are looking for a skilled Automation Testing QA Consultant who brings a balanced mix of automation expertise and strong functional testing knowledge. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring high-quality software delivery through robust test automation frameworks while also actively contributing to manual and exploratory testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automation test frameworks and scripts
- Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing
- Analyze business requirements and create detailed test scenarios and test cases
- Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business analysts to ensure quality at every stage of SDLC
- Execute automated test suites and analyze results to identify defects
- Perform manual testing where automation is not feasible
- Participate in test planning, estimation, and risk assessment
- Track and report defects using standard tools and ensure timely closure
- Ensure test coverage, traceability, and adherence to QA standards
- Contribute to CI/CD pipeline integration for automated testing
- Leverage and adopt AI-assisted development tools and practices to improve productivity and code quality
Must-Have Skills
Automation Testing
- Strong experience in tools such as: Selenium WebDriver / Cypress / Playwright
- Proficiency in programming languages: Java / Python / JavaScript
- Experience with Test Frameworks: TestNG / JUnit / Mocha / PyTest
- Experience in API Automation: REST Assured / Postman / Karate
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools: Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps
Functional Testing
- Strong understanding of: Test case design techniques (boundary value, equivalence partitioning, etc.)
- Experience in: Smoke, Sanity, Regression, UAT support
- Ability to understand and validate business workflows and user journeys
- Hands-on experience in defect management tools: JIRA / Azure DevOps
Good to Have
- Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow)
- Exposure to performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling)
- Knowledge of mobile testing (Appium)
- Experience in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
- Understanding of Agile / Scrum methodologies
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Attention to detail and quality-focused mindset
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Key Success Metrics (KPIs)
- Test automation coverage and effectiveness
- Defect leakage and defect detection rate
- Test execution efficiency
- Quality of deliverables and adherence to timelines