RQ11312 Automation Developer Senior

Responsibilities:

• Identifies opportunities for automation within software processes
  

• Designs and executes QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality.
  

• Designs and writes test automation scripts
  

• Utilizes test automation frameworks
  

• Investigates problems in software as a result of testing
  

• Works with QA analysts and software developers to find solutions
  

General Skills:

• Experience identifying opportunities for automation within software processes.
  

• Experience designing and executing QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality
  

• Experience running tests for databases systems networks applications hardware and software
  

• Experience identifying and documenting bugs and quality issues in development service or business processes.
  

• Experience installing applications and databases relevant to automation
  

• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to understand how automation can improve workflow and creating documentation
  

• Experience gathering and documenting requirements from end-users to develop the best automation solutions
  

• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience
  

Additional Skills for RPA/ML Power Automate:

• Demonstrated 5 experience in developing testing and implementing complex system solutions using Microsoft Power Automate Robotics Process Automation (RPA) Machine Learning (ML) platform and Process Mining Technologies.
  

• Experience in configuring building or developing machine learning algorithms and relevant programming experiences such as Java or Python.
  

• Demonstrated experience and skills in using Power Automate flows cloud and desktop flows UI Interface AI builder/ Form Recognizer ML models and leveraging accelerators and connectors to build end-to-end RPA/ML automation solutions.
  

• Demonstrated experience and skills to interface and integrate with multiple databases monitoring applications Power BI and different services to implement end-to-end solutions.
  

• Demonstrated knowledge of OCR information extraction/classification and experience in using and training AI models based on business requirements.
  

• Demonstrated experience in documenting Solution Design Documents (SDD) based on business requirements and planning and executing the development tasks.
  

• Demonstrated experience in designing secure Restful/Soap APIs web services and microservices with Java/JEE Spring Framework SQL/NoSQL database Message Queue etc.
  

• Demonstrated experience in developing frontend applications using Angular Java Scripts Groovy JSON HTML/CSS/XML/XPath and Python.
  

• Good knowledge of IAM OAuth authentication and authorization.
  

• Has Experience in developing Java applications that follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) at the AA level.
  

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• Identifies opportunities for automation within software processes
  
• Designs and executes QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality.
  
• Designs and writes test automation scripts
  
• Automation Framework Architecture (Playwright): - Deep expertise in designing building and evolving scalable automation frameworks using Playwright including a thorough understanding of architecture patterns (Page Object Model modular frameworks hybrid frameworks).
  
• Reusable Automation Design experience developing reusable environments shared libraries templates while reducing redundancy across test suites.
  
• Advanced Scripting & Hands-on Development - Strong hands-on coding skills (TypeScript/JavaScript or similar) to develop maintain and troubleshoot automation scripts.
  
• Experience implementing automation for- UI testing (Playwright) / API testing
  
• Accessibility experience (AODA tools such as Axe Lighthouse) and using AI in script
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Test Automation Architecture & Technical Expertise:

• Automation Framework Architecture (Playwright):
  
  Deep expertise in designing building and evolving scalable automation frameworks using Playwright including a thorough understanding of architecture patterns (Page Object Model modular frameworks hybrid frameworks).
  

• Reusable Automation Design:
  
  Experience developing reusable environments shared libraries templates while reducing redundancy across test suites.
  

• Advanced Scripting & Hands-on Development:
  
  Strong hands-on coding skills (TypeScript/JavaScript or similar) to develop maintain and troubleshoot automation scripts.
  

• Multi-layer Automation Coverage:
  
  Experience implementing automation for:
  

• UI testing (Playwright)
  

• API testing
  

• Performance testing (e.g. JMeter)
  

• Accessibility (AODA tools such as Axe Lighthouse)
  

• CI/CD Integration:
  
  Strong understanding of integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines enabling continuous testing and release readiness.
  

• AI in Test Automation:
  
  Experience with or exposure to AI-powered testing capabilities (e.g. test generation self-healing intelligent reporting).
  

Automation Strategy Governance & Process Improvement:

• Automation Strategy Development:
  
  Proven experience defining and executing enterprise or branch-wide automation strategies including roadmap planning and phased adoption.
  

• Standards and Governance:
  
  Ability to define automation standards guidelines and best practices ensuring consistency across teams.
  

• Metrics & Reporting:
  
  Experience defining and tracking key automation KPIs (test coverage execution efficiency defect detection rates) and reporting to stakeholders.
  

• Process Optimization:
  
  Implement continuous improvement initiatives including:
  

• QA audits (compliance security performance)
  

• Process standardization and optimization
  

• Framework Evolution:
  
  Ability to continuously refine frameworks for scalability maintainability and performance.
  

Leadership Team Scaling & Mentorship:

• Technical Leadership:
  
  Experience leading automation initiatives and acting as a subject matter expert across multiple projects.
  

• Team Building & Scaling:
  
  Proven ability to scale QA Automation teams integrating resources across multiple teams sections or branches.
  

• Mentorship & Capability Development:
  
  Provide hands-on coaching and mentoring to QA and development teams to improve automation skills and adoption.
  

• Training & Knowledge Sharing:
  
  Design and deliver structured training programs workshops and monthly knowledge-sharing sessions.
  

• Resource Planning:
  
  Ability to assess and ensure required capacity (people tools time) to sustain automation goals.
  

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Cross-functional Collaboration:
  
  Strong ability to work with Development QA DevOps and Business teams to embed quality practices early in the developement lifecycle.
  

• Stakeholder Engagement:
  
  Engage stakeholders to drive automation adoption communicate progress and align priorities.
  

• Adoption & Change Management:
  
  Experience leading branch-wide rollout initiatives including pilot onboarding and support structures.
  

• Documentation & Knowledge Management:
  
  Ability to establish and maintain centralized repositories (e.g. MS Teams and SharePoint) for artifacts frameworks and documentation.
  

Project Management & Organizational Skills:

• Planning & Execution:
  
  Ability to define clear automation project plans manage deliverables and meet timelines.
  

• Pilot Management:
  
  Experience selecting and delivering pilot projects involving CI/CD AI API performance and accessibility testing.
  

• Continuous Improvement Tracking:
  
  Document lessons learned and refine strategies for future phases.
  

• Prioritization & Delivery:
  
  Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while ensuring alignment with strategic goals.