Senior Automation Test Engineer Cypress

Position Description:

Founded in 1976 CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94000 consultants and professionals across the globe CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at .

Job Title: Senior Automation Test Engineer - Cypress
Position: STE/Test Lead
Experience: 5- 10 Years
Category: Software Testing / Quality Assurance
Shift: Timing/rotation etc. details
Main location: India Hyderabad
Position ID: J0626-0355
Employment Type: Full Time
Education Qualification: Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and passionateQA Automation Engineerspecializing inCypressto join our Quality Assurance this role you will design develop and maintain automated test suites to ensure the highest quality of our web applications. You will work closely with developers product managers and manual QA engineers to integrate automated testing seamlessly into our CI/CD pipelines driving continuous delivery and reliable software releases.

Key Responsibilities

Framework Development

Design build and maintain scalable robust and reusable end-to-end (E2E) and integration testing frameworks usingCypress.

Test Execution & Strategy

Convert manual test cases acceptance criteria and user stories into highly reliable Cypress automated test scripts (utilizing JavaScript/TypeScript).

API Automation

Perform backend and API contract testing using Cypress API plugins or custom request-handling architectures.

CI/CD Pipeline Integration

Integrate automated Cypress test suites into DevSecOps/CI/CD pipelines (such as GitHub Actions Azure DevOps Jenkins or GitLab CI) for automated regression on build triggers.


Defect Tracking & Reporting

Analyze test execution failures identify root causes file detailed bug reports and work closely with developers to ensure timely resolution.



Code Quality & Peer Reviews

Conduct pull request (PR) reviews of team automation code enforcing coding standards best practices (e.g. Page Object Model or App Actions) and dry execution.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Must-Have Skills (Mandatory)

- Hands-on experience (Minimum 2-3 years) writing advanced automated test suites usingCypress.- Proficiency with Cypress Page Object Model (POM) or App Actions design patterns.- Deep understanding of Cypress hooks custom commands fixtures and configurations.

- Exposure to other automation tools like Playwright Selenium or WebdriverIO (helpful for migrations).- Experience with component-level testing in Cypress.



Programming

- Strong proficiency inJavaScript(ES6) orTypeScript.

- Familiarity with Python Java or C# for cross-functional or legacy automation systems.

CI/CD & DevOps

- Experience executing Cypress tests in CI/CD platforms (e.g. Azure DevOps GitHub Actions GitLab CI or Jenkins).- Familiarity with headless browser execution and dashboard configurations.

- Practical knowledge ofDockerto containerize test execution environments.- Setup of parallelized test execution on cloud grids (e.g. Cypress Cloud BrowserStack LambdaTest).

Web Technologies & APIs

- Strong knowledge of modern web UI technologies: HTML5 CSS3 DOM tree structures and locator strategies (XPath CSS selectors data-cy attributes).- Strong API automation testing experience (RESTful APIs JSON payloads).

- Understanding of modern frontend frameworks like React Angular or (helps write efficient async waiting and component mocks).- Exposure to GraphQL testing.

Databases

- Strong SQL query building skills (Joins aggregations schema validation) to assert backend/database states post-UI transaction.

- Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB) and basic ETL validation concepts.

Good-to-Have Skills (Preferred)


- Deep knowledge of Agile/Scrum ceremonies.- Solid Git version control proficiency (branching merging PR conflicts).

- Familiarity with test management suites (Xray Zephyr TestRail) and accessibility testing tools (e.g. Cypress-Axe).


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CGI is an equal opportunity addition CGI is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Skills:

• Cypress
• Functional testing
• Jenkins
• Regression testing
• Testing

What you can expect from us:

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Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

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