QA Automation Engineer
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Job Summary
The QA Engineer will be a core contributor to our product quality responsible for designing
developing and executing comprehensive test strategies.
This includes building and maintaining scalable automation frameworks performing manual
and exploratory testing and driving continuous improvements in QA methodologies.
The role requires close collaboration with developers product managers and other
stakeholders to identify defects early and mitigate quality risks throughout the software
development lifecycle.
Core Responsibilities:
Test Strategy & Execution: Design and implement comprehensive test plans test cases
and test scripts covering functionality performance security and scalability.
Test Automation: Architect develop and maintain robust and scalable automation
frameworks for UI API and backend services.
Testing Activities: Execute a variety of testing types including automated manual
exploratory functional regression and integration tests.
Specialized Testing: Conduct API testing to ensure backend reliability performance
testing to validate system scalability and security testing to ensure compliance with best
practices.
Defect Management: Systematically identify document and track software defects
using bug-tracking tools and collaborate with developers on resolutions.
Process Improvement: Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to provide fast
feedback loops and proactively drive improvements in QA processes tools and best
practices.
Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior QA
engineers fostering a culture of quality ownership and technical growth.
Key Requirements & Qualifications:
A minimum of 3-5 recent years of professional experience in software quality assurance
is required.
Proven track record of delivering high-quality software in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Demonstrated experience in developing test strategies and architecting test automation
frameworks.
Technical Skills
Programming/Scripting Languages: Strong proficiency in at least one relevant
language such as Python or JavaScript.
Test Automation: Extensive hands-on experience with test automation frameworks.
While our primary tools are modern frameworks like Playwright and
strong experience with legacy tools such as Selenium and WebDriver is also valued and
will be considered.
API & Performance Testing: Proficiency with API testing tools like Postman or Rest
Assured and experience with performance testing tools like k6 is highly preferred.
Management Tools: Experience with bug-tracking systems (Jira) and test case
management tools (TestRail).
CI/CD & Cloud: Strong understanding of CI/CD processes and tools (GitHub Actions
CircleCI). Experience with cloud-based testing environments (AWS GCP) is required.
Security Testing: Familiarity with security testing tools such as OWASP ZAP is a plus.
Core Concepts: Expertise in software testing principles methodologies and industry
best practices.
Professional Attributes
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills for effective work in a cross-functional
team.
A proactive and self-driven mindset focused on continuously improving testing efficiency
and product quality.
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program tech talks and trainings centers of excellence and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- APIs
- Automotive software
- Test Cases
- Electrical Engineering
- Junit
- Distributed Control Systems
- Testng
- Java
- Test Automation
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Selenium
About Company
N-iX is a global software development company that helps world’s leading organizations achieve lasting business value using advanced technology.
