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Senior AssociateJob Description & Summary
At PwC our people in software and product innovation focus on developing cutting-edge software solutions and driving product innovation to meet the evolving needs of clients. These individuals combine technical experience with creative thinking to deliver innovative software products and solutions.Focused on relationships you are building meaningful client connections and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations you are growing your personal brand deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity you are comfortable when the path forward isnt clear you ask questions and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Examples of the skills knowledge and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
Quality Assurance
Ensure overall product quality through a shift-left automation-first approach collaborating with developers DevOps and product teams to define and execute test strategies.
Own testing and PR quality gates across the full application stack including databases services integrations front-end user experience and business logic.
Perform comprehensive validation across functional integration and performance layers leveraging insights from test data and analytics to enhance quality.
Mentor QA engineers and promote best practices in testing standards framework design and code quality.
Adopt a suitable mix of manual exploratory and automated testing to validate functionality data integrity API responses and performance.
Continuously refine testing methodologies to enhance efficiency and reduce execution time.
Define and monitor quality metrics to drive test coverage defect prevention and continuous process improvement throughout the SDLC.
AI Innovation and Continuous Improvement:
Stay ahead of emerging trends in test automation DevOps and quality engineering practices.
Explore and adopt emerging tools and AI-driven testing solutions to enhance efficiency scalability and innovation in the testing ecosystem.
Continuously innovate by adopting emerging tools and AI-driven automation strategies to enhance testing efficiency scalability and speed.
Leverage machine learning and generative AI to optimize test authoring defect prediction and intelligent test coverage analysis.
Automation
Design develop and maintain scalable reusable UI API and backend automation frameworks to support full-stack test coverage.
Implement and optimize end-to-end (E2E) automation for seamless integration validation and continuous delivery.
Evaluate and adopt automation tools and technologies aligned with organizational goals and technical infrastructure.
Mentor and guide Automation & QA teams establishing best practices in framework design coding standards and test data management.
Collaboration and Communication:
Work closely with development DevOps and product teams to ensure testability performance and maintainability.
Communicate automation progress blockers and risks proactively to stakeholders.
Act as a quality advocate in sprint ceremonies ensuring timely and effective QA delivery.
Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field.
Proven experience in software testing and automation with exposure to both frontend and backend systems.
Strong knowledge of automation frameworks such as Playwright Selenium Cypress or Robot Framework.
Proficiency in programming languages such as TypeScript JavaScript React Java or Python.
Hands-on experience with API automation (REST GraphQL Postman REST Assured or mocking tools).
In-depth understanding of Web Application Architecture and microservices.
Experience with data testing database validation and SQL / NoSQL systems.
Working knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins GitLab Azure DevOps).
Familiarity with BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber Spec Flow or similar).
Understanding performance security and E2E testing concepts.
Exposure cloud environments (AWS Azure or GCP).
Excellent problem-solving analytical and communication skills.
Strong leadership qualities with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
Exposure to or experience implementing AI-based testing solutions highly desirable.
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%Job Posting End Date
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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