Senior Associate – QA Automation

Role Summary

We are looking for a Senior Associate QA Automation with strong hands-on expertise in WebDriver IO (UI automation) and API testing (automation validation) along with excellent analytical skills and leadership qualities. The ideal candidate is Agile-driven proactive and capable of independently owning test automation strategy and execution while mentoring team members and driving quality outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Automation & Quality Engineering

• Design develop and maintain scalable UI automation frameworks using WebdriverIO (TypeScript/JavaScript).
• Build and execute API test automation suites for REST services using tools such as Postman/Newman SuperTest Rest Assured (if applicable) or similar frameworks.
• Create robust test scripts covering functional regression smoke and end-to-end scenarios across UI APIs.
• Implement automation best practices: stable locators reusable utilities reporting parallel execution retries and CI/CD readiness.
• Perform test result analysis identify patterns in failures and drive root cause analysis (RCA) to closure.

Test Strategy & Execution

• Own and drive test planning test case design coverage analysis and risk-based testing.
• Ensure quality gates for releases: entry/exit criteria defect triage severity assessment and release sign-off inputs.
• Collaborate closely with product owners developers and DevOps to ensure early testing and shift-left quality.

Leadership & Mentoring

• Act as a module/team quality lead guiding junior engineers on automation testing practices and troubleshooting.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives: framework optimization test coverage enhancement and reduced execution time.
• Participate in hiring/interviews onboarding and team capability building (as needed).

Agile Delivery

• Work in Agile/Scrum teams and actively contribute to ceremonies: sprint planning stand-ups refinement retrospectives.
• Ensure test automation aligns with sprint goals and that quality is embedded throughout the SDLC.
• Promote Agile quality mindset: Definition of Ready/Done testability and continuous delivery practices.

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with WebdriverIO for UI automation (JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Proven experience in API testing (manual automation) for RESTful APIs including validations for status codes headers payloads schemas.
• Strong analytical skills: debugging RCA identifying test gaps data analysis from reports/logs.
• Solid understanding of test fundamentals: test design techniques defect lifecycle test reporting.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.