SDET Automation Engineer

• Requirement Analysis: Analyze complex software requirements and prepare detailed query lists. Ask meaningful targeted questions when requirements are incomplete to yield necessary data and ensure effective testing.
• Test Design & Execution: Write and execute robust automated and manual test cases to uncover critical system bugs user interface (UI) anomalies and usability issues.
• Test Planning & Strategy: Provide expert inputs on high-level test scenarios project challenges technical risks resource allocation and precise test estimations during collaborative planning meetings.
• Automation Framework Management: Build maintain and expand test automation tasks utilizing modern tools to ensure comprehensive regression and feature coverage.
• Compatibility Testing: Conduct thorough exploratory testing and verify absolute functional consistency across various hardware devices and web browsers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with development teams throughout the SDLCfrom reproducing reported issues and emphasizing fixes for critical bugs to understanding the underlying code changes.
• Status Reporting: Prioritize and estimate task execution efficiently ensuring daily status reports articulate critical bug data and risk assessments clearly to clients and stakeholders.

• 10 years of professional experience in DevOps Software Development Engineering in Test (SDET) or Automation Engineering.
• Core Automation Skills: Extensive hands-on experience with Selenium Automation Playwright automation (specifically for UI developed using React/Storybook) and Rest API testing frameworks.
• Programming Proficiency: Strong development skills with deep expertise in Java JavaScript and the JUnit framework.
• Data & Web Services: Solid fundamental programming skills including writing XML utilizing web services and executing SQL queries to extract data for test verification.
• Testing Methodologies: Deep understanding of software testing concepts Agile environments the complete bug life cycle and various testing levels methods and estimation techniques.
• Quality & Defect Management Tools: Proficient with quality management platforms (e.g. TestRail HP-ALM/QC TFS SpiraTest or TestDirector) to plan execute and interlink tests with release requirements.
• Infrastructure & Version Control: Experience using SCM tools for code maintenance (Git Bitbucket or TFS) and modern IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA VSCode or Visual Studio).
• Environment Tools: Competency utilizing desktop/mobile operating systems web proxies for cross-browser testing simulators emulators and SQL clients.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional critical thinking analytical prioritization skills and clear communication capabilities across technical and non-technical teams.

• Security Testing: Foundational knowledge of security testing principles and exposure to vulnerability assessment methodologies.
• Contract Testing: Hands-on experience or familiarity with contract testing tools such as Pact or Spring Boot.
• Environment Exposure: Experience operating within fast-paced or startup environments executing testing workflows within public cloud infrastructures (Azure AWS or GCP).

Who We are...

SmarTek21 founded in 2006 is an innovative digital transformation leader dedicated to empowering organizations through design-led data-centric solutions. We believe that exceptional user experiences and intelligent data-driven insights are pivotal in shaping the future of business. At the heart of our approach is Design-Led Engineering where we combine strategic design principles with cutting-edge technology to create tailored solutions that deliver significant business outcomes. Our commitment to accelerating digital transformation includes specialized expertise in Agile DevOps Data Engineering and analytics Testing Automation and support and comprehensive Managed Application and Infrastructure Services. Weve evolved from our consulting and development roots into a full-spectrum service provider integrating advanced technologies like Generative AI (GenAI) to facilitate our clients seamless transformative digital journeys. A passion unites our dynamic team of technology visionaries and business strategists for innovation and excellence. At SmarTek21 youll join a collaborative environment dedicated to shaping the digital landscape and driving impactful results for organizations worldwide.

SmarTek21 is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.