Automation QA

QUALIFICATIONS:
The candidate must have:
Obtained a Bachelor’s or College degree in either of the following - Industrial Engineering, Management Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology and/or related field.
Must have experience in Playwright at least two (2) years working experience in Manual Quality Assurance and/or testing and at least three to four (3-4) years working experience in Automation Quality Assurance and/or testing with professional knowledge in any programming language (Java, JavaScript, C, C#) and shell scripting.
Must have experience in AccelQ and/or Test Complete automation tools
Working knowledge in different types of testing, both in white box and grey box testing.
Working knowledge on at least 1 test automation framework (BDD, KDT, DDT) and backend automation framework (Postman, SoapUI, Rest API).
Working knowledge on any database technology (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB).
Must have an experience in creating a Master test plan.
Must have an in-depth understanding of Test Design Techniques, QA methodologies and SDLC (both Waterfall and Agile Methodologies;)
With substantial knowledge of QA testing tools, different test approaches, standards and process.
Exposure in business operations related to manufacturing, distribution and financial operations will be an advantage.
Experience in various system development environment.
A competitive analytical and problem-solving skills and advanced communicative competence.
Detail Oriented and good time management skills.
High flexibility in shifting schedule and extended working hours.
Readiness to travel to other sites.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. QA Process Knowledge
a. Understand and comply with the defined and agreed Software Development Life Cycle and CMMI standards of the organization.
b. Understands various approaches used in testing such as System, Integration and Regression.
c. Develop and establish existing automation strategies and processes of the organization.
d. Implement and review the design and development of all aspects of automation testing (i.e creation, execution and maintenance of automated test scripts).
e. Collaborates with the Manual Quality Team for the test cases to be automated.
f. Executes manual test cases if necessary.
g. Implement and monitor all automation processes and create status reports for progress.
h. Provide inputs regarding improvements of tools and environment of existing automation framework.
i. Enhance the architecture of existing automation framework and test script in collaboration with Senior Automation Quality Analyst.
j. Employ a variety of testing techniques to successfully deliver product releases including functional, regression and system tests.
k. Collaborate with the automation engineering team and contribute to overall automation efforts.
l. Creates test plan and test effort estimation for small to medium sized projects.
m. Properly executes the test scripts, identifies the correct behavior of the system under test, replicates and reports uncovered defects.
n. Tests and certifies software defect fixes and new functionality. Executes functional, application and regression tests for software releases.
o. Writes clear and precise defect reports as required for identified software defects and functional defects based on testing results.
p. Writes and submits Test Summary Report and/or Test Acceptance Certificate.
q. Collaborates with Senior Automation Quality Analyst in the Peer Review of automated Test Cases and Test Summary Report and/or Acceptance Test Certificate.
r. Reviews and analyzes test results and makes recommendations.
s. Enforces quality procedures and guidelines across the Software Development Life Cycle.
t. Contributes to the continuous improvement of the QA procedures and guidelines.
u. Satisfy customer by providing clear testing specifications and quality product according to specified requirements.
v. Exhibits confidence in understanding the business concerns and provides sound business suggestions and recommendations accordingly.
2. Administrative
a. Records activities in ATLAS and reports/elevates issues to superior when needed.
b. Conducts needed audit to ensure compliance to the procedures in CMMI.
c. Prepares and submits of needed reports.
d. Mentor and guides Automation Quality Analyst I.
3. Teamwork
a. Closely coordinates with other team members of the applications development and support.
b. Facilitates effective team interaction adhering to the values of the company and meeting the objectives.
c. Ability to flexibly adjust to help other team members to ensure continuity of providing service.
4. Learning and Development
a. Expand knowledge on business process and IT related information.
b. Stay abreast of current technology, system information, problems, changes and updates relevant to the team.