Senior Automation Engineer

Experience Required: 4-9.5 yearsRole: Senior Quality EngineerEducation: Full time Bachelor’s/Master’s engineering degreeMandatory Skills- Java Coding, Selenium UI Testing, Rest assured, BDD, CucumberImmediate Joiners are preferredRole Requirements Technical skills:Must Haves• Experience with QE for distributed, highly scalable systems• Good understanding of OOPS concepts and strong programming skills in Java, Groovy or JavaScript• Hands on experience of working with at least one of GUI based test automation tools for desktop and/or mobile automation. Experience on multiple tools will be added advantage• Proficient in writing SQL queries• Familiarity with process of test automation tool selection & test approach• Experience in designing and development of automation framework and creation of scripts using best industry practices such as Page object model• Integrate test suites into the test management system and custom test harness• Familiar with implementation of design patterns, modularization, and user libraries for framework creation• Can mentor team as well as has short learning curve for new technology• Understands all aspects of Quality Engineering• Understanding of SOAP and REST principlesThorough understanding of microservices architecture• In-depth hands-on experience of working with at least one API testing tool like RestAssured, SOAP UI, NodeJS• Hands-on experience working with Postman or similar tool• Hands-on experience in parsing complex JSON & XML and data validation using serialization techniques like POJO classes or similar• Hands-on experience in performing Request and Response Schema validation, Response codes and exceptions• Good Understanding of BDD, TDD methodologies and tools like Cucumber, TestNG, Junit or similar.• Experience in defining API E2E testing strategy, designing and development of API automation framework• Working experience on build tools Maven / Gradle, Git etc.• Experience in creating test pipeline – CI/CD Preferred: (Mostly for people being hired at the Senior Associate Career Stage)• Possess domain knowledge to identify issues across those domains, understand their impact, and drive resolution [(familiar / expert in domains like retail banking, automobile, insurance, betting, food-markets, hotel industry, healthcare)• Used /Exposure to automation tool for automating mobile applications• Used /Exposure to automation tool for non-functional testing• To setup test environment for execution on cloud environments such as Sauce labs, browser stack• Knowledge of new tools (open source & licensed) in the automation world and have the knack to explore them and keep abreast with the latest tools in the market• Expertise in creating test automation frameworks, implementing and maintaining them on a project Experience in the modern agile practices such as BDD/Cucumber , Devops• Knowledge and experience in service virtualization and tools like CA Lisa• Hands-on knowledge of setting up PACT Broker and writing PACT tests is desirable• Experience in test management tools like Xray & Zephyr and integration of test framework with these tools• Understanding of commonly used software design patterns like Builder, Factory, Singleton and Façade.Test Management:Must Haves• Able to estimate for low and medium complexity applications and have used at least one of the estimation techniques.• Able to handle/oversight a small team ranging from 2 -5 people and can guide them during the complete SDLC cycle starting from test case creation till test closure activities• Well-versed with the most of the activities in defect management process, can define/enhance the defect documentation and TAR lifecycle process independently• Have expertise to enforce/adhere defect or other processes in the team Preferred (Mostly for people being hired at the Senior Associate Career Stage)• Mentored or coached at least one person• Can define Automation Test strategy and test plan for low and medium complexity applications taking into account the business needs, ROI etc.• Able to maintain and report test coverage matrix• Able to identify device coverage for the application in question.• Can devise regression testing approachSoft Skills: • Possess excellent Communication skills (written, verbal both formal & informal) • Helps to create a positive, collaborative working environment for the team.• Quick grasping and flexibility to adapt to new technologies/processes• Ability to multi-task under pressure and work independently with minimal supervision. i.e. Ability to prioritize when under pressure• Efficiently makes tough decisions and communicates them effectively.• Independently manages operational level client meetings. Develops strong relationships with appropriate client stakeholders. Acts as the primary POC/facilitator for planned (regular) client meetings. Manages peer-level client relationships (expectations, communications, negotiations, escalation, feedback, etc.)