Senior QA Automation Engineer

Dear Connections, ACL Digital is hiring for remotely for QA Automation Engineer from PAN India. Senior QA Automation Engineer - Telecom & Networking Domain. Experience: 5 Years to 8 Years Work Location: PAN India(Remote) Work Type: Permanent Role Overview: ACL is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our team, focusing on ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our cutting-edge orchestration and network management solutions within the Telecommunications domain. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, containerization technologies, and hands-on experience with networking equipment configuration. Responsibilities: - Automation Strategy & Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust manual and automated test scripts, frameworks, and reporting mechanisms for functional, non-functional, positive, and negative test scenarios. - In-Sprint & E2E Testing: Lead the development of automation testing based on In-Sprint feature completion and complex End-to-End (E2E) use cases relevant to the Telecom OSS/NMS/EMS landscape. - Networking & System Testing: Develop advanced system-level testing using Ansible, Bash scripting, Kubectl, and Helm to validate the deployment, configuration, and stability of distributed systems. - Platform Testing: Implement and execute E2E automated tests for the Angular UI frontend using Webdriver.io + Cucumber.js and TypeScript. - API Testing: Create robust REST API testing automation using Cucumber.js, Node.js, and TypeScript. - Performance & Scalability: Plan and execute Load, Performance, and Scalability testing using tools like JMeter, integrated with monitoring solutions like Grafana + Prometheus. - Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with Developers and Product teams to clarify feature requirements, define test scope, ensure comprehensive test plans, and attend status calls with global stakeholders. - CI/CD Integration: Configure, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab) to ensure continuous testing and integration. - Full Regression Management: Oversee and execute full regression cycles, providing detailed reporting and analysis. - Research & Innovation: Proactively research and implement the best and most effective test automation solutions for complex functionality, particularly for distributed, mission-critical systems. Required Skills & Experience Domain & Technical Expertise - Telecom & Networking Domain: Solid understanding and experience working in the Telecom, OSS (Operations Support Systems), Inventory, NMS/EMS (Network Management Systems/Element Management Systems) domain. - Networking Hands-on: Mandatory hands-on experience in the configuration and administration of Cisco, Juniper, or Ciena Switch/Router products via protocols such as CLI, Netconf, and TL1. - Containerization & Orchestration: Deep knowledge and hands-on operational experience with Microservice solution architecture, Docker, and Kubernetes (K8S). - OS & Administration: Solid operational and administrator experience with Unix/Linux operating systems and Bash/Shell scripting. Automation & Toolset - Frontend Automation: Expertise with Webdriver.io, Cucumber.js, Node.js, and TypeScript for Angular UI testing. - Backend Automation: Extensive experience with REST API testing automation using Cucumber.js, Node.js, and TypeScript. - Deployment & Cloud: Experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or RedHat OpenShift environments. - Load Testing: Proficiency with JMeter and monitoring tools like Grafana + Prometheus. - DevOps & CI/CD: Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab). - Testing Types: Extensive experience in Static, System, Functional, Regression, Smoke, Integration, Performance, and Scalability testing within the SDLC. - Database Experience: Familiarity with PostgreSQL and/or Neo4j databases. Desirable Qualifications - Familiarity with other backend/system scripting languages like Python. - Experience with advanced databases like Neo4j (graph DB) and TimescaleDB. - Exposure to integration technologies such as ElasticSearch and Kafka. - Familiarity with SSO mechanisms (LDAP, OAuth2, SAML). - Understanding of algorithms, data structures, and relational/graph database concepts. If you are interested please share your profile to amit.k@acldigital.com. Thanks & Regards Amit Kumar