QA Automation

Job Description

Why Join Iris
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About Us
At Iris Software, our vision is to be our client's most trusted technology partner, and the first choice for the industry's top professionals to realize their full potential.
With over 4,300 associates across India, U.S.A, and Canada, we help our enterprise clients thrive with technology-enabled transformation across financial services, healthcare, transportation & logistics, and professional services.
Our work covers complex, mission-critical applications with the latest technologies, such as high-value complex Application & Product Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, Data & MLOps, Quality Engineering, and Business Automation.

Working with Us
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We foster a culture where your potential is valued, your voice matters, and your work creates real impact. With cutting-edge projects, personalized career development, continuous learning and mentorship, we support you to grow and become your best - both personally and professionally.
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Job Description

1. Leadership & Team Management:

- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of QA Engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, high performance, and accountability.
- Conduct regular one-on-ones, performance reviews, and career development planning for team members.
- Act as a technical escalation point for the team, providing guidance and problem-solving support.
- Champion best practices in testing methodologies and quality assurance across the team.

2. Technical Skills

- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust, scalable, and reliable automated test frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
- Drive the integration of automated tests into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on automation test results, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
- Stay abreast of the latest developments in Playwright and TypeScript ecosystems, advocating for upgrades and new features where beneficial.
- Implement strategies for effective test data management within automation frameworks.
- Hands-on experience integrating automated test suites into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

3. Stakeholder Management & Communication:

- Collaborate effectively with product managers to understand requirements and translate them into robust test scenarios.

4. Innovation & Process Improvement:

- Demonstrate a strong flair for innovation: Proactively research, evaluate, and implement new testing tools, technologies, and methodologies (e.g., AI/ML in testing, shift-left/shift-right strategies, performance monitoring tools).
- Establish and track key quality metrics and KPIs, using data to inform decisions and report on the overall health of the product.

Required Qualifications:

.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

.5+ years of progressive experience in QA, with at least 2+ years in a lead or managerial role, responsible for direct reports.

.Expert-level proficiency in developing and maintaining automated test frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.

.Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, specifically integrating and managing automated tests within Azure DevOps.

.Deep understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes within an Agile/Scrum environment.

.Proven ability to strategize, plan, and execute testing for complex software systems.

.Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

.Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

.Demonstrated ability to inspire, motivate, and mentor a team.

Mandatory Competencies

Agile - Agile - SCRUM
QA - Agile Methodology
QA/QE - QA Automation - Playwright
User Interface - Typescript - Typescript
QA/QE - QA Automation - Basic Build, Deployment and CI/CD
Cloud - Azure - Azure Devops, Azure Pipelines, Azure CLI
Data Science and Machine Learning - Data Science and Machine Learning - AI/ML
QA - Attention to detail
Beh - Communication and collaboration

Perks and Benefits for Irisians
Iris provides world-class benefits for a personalized employee experience. These benefits are designed to support financial, health and well-being needs of Irisians for a holistic professional and personal growth. Click to view the benefits.

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