Qa Automation Engineer

Overview We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Automation QA Engineer to join our dynamic team This role is crucial in ensuring the quality reliability and performance of our software products through comprehensive automation testing The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing and maintaining robust automation frameworks with expertise in API and UI automation and a deep understanding of Behavior-Driven Development BDD principles You will play a key role in integrating automation into our CI CD pipelines and fostering a culture of quality within an agile development environment Responsibilities Design develop and maintain scalable robust and efficient automated test scripts and frameworks for both UI and API layers Create and maintain automated UI test suites using Selenium WebDriver and other Java UI-based automation tools to validate user interfaces and end-to-end user flows Develop and execute automated tests for RESTful APIs to ensure data integrity functionality and performance using appropriate tools and frameworks Collaborate with product owners developers and other QA engineers to define and implement test scenarios using Gherkin syntax Given When Then within Cucumber Contribute to the continuous improvement of automation frameworks tools and processes ensuring reusability maintainability and efficiency Integrate automated tests into continuous integration and continuous delivery CI CD pipelines to enable rapid feedback and early defect detection Execute automated test suites analyze results identify defects and report on test coverage and quality metrics Work closely with development product management and DevOps teams to understand requirements define test strategies and ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle Share knowledge and promote best practices in automation testing including test-driven development TDD and behavior-driven development BDD Assist in troubleshooting production issues by leveraging testing expertise and collaborating with development teams Qualifications Proven experience 4 years as an Automation QA Engineer or similar role with a strong focus on automated testing In-depth hands-on experience with Behavior-Driven Development BDD frameworks specifically Cucumber and writing feature files using Gherkin syntax Strong proficiency in Java for developing automation scripts and frameworks Expertise in designing developing and maintaining automated UI tests using Selenium WebDriver and other relevant Java UI based automation tooling e g TestNG JUnit Solid experience in automating RESTful API tests including understanding of HTTP methods status codes and data formats JSON XML Strong understanding of software testing methodologies tools and processes Experience with version control systems preferably Git Familiarity with integrating automated tests into CI CD pipelines e g Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in an agile cross-functional team environment Education Bachelor s degree University degree or equivalent experience This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed Other job-related duties may be assigned as required Additional Additional Good to have Skills - Experience with other programming languages e g Python JavaScript for automation Knowledge of performance testing and security testing principles Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes Experience with cloud platforms Openshift AWS Understanding of microservices architecture and testing strategies for distributed systems Experience with defect tracking and test management tools e g Jira Zephyr Job Family Group Technology Job Family Technology Quality Time Type Full time Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills please see above and or contact the recruiter Citi is an equal opportunity employer and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and or apply for a career opportunity review View Citi s and the poster