QA Automation Engineer

Job Description

Your Job

As a QA Automation Engineer, you will analyze business systems and requirements, perform gap analysis, be responsible for creating and executing an end-to-end test plan, managing all QA activities documented in the test plan, develop and execute well-designed test cases for web applications, maintain and execute automated test scripts, identify and track issues, drive process and quality improvements, collaborate with IT team, coordinate UAT testing for the business.

Our Team

The QA Automation Engineer will be a part of an international team that supports the application development teams by effectively analyzing business requirements and automating web and API for Koch Industries. Koch Industries is a privately held global organization with over 120,000 employees around the world, with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing, trading, and investments. Koch Global service India is being developed in India to extend its IT operations, as well as act as a hub for innovation in the IT function. As KCC rapidly scales up its operations in India, its employees will get opportunities to carve out a career path for themselves within the organization. This role will have the opportunity to join on the ground floor and will play a critical part in helping build out the over the next several years. Working closely with global colleagues would provide significant international exposure to the employees.

What You Will Do

- Design, develop Automation Framework using TOSCA.
- Design, develop, and execute automated

test cases using Tricentis Tosca to ensure the functionality, performance, and seamless integration of applications.

- Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines (Ex Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
- Maintain existing test scripts/regression suites using Tosca
- Implement and manage Tosca Distributed Execution (DEX) to optimize test execution efficiency across multiple environments.
- Lead and manage the upgrade of Tosca to ensure continued compatibility and access to the latest features and improvements.
- Create comprehensive test plans, document detailed test cases, and record results; utilize tools like qTest, JIRA, ALM, ADO to track and manage defects efficiently.
- Conduct API testing, focusing on validating request/response data, authentication, error handling, and performance metrics.
- Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure robust testing coverage.
- Support and enhance existing automation frameworks to increase efficiency and coverage

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

- Experience in software quality assurance, with a strong focus on automation testing using Tosca.
- Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes, with specific expertise in Tosca and other testing tools commonly used in our company.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development practices.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team environment.
- Tools qTest , JIRA, ADO, ALM etc.

What Will Put You Ahead

- Extensive experience in automation testing with Tosca and QTest.
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration (CI) practices.
- Experience with Non-Functional Testing with JMeter/Neo Load
- Exposure to open-source tools like Playwright or selenium
- A drive for improvement and an inclination to thoughtfully challenge the status quo.
- Ability to adapt to new tools and technologies quickly.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Our guiding principles help employees unlock their potential while creating long-term value for themselves and the organization.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

Koch is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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