Staff Engineer, QA Automation

Company Description We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world experts across 39 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We're looking for great new colleagues. That's where you come in. Job Description REQUIREMENTS:Total Experience 7+ yearsStrong experience in software testing, including experience in automating test cases for web applicationsExperience in working with TOSCA for UI and API test automation.Expertise in Cucumber, SpecFlow and Playwright.Hands on experience in defect management and familiarity with bug-tracking systems (e.g., JIRA).Hands on experience in working in Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).Strong communication skills with experience in client interaction and ensuring their requirements are met in the QA processes.Proven ability to create dashboards and provide meaningful insights on test execution, coverage, and status.Experience using Selenium WebDriver and TFS, JIRA,GIT, Jenkins or other CI/CD tools.Analyse application requirements and specifications to create test plans and test cases.Design, develop and execute automated tests using Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, VBScript, Maven or other languages as required.Have a good experience in Test Automation Framework, BDT, Gherkin, Jenkins, API Testing, Test Planning and Strategy, Rest Assured as requiredUse testing tools such as UFT, TOSCA, Test Complete, Katalon Studio, Appium, Coded UI, Protractor, Selenium, or other tools as required.Use testing frameworks such as Junit, Nunit, TestNg or other frameworks as required.Solid understanding of Agile principles and experience working in an Agile environmentEnsure the quality, performance, and reliability of the applications.Identify and report bugs and defects.Generate and maintain test reports and documentation.Collaborate with the software development team and other stakeholders on software quality.RESPONSIBILITIES:Understanding the projects functional and non-functional requirements and the business context of the application being developed. Understanding and documenting requirements validated by the SMEsInteracting with clients to identify the scope of testing, expectations, acceptance criteria and availability of test data and environment. Working closely with product owner in defining and refining acceptance criteria.Preparing test plan/strategyEstimating the test effort and preparing schedules for testing activities, assigning tasks, identifying constraints and dependenciesRisk management identifying, mitigating and resolving business and technical risks. Determines the potential causes of problems and analyses multiple alternatives.Designing and developing a framework for automated testing following the project's design and coding guidelines. Set up best practices for test automation.Preparing test reports to summarize the outcome of the testing phase and recommending whether the application is in a shippable state or notCommunicating measurable quality metrics, with the ability to highlight problem areas and suggest solutionsParticipating in retrospective meetings, helping identify the root cause of any quality related issue and identifying ways to continuously improve the testing processConducting demos of the application for internal and external stakeholdersWorking with team and stakeholders to triage and prioritize defects for resolutionGiving constructive feedback to the team members and setting clear expectations Additional Information Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.