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 YearsWork Location: PAN India(Remote)Work Type: PermanentRole 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 & ExperienceDomain & 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 & RegardsAmit Kumar