Quality Assurance and Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer

The QA Automation Engineer will be part of an international team supporting application development by analyzing business requirements and automating web and API testing for Koch Industries. Koch Industries is a privately held global organization with over 120,000 employees worldwide, engaged in manufacturing, trading, and investments.

Koch Global Services India is being developed as a hub for IT operations and innovation. As Koch rapidly scales its operations in India, employees will have the opportunity to build long-term careers within the organization. This role offers the chance to join early in the journey, contribute significantly to building capabilities, and gain substantial international exposure by collaborating with global colleagues.

A Day in the Life Could Include (Job Responsibilities):

• Collaborating with the functional team to gather and understand requirements.
• Reviewing functional requirements and technical design specifications to ensure full understanding of deliverables.
• Performing system and requirement gap analysis.
• Documenting and executing comprehensive test plans.
• Identifying and documenting process improvements.
• Designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts based on business and technical requirements.
• Identifying, replicating, reporting defects, and verifying defect fixes.
• Communicating QA status updates to the project team and management.
• Working closely with IT teams to support and enhance applications while identifying requirements to meet business needs.

What You Will Need to Bring with You (Experience & Education Required):

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance within an Agile Scrum delivery model, with strong expertise in automation testing.
• 5+ years of experience in documenting and executing QA project test plans using TOSCA automation frameworks.
• 5+ years of experience in requirements analysis, system analysis, and gap analysis within automated testing contexts.
• 5+ years of experience in smoke and regression validation using automation tools such as Tricentis Tosca.

What You Will Do:

• Design and develop automation frameworks using TOSCA.
• Create, develop, and execute automated test cases with Tricentis Tosca to validate functionality, performance, and application integration.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Maintain and enhance existing test scripts and regression suites using Tosca.
• Implement and manage Tosca Distributed Execution (DEX) to optimize test execution efficiency across multiple environments.
• Lead and manage Tosca upgrades, ensuring compatibility and access to new features.
• Create comprehensive test plans, document detailed test cases, and record results using tools such as qTest, JIRA, ALM, and ADO.
• Conduct API testing, focusing on request/response validation, authentication, error handling, and performance.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure robust testing coverage.
• Support and enhance existing automation frameworks to improve efficiency and expand coverage.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications):

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in software quality assurance with a strong focus on automation testing using Tosca.
• Solid understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes, with expertise in Tosca and related testing tools.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proficiency with tools such as qTest, JIRA, ADO, and ALM.

What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Experience & Education):

• Extensive hands-on 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 using JMeter or NeoLoad.
• Exposure to open-source tools such as Playwright or Selenium.
• A drive for continuous improvement with the ability to thoughtfully challenge the status quo.
• Adaptability to quickly learn and apply new tools and technologies.