Associate Principal Engineer, QA Automation

We're Nagarro.
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 are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in

REQUIREMENTS:

• Total experience 11+ years.
• Strong experience in Quality Assurance, with a focus on Cypress test automation.
• Proficient in Cypress framework design, maintenance, and CI/CD integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
  Skilled in JavaScript/TypeScript for Cypress scripting and debugging using browser developer tools.
• Proficiency in using Jira for defect tracking and Confluence for documentation.
• In-depth knowledge of Browser Developer Tools for debugging and issue resolution.
• Analyse application requirements and specifications to create test plans and test cases.
• Design, develop and execute automated tests using Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, VBScript, or other languages as required.
• Should have experience in one Cucumber or Specflow.
• Have a good experience in Rest Assured.
• Use 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 environment
• Ensure the quality, performance, and reliability of the applications.
• Identify and report bugs and defects.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues.
• Generate and maintain test reports and documentation.
• Collaborate with the software development team and other stakeholders on software quality assurance.

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 SMEs
• Interacting 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/strategy
• Estimating the test effort and preparing schedules for testing activities, assigning tasks, identifying constraints and dependencies
• Risk 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 not
• Communicating measurable quality metrics, with the ability to highlight problem areas and suggest solutions
• Participating in retrospective meetings, helping identify the root cause of any quality related issue and identifying ways to continuously improve the testing process
• Conducting demos of the application for internal and external stakeholders
• Reviewing all testing artifacts prepared by the team and ensuring that defects found during the review are tracked to closure
• Working with team and stakeholders to triage and prioritize defects for resolution
• Giving constructive feedback to the team members and setting clear expectations

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.