QA Automation Engineer

A QA Automation Engineer develops, implements, and maintains automated testing frameworks and scripts to ensure software quality and efficiency by identifying, analyzing, and reporting defects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintaining Quality Standards: Continuously monitoring and evaluating products, services, or processes to ensure they meet established quality standards and specifications.
• Issue Identification and Resolution: Identifying defects, errors, or deviations from quality standards, and working with relevant teams to implement corrective actions and prevent recurrence.
• Process Optimization: Developing and implementing improvements to quality assurance processes, testing procedures, and workflows to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Compliance and Documentation: Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and internal procedures. Maintaining accurate records of quality checks, audits, and issues.
• Training and Mentorship: Providing training and guidance to other team members on quality assurance processes, standards, and best practices.
• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g., engineering, manufacturing, operations) to address quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Collecting, analyzing, and reporting quality data to identify trends, root causes, and areas for improvement.

Specific Tasks:

• Developing and executing test plans and test cases to ensure products or services meet defined quality criteria.
• Conducting audits and assessments to evaluate adherence to quality standards and identify areas for improvement.
• Investigating and reporting bugs with detailed reproduction steps and logs. Analyzing defects, determining root causes, and implementing corrective actions.
• Monitoring quality metrics by tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the effectiveness of quality assurance efforts.
• Participating in design reviews by providing input on quality considerations during the product development process.
• Staying up-to-date on industry standards and best practices by continuously learning and adapting to changes in the quality assurance field.
• Maintaining and enhancing existing automation frameworks.
• Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitoring test results and metrics to identify areas for improvement in test coverage and performance.

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of test management software.
• Working knowledge of C# and .NET technologies.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and tools like Postman for API testing.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git) and CI/CD tools (CruiseControl.Net & Jenkins).
• Familiarity with SQL queries and retrieving structured DB data.
• Experience with vulnerability and security scanning tools like AppSec or Checkmarx.
• Experience with automation tools like Selenium.
• Writing and maintaining PowerShell scripts for automation and system tasks.
• Experience with incident tools like ClickUp or Jira.