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 Years

Work Location: PAN India(Remote)

Work Type: Permanent

Role 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 & Experience

Domain & 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 amit.k@acldigital.com.

Thanks & Regards

Amit Kumar