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Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Avow Solutions IncChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19 days ago
Job description

Role : Senior QA Automation Engineer / QA Lead

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the entire testing lifecycle—defining strategy, tooling, automation ROI, and ensuring optimal test coverage.
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and microservices testing.
  • Establish and enforce quality gates across the SDLC, driving shift-left testing practices.
  • Lead initiatives for performance, non-functional, and cross-browser testing to ensure reliability at scale.
  • Collaborate closely with Development and DevOps teams to seamlessly embed automation into CI / CD pipelines.
  • Continuously improve test coverage, stability, and developer confidence through proactive feedback loops.
  • Provide technical leadership across QA pods and define the overall automation architecture.
  • Conduct code reviews, mentor team members, and drive deep-dive debugging and root cause analysis sessions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
  • Mandatory : Experience working in a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) environment, understanding multi-tenant architecture, releases, and deployments.
  • Hands-on engineer with a proven track record of coding and testing to production standards.
  • Strong understanding of functional, regression, and non-functional testing principles.
  • Excellent communicator with a focus on clear documentation, collaboration, and cross-team alignment.
  • Passion for enhancing speed, quality, and reliability within a fast-paced environment.

    • Skills & Expertise

  • Experience : 5–9 years in QA automation and engineering roles, preferably in SaaS-based product companies.
  • Problem-Solving & DSA : Proficient in data structures, algorithms, and OOP principles; capable of writing efficient, maintainable automation code.
  • Test Automation : Expert in Selenium (WebDrivers, XPath, CSS Selectors), UI & API automation, and building frameworks from scratch.
  • Testing Methodologies : Deep knowledge of STLC, test management, coverage strategy, and release processes.
  • Manual Testing : Skilled in exploratory and manual testing for edge cases and usability.
  • Communication : Clear, structured thinker with the ability to explain complex technical problems effectively.
  • Leadership : Strong sense of ownership, mentoring ability, and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
  • Tools : Selenium, Postman, JMeter (or similar) for UI / API / performance testing.
  • DevOps Integration : Hands-on experience with CI / CD pipelines, automation architecture, and test planning.
  • Debugging : Advanced skills in defect triage, root cause analysis, and debugging distributed systems.
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