Lead Test Automation Engineer

Description :

We are seeking a highly skilled QA Automation / Performance Senior Test Engineer with expertise in automating mobile and web applications, API testing, database testing (stored procedures) and performance testing. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring software quality by developing automation frameworks, writing robust test scripts, and performing unit testing. This role requires strong technical abilities, attention to detail, and a passion for improving software quality through automation.

• 10+ years of proven experience as a test manager, managing test teams, designing, executing tests and troubleshooting large scale IT systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for mobile (Android) and web applications using Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber or similar tools.
• Develop and execute API test automation using tools like Postman, Rest Assured, or Karate.
• Implement unit testing strategies with frameworks such as JUnit, NUnit, TestNG, or Jest.
• Work with databases to perform stored procedure testing , ensuring data integrity and proper backend functionality.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate automated tests into CI / CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with TDD frameworks and approach.
• Conduct performance and load testing where necessary.
• Stakeholder management, status reports and test reporting (daily / weekly / monthly), test metrics.
• In depth understanding of full Software Delivery Lifecycle (waterfall and agile models).
• Experience in executing IT testing (System Test, SIT, Integration, Automation, Load, Performance, etc.) in complex environments and implement a well-structured defect management lifecycle.
• Test planning and strategy development.
• Manage test scope and delivery for medium to large sized projects and / or portfolios of large programs.
• Apply different estimating methods to estimate timescales, effort and costs for the testing phases.
• Manage large testing capability, resources and testing process from project initiation to post implementation review.
• Well versed with Traceability requirement matrix.
• Identify slippage and develop strategies to recover and will own and resolve issues around the technical solution delivered into the business test environment.
• Ensure that all test phases have appropriate entry / exit criteria and for monitoring achievement of these criteria and for obtaining sign-off against these prior to Go Live.
• Stay up to date with the latest automation testing trends, tools, and best practices.

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