Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Job Title: QA Automation Engineer

Experience: 5+ Years

Work Mode: Remote

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented QA Automation Engineer with 5+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining robust automation testing frameworks using Java and Selenium. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in test automation, quality assurance best practices, CI/CD integration, and experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. This role requires a proactive mindset, strong analytical skills, and close collaboration with development and DevOps teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Framework Development

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reusable, and maintainable test automation frameworks using Java and Selenium.
• Implement automation solutions for UI, API, and regression testing.
• Enhance existing frameworks by improving performance, reliability, and execution time.

Test Planning & Execution

• Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to create comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• Execute automated test suites as part of CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing.

CI/CD & DevOps Integration

• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to enable continuous testing in cloud and containerized environments.

Defect Management & Reporting

• Identify, log, track, and verify defects using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Provide clear and actionable test reports, metrics, and dashboards.

Collaboration & Agile Practices

• Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
• Work closely with developers, product owners, and business analysts to ensure quality at every stage of development.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote automation best practices across the team.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in QA Automation and Software Testing.
• Strong proficiency in Java and Selenium WebDriver.
• Hands-on experience in building automation frameworks (TestNG / JUnit / Cucumber).
• Experience with API automation (Rest Assured or similar).
• Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with version control systems (Git).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Gherkin).
• Exposure to performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling).
• Experience testing cloud-based applications (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes testing environments.
• Experience with cross-browser testing tools (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs).