Responsibilities:
Test Strategy and Planning:
- Define and own the overall test strategy and plan for projects, ensuring comprehensive test coverage across different test levels (unit, integration, system, acceptance).
- Identify and proactively mitigate testing risks and dependencies.
- Estimate testing effort and resources required for projects.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define clear test objectives and acceptance criteria.
Automation Leadership and Framework Development:
- Lead and mentor a team of automation engineers, providing technical guidance, support, and fostering their professional growth.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust automation frameworks using Robot Framework.
- Establish and enforce automation best practices, coding standards, and guidelines within the team.
- Evaluate and integrate different automation tools and libraries to enhance the overall automation capabilities.
- Drive the adoption of automation across the entire testing lifecycle.
Hands-on Automation Development:
- Actively participate in the development and execution of automated test scripts using Robot Framework for various application layers (UI, API, backend).
- Develop reusable test libraries and keywords to improve efficiency and maintainability of test assets.
- Integrate automation scripts with CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
- Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams for prompt resolution.
Cloud Native Testing (RHOCP Preferred):
- Develop and execute test strategies for applications deployed in Cloud Native environments, with a strong focus on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP).
- Understand and test containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift), microservices architecture, and related cloud native concepts.
- Implement automation for testing deployments, scaling, resilience, and other cloud native aspects.
- Troubleshoot and analyze issues within cloud native environments.
Environment and Tool Management:
- Manage and maintain test environments (Windows/Linux) required for automation execution.
- Configure and integrate different automation tools (e.g., test management tools, reporting tools) into the testing process.
- Ensure the availability and stability of test environments.
Collaboration and Communication:
- Effectively communicate test progress, risks, and issues to all relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with development, DevOps, and product teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives).
- Provide clear and concise test reports and metrics to inform decision-making.
Continuous Improvement:
- Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in test automation and cloud native testing.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices within the testing team.
- Conduct knowledge sharing sessions and training for the team to enhance collective expertise.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8 to 10 years of overall experience in software testing.
- Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and implementing test automation frameworks using Robot Framework.
- Strong proficiency in Python, as it is the primary language used with Robot Framework.
- Solid understanding of different test automation approaches and methodologies.
- Proven experience in automating testing for applications running on Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Significant understanding and practical experience with Cloud Native concepts and technologies.
- Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP) is highly preferred.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
- Experience with various automation tools and libraries relevant to different testing types (e.g., Selenium for web UI, Requests for API testing).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) and integrating automated tests within them.
- Experience with test management tools (e.g., Jira with Xray/Zephyr, TestLink).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
Good to Have Skills:
- Experience with other automation tools and frameworks.
- Knowledge of performance testing tools.
- Experience with security testing concepts and tools.
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools in cloud environments.
- Relevant certifications in testing or cloud technologies.
