QA Automation Engineer – Job Description

Job Title: Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced QA Automation Engineer with 13+ years of experience in software quality assurance, test automation, and end-to-end testing. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in designing automation frameworks, developing automated test scripts, API testing, UI testing, and integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust test automation frameworks for web, API, and backend applications.
• Create and execute automated test scripts using Selenium, Java/Python, or similar automation technologies.
• Develop reusable automation components and maintain existing automation suites.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, and end-to-end testing.
• Perform API testing using tools such as REST Assured, Postman, or similar technologies.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and create detailed test scenarios and test cases.
• Identify, document, track, and validate defects using tools such as JIRA or similar defect-management systems.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Work closely with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other QA engineers throughout the SDLC.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives.
• Perform test data preparation, environment validation, and troubleshooting of automation failures.
• Review test results, identify failures, and provide detailed reports to technical and business stakeholders.
• Mentor junior and mid-level QA engineers and contribute to automation best practices.
• Continuously evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and processes to improve test coverage and quality.

Required Skills

• 13+ years of experience in Software QA, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver and automation framework development.
• Strong programming experience with Java, Python, or C#.
• Experience with TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, or similar testing frameworks.
• Strong experience in API and web-services testing.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON, XML, HTTP/HTTPS, and API validation.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and database testing.
• Experience with Jenkins, Git, Maven/Gradle, and CI/CD practices.
• Hands-on experience with Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, defect life cycle, and QA methodologies.
• Experience with JIRA or similar test/defect management tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Selenium Grid, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform environments.
• Knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes and cloud-based testing.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter.
• Experience testing microservices and distributed applications.
• Knowledge of BDD and behavior-driven automation frameworks.
• Experience designing scalable automation frameworks from scratch.
• Experience with test reporting and automation dashboards.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred.