Eggplant Automation Engineer

  • Posted 16 hours ago | Updated 16 hours ago

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 18 Month(s)

Skills

Eggplant Automation Engineer
Jenkins
Azu
re DevOps
GitLab CI
Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)and Defect Life Cycle

Job Details

Position Summary

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Eggplant Automation Engineer to join our Quality Engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks using Eggplant Functional and Eggplant DAI (Digital Automation Intelligence) to ensure the quality, stability, and performance of our applications across various platforms.

This role demands a proactive individual with a passion for automation, problem-solving, and driving continuous quality improvements in both agile and traditional SDLC environments.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation & Development

  • Design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable test automation solutions using Eggplant Functional and Eggplant DAI.
  • Develop automated test scripts for UI, API, and end-to-end functional testing.
  • Integrate Eggplant automation with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI).
  • Optimize and maintain existing automation frameworks and scripts to enhance execution speed and reliability.

Test Planning & Execution

  • Collaborate closely with QA Leads, Developers, and Product Owners to understand requirements, acceptance criteria, and business processes.
  • Create, review, and execute detailed test cases, test plans, and defect reports.
  • Perform regression, smoke, and sanity testing in manual and automated modes.

Continuous Improvement

  • Drive best practices in test automation, tool adoption, and test strategy improvements.
  • Conduct POCs for new features or tools and evaluate their fit for the organization.
  • Mentor junior automation testers on Eggplant scripting, techniques, and problem-solving.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

  • 2 5 years of experience in test automation, with at least 1 2 years of hands-on experience with Eggplant Functional/DAI.
  • Proficiency in SenseTalk scripting (Eggplant s proprietary language).
  • Experience with automation of desktop, web, and mobile applications.
  • Familiarity with Image-Based Testing and OCR-based testing in Eggplant.
  • Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Defect Life Cycle.

Additional Tools & Technologies (Preferred but not mandatory)

  • Knowledge of other automation tools (Selenium, Appium, TestComplete) is a plus.
  • Experience with version control systems (Git, Bitbucket).
  • CI/CD tools: Jenkins
  • Exposure to Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).

Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.

Educational Qualifications

  • Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in performance testing or security testing.
  • Knowledge of API automation (Postman, SoapUI).
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform).
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