Automation Tester

Role / Duties:

1. Developing Automated Testing Frameworks: Designing and implementing automated testing frameworks to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency.

2. Creating Test Scripts: Writing and maintaining automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing of software applications.

3. Integration with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and deployment.

4. Executing Test Cases: Running automated test cases to validate software quality, identify defects, and ensure adherence to requirements.

5. Identifying Test Scenarios: Analyzing software requirements and user stories to identify test scenarios suitable for automation.

6. Maintaining Test Suites: Updating and enhancing automated test suites to accommodate changes in software functionality and requirements.

7. Collaborating with Development Team: Working closely with developers to understand software design and behavior, and address issues identified during testing.

8. Performance Testing: Conducting automated performance tests to assess application performance under various conditions and workloads.

9. Security Testing: Implementing automated security tests to identify vulnerabilities and ensure the security of software applications.

10. Test Reporting and Analysis: Generating test reports, analyzing test results, and communicating findings to stakeholders for decision-making.

11. Training and Knowledge Sharing: Providing training on test automation tools and techniques to team members and sharing best practices for test automation.

12. Maintaining Test Environments: Setting up and maintaining test environments, ensuring consistency and reliability for automated testing.

Skills and Experience Required:

1. Programming Skills: Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript for test script development.  

2. Test Automation Tools: Experience with Selenium, Appium, or similar tools for automated testing.

3. API Testing: Knowledge of tools like Postman for testing application interfaces.

4. CI/CD Integration: Ability to integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools.

5. AI Testing: Understanding of AI testing frameworks and tools for testing machine learning models and AI-driven applications.

6. Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical skills for test case design and result interpretation.

7. Communication Skills: Clear communication for collaborating with team members and documenting test results.

8. Minimum 2+ years of experience testing in a cloud environment, Google Cloud Platform preferred. Verification of test conditions using backend systems, running SQL queries, navigating cloud storage objects, and checking service responses using tools like SoapUI.