Automation Development & Framework Ownership

• Design, develop, and own scalable test automation frameworks and reusable components
• Build automated test suites across:
• UI (Web/Mobile)
• API and integration layers
• Ensure automation solutions are maintainable, reliable, and extensible across teams

Test Strategy & Implementation

• Translate requirements into automation-ready test scenarios, test data, and validation strategies
• Contribute to test strategy, coverage planning, and quality goals
• Identify test gaps and proactively mitigate risks
• Perform automation feasibility analysis to determine optimal test approach (manual vs automated)

Delivery & Execution Excellence

• Execute a balanced mix of automated and manual tests aligned with sprint goals, ensuring comprehensive validation across functional, integration, and edge-case scenarios.
• Contribute to task breakdown, estimation, and sprint commitments
• Proactively raise risks, blockers, and testability concerns
• Identify, log, prioritize, and track defects through resolution lifecycle
• Perform root cause analysis and collaborate with development teams for fixes

Manual & Functional Testing

• Design, document, and execute detailed test cases and test scenarios
• Perform functional, exploratory, and regression testing across features
• Validate end-to-end workflows and business scenarios
• Identify edge cases and usability issues through exploratory testing
• Ensure test coverage for areas not suitable for automation

Quality, Standards & Engineering Practices

• Write clean, testable, and maintainable automation code
• Participate in code reviews and continuous improvement of automation frameworks
• Ensure adherence to Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD)
• Take ownership of end-to-end quality outcomes across assigned areas
• Follow established DevOps, security, and quality engineering practices

CI/CD & DevOps Integration

• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)
• Enable continuous testing and shift-left quality practices
• Monitor and improve pipeline stability, execution time, and reliability
• Validate and troubleshoot system integrations, data flows, and error handling based on defined architectural designs and interfaces

Non-Functional Testing

• Contribute to performance, reliability, and resilience testing
• Validate system behavior under load, stress, and failure scenarios

Observability & Debuggability

• Leverage logs, metrics, and traces to improve test reliability
• Support root cause analysis of failures and improve system observability

Test Data & Environment Management

• Design and manage test data strategies and datasets
• Ensure availability of stable, production-like test environments

Incident & Operational Support

• Assist in troubleshooting defects across environments
• Support maintenance and continuous improvement of automation suites
• Analyze and reduce flaky tests and unstable scenarios

Collaboration & Growth

• Collaborate with developers, QA, Product Owners, and Tech Leads
• Actively learn and adopt new tools, frameworks, and best practices
• Contribute to team knowledge sharing and a strong quality culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in software testing with strong automation focus
• Experience in designing and implementing test automation frameworks
  • Strong understanding of testing principles, SDLC, STLC, and Agile practices