Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Details:
Job Title: QA Engineer
Location: CSIR Road, Chennai || Andheri East, Mumbai || DLF Cyber City, II Gurugram
Hybrid – 2 days Onsite (Thursday/Friday)
Shift Time – 01:00 PM or 02:00 PM IST (UK Shift - Flexible)
Job Description:
Sr. QA Engineer – Automation
This is a Senior-level position on the BSS Team and includes a combination of Software Development and Testing responsibilities.
The successful candidate will spend time leading and working on development/manual testing/automated testing/performance testing, based on the current priorities and the needs of the team.
The ideal candidate would have advanced understanding of Software Quality Assurance & Testing processes, prior Software Development experience, prior Software Testing experience including Black box/White box/Gray box testing, performance testing and implementation of automated tests at the code level using Unit & Integration tests, etc.
This position works with lead QA engineer to enhance quality and process standards, and to plan and execute effective and efficient test approaches to accomplish on-time and efficient delivery of high-quality software products.
Primary Responsibilities
As a member of an Agile Scrum team, your work will begin at the earliest stages of the SDLC; Influencing standards, requirements, architecture, design, and process to enable and improve testability.
You will advocate for quality alongside engineering and business stakeholders; leading by example and creating appropriate priorities and metrics to positively impact internal and external customers.
You will have a test automation-first mindset, developing tests in parallel with feature development with a focus on value, reusability, and extensibility
Support the Lead QA to define and leverage existing test frameworks, and contribute to their extension, to accomplish your qualification objectives in a CI/CD environment.
You will use your knowledge and experience in test automation to determine the best type of test to implement, such as API, Integration, DAO, UI, or manual test, based on the needs of the team and product in a fast-paced environment.
You will share your knowledge, experience, and practical results across multiple teams, through broader teachings or direct mentorship, as part of a culture of collaboration.
Research available tools and lead or participate in initiatives to identify and implement those that will cost-effectively enhance performance testing capabilities and product quality.
Work with testing team to develop performance test plans and cases
Technical Skills
Proven 5+ years' experience in a QA/Testing/Automaton role (using Java/Javascript/C# )
Strong understanding of QA methodologies.
Ability to develop and execute complex automated tests.
Experience in pipeline creation and development for testing in a CI environment, using tools such as Jenkins.
You are strongly motivated to apply technical skills to solve tough problems and propose creative solutions with automation, finding the best solution for the needs of the team while driving best practices in testing.
Strong understanding of the software development process, QA methodologies, and process improvement
Develop automated test scenarios and environments for performance testing.
Preferred Skills
C# .NET / Java, BDD, Spec flow
Experience with testing UI frameworks e.g. Angular
CI/CD -Continuous Integration Software (GitHub/Jenkins), Deployments, Scripting Languages
Parsing and understanding of log file (IIS, Application, Event Viewer, etc.).
Experience with REST API testing using automation tools like Rest Assured
Experience with building automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver
Experience with Load Runner/Performance Center/Jmeter/Other Load Testing Tools would be a plus
Experience testing in a cloud environment e.g. AWS or Azure
Git source control
Good working SQL knowledge (SQL Server)
Understanding of the Windows Server ecosystem
Experience and Education
5+ years of Quality Automation Test Engineering experience
BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required
Other Responsibilities
Innovate process improvements that enable efficient delivery and maintenance with consistent direction.
Research available functional and performance tools and lead or participate in initiatives to identify and implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality.
Configure, maintain, and/or administer testing tools or environments.
Develop and execute automated testing for assigned projects to successfully and consistently enable delivery of high-quality software products and services on time, on budget, and to specification.
Interact with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams to plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements and to assure products meet product requirements and quality standards.
Maintain flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business.
Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate, documenting accordingly.
Ensure that testing addresses requirements as agreed with other stakeholders.
Identify opportunities to apply existing automation or other tools to meet testing needs.
Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
Maintain framework for record retention to support internal and external IT audits.
Work across teams to enhance quality assurance/testing and help to develop/execute performance and automation testing throughout the business as appropriate.
Ensure results of root cause analyses are addressed.
Maintain flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business.

Work arrangement
Hybrid