QA Automation Engineer at Polaris Bank Limited

Job Summary
Who are we looking for:

• We are looking for an experienced QA Automation Engineer with 5 years’ experience in test automation framework and continuous integration of the test scripts to join our team.

Job Description

• Plan, analyse, design, and develop automated test including E2E, API and system tests of new and existing features;
• Maintain and control the feature-bug fixing process and bug life cycle;
• Investigate customer issues and assist the support team in cracking complicated technical issues;
• Work in Agile/Scrum environment, participate in feature planning and version planning;
• Take major responsibility on CI quality assurance.
• Assist in the evaluation and testing of software and infrastructure to ensure they function according to user requirements and conform to established guidelines
• Engage in all test phases – unit, system, integration and functional testing & acceptance
• Apply, design and develop automated testing strategies and build automated testing frameworks.
• Work with Team Lead to test and analyze each component/phase of the systems development life cycle
• Analyse and verify best automated and manual test approaches and execute acceptance, integration, installation and system testing.
• Work with project managers to plan, manage and track quality test plan
• Ensure that all required testing deliverables are created including testing approach, testing scenarios, conditions and expected results, manual test scripts, automated test scripts and testing control sheets
• Execute formal review cycles including informal review, formal review, testing sign-off and quality assurance review
• Engage all relevant stakeholders and secure the requisite sign-offs
• Act as an independent monitor to ensure application performance is tested before go-live
• Analyze performance test requirements and develop test plans and debug to understand test objective requirements
• Handle performance testing and present results for validating and analysis to Project Teams

Job Objectives

• Assist with implementation, monitoring, and refinement of IT processes, policies, procedures and methods to ensure robust IT practice that complies with industry and business requirements
• Performing and monitoring testing activities to ensure the quality, performance and functionality of all core and non-core banking application software solutions released to the users.

Preferred skills and Experience / Requirements

• Qualification: BA / BSc / HND, MBA / MSc / MA
• At least 3 years of experience in automation SW development and test methodologies
• Experience with testing Web and Cloud products
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Java/Scala;
• Deep knowledge of QA methodologies
• Bug detection abilities and good analysis to root cause detection
• Self-learner and independent executor with ability to work on multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Experience of testing cross-platform mobile React/ React Native frameworks, selenium, Appium and cucumber
• Experience of coding custom DSL test languages;
• Experience of development within a Mac OS / Linux environment;
• CircleCI, Jenkins knowledge
• Hands-on experience in automating tests with at least one of the following languages: Java/ JavaScript/ C#/ Python
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of standard quality best practices, techniques, and methodologies to drive continuous quality improvements
• Advanced written and spoken English skills with technical vocabulary
• Strong API test automation experience is a plus.