QA Automation with Cypress
PRIMARY PURPOSE
An automation engineer delivers automated solutions for software processes. As an automation engineer, the individual will work closely with development and product teams to help discover and eliminate problems by gathering requirements and implementing process automation. Sometimes this will include software, but other times you might be asked to automate service or business processes.
An automation engineer is responsible for the following
· Identify opportunities for automation within software processes.
· Plan, create and manage the overall quality planning strategy.
· Design and execute QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality.
· Run tests for databases, systems, networks, applications and software.
· Identify bugs and quality issues in development, service or business processes.
· Install applications and databases relevant to automation.
· Collaborate with development/product teams to understand how automation can improve workflow.
· Gather requirements from clients, customers or end-users to develop the best automation solutions. A detailed understanding of modern SDLC frameworks is required as is the ability to work in an Agile environment.
Experience
· 5+ years’ of relevant experience
· Proven track record in a software quality assurance role.
· Demonstrable strong software test automation experience at unit, integration and system level.
· Experience with automated testing tools, BDD, end-user testing.
· Experience with leading test plan design and strategy.
· Experience working in Agile process and result-oriented culture.
· Strong experience working on Linux-based systems.
· Experience within CI/CD, DevOps and TDD based environments;
Required Skills
· Solid experience with test automation scripting and tools PHP Unit, Jest, Selenium, Postman, Mocha, Chrome Driver, Cypress
· HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
· Strong SQL, MySQL, knowledge.
· JIRA product suite, Git/Bitbucket, Confluence.
· Experience working on Linux-based systems.
· Experience with private cloud as well as public clouds such as including Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform
· Experience with Amazon AWS, EC2, S3, ACL, EC2, Route53, CloudWatch, security/ ACL
· Mobile development experience
· Any exposure to PHP frameworks Laravel, Zend, Symfony will be a value add.
· Interest or exposure to Blockchain technology is beneficial.
· Keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence.
· Be willing to help your teammates, share your knowledge with them, and learn from them.
· Be open to receiving constructive feedback and turning it into process improvements.
· Creativity, motivation and strong communication.
· Effective time management skills for handling multiple tasks as per business priorities and goals.
· Superior written and oral communication skills.
· Superior interpersonal skills, with a focus on rapport-building, listening, and questioning skills.
· Strong documentation skills. Technical Skills