QA Engineer

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

Primary Responsibilities:

· Create test plan and test cases

· Verify application for functionality

· Develop Test Automation for products

· Master the functionality of the product

· Work with Product managers to understand the product requirement & acceptance criteria

· Develop deep understanding of the architecture & implementation for the product

· Drive a culture of quality, technical curiosity, continuous improvement, and evidence-based decision-making in the organization.

· Execute other Duties as assigned

Must-Have Skills and Abilities:

· 3 to 5 years of experience in Information Technology with expertise in test automation of applications from UI and API layer.

· Hands-on experience of programming concept such as OOPs in scripting languages like Java, .NET, Python and JavaScript.

· Candidate should have hands on experience of writing, maintaining automated UI and APIs tests written in Java, JavaScript, C#, Python using various open-source testing libraries like, Cypress, REST Assured, Selenium, etc.

· Hands on experience with one or more querying languages such SQL (preferred) and No SQL databases (MongoDB).

· Hands on experience in automating backend REST services including writing custom functions using tools such as Cypress, Postman, REST Assured, Ready API etc.

· Experience of working in distributed agile teams using agile frameworks such as SCRUM ,

· Hands on experience of working with continues integration tools such Jenkins, Circle CI.

· Able to independently create and maintain automation test jobs using tools such as Jenkins.

· Hands on experience working with source code management tools such as GitLab, GitHub, AWS Code Commit etc.

· Ability to quickly adapt to new tools and evolving technologies.

· Excellent verbal and written communication.

Software QA Automation Engineer 

Experience: 1+ year

Location: Pune, India

FlytBase is looking for passionate and hardworking Software QA Automation Engineers to join our rapidly growing team. As a Software QA Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for the planning and implementation of tests that prove the functional and non-functional requirements of the system.

About FlytBase

FlytBase is a deep-tech startup that provides hardware-agnostic software solutions to automate and scale drone operations. It is the world’s first Internet of Drones Platform (IoD) that allows seamless & cloud-connected deployment of intelligent drone fleets for a variety of business applications. The team comprises young engineers and designers from top-tier universities such as IIT-B, IIT-KGP, University of Maryland & Georgia Tech, and with deep expertise in drone technology, computer science, electronics, and robotics.

The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, USA, and has R&D offices in Pune, India. Widely recognized as a pioneer in the commercial drone ecosystem, FlytBase won the Global NTT Data Innovation Contest in Tokyo, Japan. FlytBase was also awarded the TiE50 Top Startup award by TiE Silicon Valley.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Designing and developing test automation scripts for a web application (Angular) using test automation guidelines.
• Proficient in end-to-end testing for both Web and mobile applications.
• Build tools and frameworks to aid continuous delivery, deployment, and debugging.
• Supporting the development team and software engineers during the development and testing phase.
• Prepare defect reports and report test progress.

Experience/Skills: 

• Experience in Automation Testing with Cypress, Selenium, or similar end-to-end testing tools.
• Experience with Regression, Smoke testing, API, and Backend testing.
• Experience with non-functional testing, performance, and vulnerability testing.
• Excellent knowledge of testing skills (design test plan and test strategy, writing and executing test cases, opening bugs, verifying bugs, etc). 
• A team player, and fast learner with good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Compensation:

This role comes with an annual CTC that is market competitive and depends on the quality of your work experience, degree of professionalism, culture fit, and alignment with the company’s long-term business strategy.

Perks:

• Fast-paced Startup culture
• Hacker mode environment
• Enthusiastic and approachable team
• Professional autonomy
• Company-wide sense of purpose
• Flexible work hours
• Informal dress code

Job Description: 

● At least 4 to 8 years of experience in software quality assurance manual testing 

● Proven record of test strategy and planning, STLC, deployment, defect tracking, and test  harness. 

● High degree of initiative with a passion for learning technology. 

● Must have strong hands-on experience on any programming language PHP, React Native JavaScript, HTML, CSS. 

● Must be competent enough on API testing using Rest Assured and Postman.

● Performance testing experience with relevant automation and monitoring tools (e.g.,  JMeter, load runner). 

● Responsible for coming up with and executing scale tests, performance, and longevity tests.

● Must have testing experience on cloud-based platforms and working knowledge on  integration testing using CI/CD pipelines. 

● Should have working experience with at least one of the MYSQL databases and NoSQL DB viz. 

● Cosmos Db, Cassandra, MongoDB.

● Should have strong fundamental understanding of network topology and the TCP/IP stack  and working knowledge of load balancing methods and deployment architecture

● Experience with GIT Hub, Maven, HP ALM, Jira, Jenkins, code coverage tools and CI/CD
● Exposure of sizing (estimating) the project and defining timelines 

● Good to have knowledge of Platforms like Windows / UNIX / Mainframe.

● Work under the direction of the Game QA Lead to provide test support for two dozen experienced game designers, artists, and engineers. 

● Perform daily smoke tests of game builds, using the build computer and the install scripts.

● Run through and write test plans for existing and new features. Become familiar with the  project design by closely reading project documentation and reaching out regularly to our  team of game developers. 

● Verify that identified bugs are fixed in the database. 

● Identify and bug new issues that occur in the HMD and tablet interface.

● Build on your own fundamental QA skills by learning the specifics of game  development QA for mobile devices, VR headsets, and experimental technology.

● Engage in continuous improvement of the QA process. 

● Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
● Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of the-art practices; participating in professional societies. 

● Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

• 5+ years experience in automation development in OO language
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Shippable, TravisCI or similar
• Develop and implement tools for automated testing (Linux Shell, Java/Groovy, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Take essential part in the development cycles, in order to deliver high quality products
• Closely interact with developers and support, regarding customer issues
• Investigate software issues as a result of testing

Lead Test Automation Engineer Job Description 

Responsibilities:

• Mobile, Web, API and Desktop automation testing experience including test planning, execution, and reporting product status to deliver a high-quality software product
• Develop/Prepare and executes comprehensive test plans, procedures, test strategies and analyzing system design
• Designed/Created and Implemented various types of test automation frameworks preferably in Selenium
• Proficient in Test Automation tools - Selenium preferred
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience working in an agile development environment. Ability to work design process into agile methodology
• Experience is using Agile Management tools – JIRA & Defect Management Systems
• Technical expertise, knowledge, and experience to maximize opportunities and constraints of different platforms/code bases
• Work within Agile project teams, continuously releasing application software and support of continuous integration processes
• Lead & Coordinate testing activities
• Mentors Test Engineers and team to increase the skill of others
• Coordinate testing activities & communication with clients (this skill is a must have)
• Extensive Experience with Selenium & Java
• DevOps experience is a plus
• Knowledge and experience with software testing best practices
• Experience with Agile and DevOps project delivery practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to think of creative solutions to systems-based issues
• Strong understanding of automation frameworks and concepts
• High attention to detail
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to others
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of individuals and communication styles
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines at once
• Knowledge of advanced software design and development techniques
• Ability to forecast potential client issues or concerns

Advanced skill in Microsoft Office products.

Experience : 5 to 8 Yrs ( They should have experience working as lead )

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 days Maximum

Location : Bangalore (They have to come to office )

Experience: 3 to 5 Years

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for validating the health of IoT devices.
• Design, implement the test scripts to validate the IoT device functionality
• Monitor and Analyze the large data sets
• Provide support and respond to Product-specific escalations
• Build the system which detects the issues from the large data sets.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 2 years in device testing
• Automation and scripting experience is plus
• Experience with any DBMS systems i.e. Postgres / Oracle / Mongo DB
• Excellent communication skills (Written and verbal).
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Motivated and natural curiosity in solving problems.
• Strong Ownership

Qualifications and Education Requirements

BE/ BTECH in a related field

• 2-4  years of experience, with at least 1-2 years of experience in testing Web Applications/Services, UI testing.
• Good exposure to Non-functional tests strategies like Load, Perf and Chaos.
• Good understanding of testing principles: UI and Usability testing, Stress testing, Functional/Regression testing, Code coverage, TDD/BDD, UAT.
• Experience in deploying solutions into AWS is a major plus.
• Good team player, having effective and professional oral and written communication skills.