Senior QA

Automation Engineer, TIFIN

Mumbai, India

WHO WE ARE:

TIFIN is a fintech platform backed by industry leaders including JP Morgan, Morningstar, Broadridge, Hamilton Lane, Franklin Templeton, Motive Partners and a who’s who of the financial service industry. We are creating engaging wealth experiences to better financial lives through AI and investment intelligence powered personalization. We are working to change the world of wealth in ways that personalization has changed the world of movies, music and more but with the added responsibility of delivering better wealth outcomes.

We use design and behavioral thinking to enable engaging experiences through software and application programming interfaces (APIs). We use investment science and intelligence to build algorithmic engines inside the software and APIs to enable better investor outcomes.

In a world where every individual is unique, we match them to financial advice and investments with a recognition of their distinct needs and goals across our investment marketplace and our advice and planning divisions.

OUR VALUES: Go with your GUT

●     Grow at the Edge. We are driven by personal growth. We get out of our comfort zone and keep egos aside to find our genius zones. With self-awareness and integrity we strive to be the best we can possibly be. No excuses.

●     Understanding through Listening and Speaking the Truth. We value transparency. We communicate with radical candor, authenticity and precision to create a shared understanding. We challenge, but once a decision is made, commit fully.

●     I Win for Teamwin. We believe in staying within our genius zones to succeed and we take full ownership of our work. We inspire each other with our energy and attitude. We fly in formation to win together.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

You should have worked with automation tools like Selenium using Java/Python (or any other programming language). You should be able to create automation frameworks for different product scenarios and have good hands-on experience and knowledge of writing test scripts within TestNG and/or BDD frameworks. Should have good logical ability, testing aptitude, innovative thinking, a desire to learn new things and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. API Testing knowledge and hands-on experience would be an added advantage. You must be able to work independently as well as in a group towards a common objective. Good communication skills are a plus.

Required Skills Set:

Test Automation Tools

Selenium- High

Programming Language

Java/Python (Other languages like C# are acceptable as long as the candidate is okay to switch to Java/Python)- Moderate to High

Test Automation Frameworks

TestNG, Cucumber (BDD)- Moderate to High

Logical Ability

Coding logic, general aptitude and testing abilities- High

Build Tools

Maven, Gradle etc.

Basic to Moderate

CI/CD

Jenkins/Gitlab- Good to have

API Automation

Rest Assured- Good to have

Work Experience: 4- 7 Years

BENEFITS PACKAGE:

TIFIN offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

· Performance-linked variable compensation.

· Medical insurance

· Tax-saving benefits

· Flexible PTO policy and Company-paid holidays

· Parental Leave: 6 month paid maternity, 2 week paid paternity leave

· Access to our Wellness trainers, including 1:1 personal coaching for executives and rising stars

A note on location. While we have team centers in Boulder, New York City, San Francisco, Charlotte, and Bangalore,this role is based out of Mumbai.  

TIFIN is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and values the multitude of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

At Shipthis, we work to build a better future and make meaningful changes in the freight forwarding industry. Our team members aren't just employees. We are comprised of bright, skilled professionals with a single straightforward goal - Evolve Freight forwarders towards Digitalized operations and help them become more efficient. 

As a company, we're just the right size for every person to take initiative and make things happen. Join us on this journey to make a difference in how Digitalization evolves the Freight Forwarding industry. 

Visit us at https://www.shipthis.co 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

Job Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Software Tester to join our dynamic and fast-paced team. As a Software Tester, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of Shipthis' ERP software by designing and executing tests, identifying and documenting bugs, and verifying fixes. You will work closely with our developers and project managers to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software. 

What You'll Be Doing 

• Design and execute comprehensive test plans for Shipthis' ERP software, including unit tests and end-to-end tests  
• Identify, document, and track defects found during testing and verify fixes  
• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts using industry-standard testing tools. Ensure efficient and effective test coverage for both new features and regression testing. 
• Collaborate with developers to resolve issues and improve the quality of software 
• Work closely with project managers to ensure timely delivery of software  
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts to enhance the testing process and increase efficiency  
• Keep up to date with emerging trends and technologies in software testing 

Requirements: 

• Proficiency in JavaScript and experience writing unit tests and end-to-end tests using modern JavaScript testing frameworks 
• Experienced in automated testing tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress or similar. 
• Documentation of test cases and regular update of Test Scripts and Test Data 
• Knowledge of Angular and Python is required 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Attention to detail and ability to identify and track issues effectively to closure 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team 

Who can apply 

• Bachelor’s/master's degree in engineering/ computer science or any other domain with a strong orientation toward computer programming as part of the coursework or projects 
• Experience in end-to-end Manual/Functional testing of applications (preferably SaaS platforms) 
• Have relevant skills and interests. 
• Female candidates returning to work after a career break are strongly encouraged to apply  
• Can start the job immediately.  

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.  

JOB SYNOPSIS 

• Job Role: Software Tester 
• Location: Bangalore 
• Job type: Full-time, permanent  
• Experience: (2-5) years 
• Industry Type: Software Product 
• Functional Area: Software Development 

Skills and experience: 

·        Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field. A master's degree is a plus. 

·        Proven experience as an Automation Engineer or similar role, with a focus on developing and maintaining automated testing frameworks and tools. 

·        Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or C#, with the ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code. 

·        Extensive experience with test automation tools and frameworks, such as Selenium, Appium. 

·        Strong knowledge of web technologies, APIs, and database concepts. 

·        Experience with version control systems, continuous integration, and continuous delivery practices. 

Role Objective: 

Ensure that our software products are of the highest quality by utilizing manual and automated testing techniques, excellent communication, and logical reasoning skills. 

Roles & Responsibilities: 

Test Strategy and Planning: 

• Design, develop, and implement comprehensive test strategies and plans. 
• Collaborate with product managers and developers to understand product requirements and define appropriate test scenarios. 

Test Development and Execution: 

• Develop detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test cases. 
• Execute manual test cases and analyze results. 
• Set up, maintain, and operate test automation frameworks. 
• Detect and report software defects using a bug tracking system, and work with the development team to troubleshoot, debug, and resolve them. 

Continuous Improvement: 

• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems. 
• Research new testing tools, methodologies, and best practices and share findings with the team. 

Collaboration & Communication: 

• Clearly and concisely report defects and other testing outcomes to developers and other stakeholders. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and quality throughout the software development lifecycle. 
• Facilitate and participate in QA reviews and updates to ensure consistency and compliance with standards. 

Documentation & Reporting: 

• Maintain detailed documentation of test cases, test scripts, and test outcomes. 
• Produce regular reports on test status, anomalies, risks, and validation results. 

Mentoring & Coaching: 

• Assist junior QA team members and offer guidance as needed. 
• Share knowledge on advanced testing techniques, tools, and best practices. 

Staying Updated: 

• Stay updated with the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies in QA testing. 
• Attend training and workshops to continually improve your QA skills. 

Required Skills & Qualifications: 

• 1-3 years of experience in a similar role in a software services environment. 
• Proficient in manual testing techniques, including black box, white box, and grey box testing. 
• Experience in setting up and using automation testing tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, etc. 
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. 
• Strong logical reasoning and problem-solving skills. 
• Familiarity with bug tracking tools like Azure DevOps, JIRA, etc. 
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies. 
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Certifications in Quality Assurance, such as ISTQB or CSTE. 
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools like Jenkins or Travis CI. 
• Familiarity with code versioning tools like Git. 

• Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
• Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured functional, system, and regression test plans and test cases.
• Understand the requirements and write automation tests for integration, load, and performance.
• Write and Implement Load and performance tests.
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities.
• Design, develop and troubleshoot automated test scripts to validate the technical and functional integrity of web and mobile-based application components, backend API, and reports.
• Collect, analyze and interpret test metrics. Summarize test data and report findings.
• Responsible for setting up and implementation of test automation strategy from Functional and Non functional perspective for one module or multiple modules who you work with.
• Responsible to find innovative ways to optimize the test strategy for maximising ROI from areas which are undertaken for automation.
• Responsible for addition of new capabilities and features in automation framework which is used by the entire QA team for test automation.
• This is an expert role and demands a complete hands on contribution on Single or multiple projects simultaneously.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to other members of the testing team.
• Designing and implementing performance and load testing to ensure that applications can handle expected loads.
• Developing and executing test plans and test cases for both manual and automated testing.
• Managing and maintaining testing environments and test data.
• Identifying, analyzing, and reporting defects and working with development teams to resolve them.
• Analyzing and improving testing processes to ensure that testing is efficient, effective, and comprehensive.
• Providing regular status updates and reports to project stakeholders on testing progress and results.
• Collaborating with other teams within the organization to ensure that testing activities are aligned with overall business goals. 

Responsibilities

Providing a strong leadership for the Tech QA department to move to greater heights of value and maturity.

Develop functional and performance test plans and cases for internal and external facing software systems

Driving tools and frameworks for functional automation and performance  testing

Participate in required activities and validation gates running up to a General Availability release

Building a strong, highly motivated, vibrant, innovative and highly engaged teams

Building a strong competence in project management, process management and QA practices

Responsible for the delivery from the project management, improvements in software engineering practices, process adoption and quality aspects of all the releases of products and features.

Responsible for all the projects managed and stakeholder satisfaction

Responsible for the quality of the deliverables signed off by the QA teams

Responsible for building a  strong knowledge base in product, domain and functional areas

High level of maturity in delivery management in terms of project planning, execution, quality and stakeholder expectation management

Active participation and contributions in organization building activities across divisions

Influence, collaborate and communicate effectively with various leaders

Work in fast paced development environment, interacting with product owners, developers and other stakeholders across the globe

Demonstrates a product engineering mindset, ability to strategize and implement the vision & mission

Ideal Candidate Profile

7 to 15 years of product QA experience, with at least 2 years of experience as QEM or EM

7+ years of experience as a SDET/automation engineer

5+ years of experience Testing software for mobile applications/ web applications on devices(Android/IPhone)

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, or equivalent technical domain

Preferably with product based startup experience

Should have built automation competency using selenium, appium, web services and performance testing

Knowledge and application of concepts such as continuous integration, continuous build, dev ops.

Shows creativity and initiative to improve Test coverage and effectiveness.

Strong competency in project management, process management, Product quality management, people management and delivery management skills and experience

Good understanding and experience in working product development organisations, B2C product line, and mobile products.

Ability to mentor teams and guide them to identify http://solutions.good/">solutions.

http://solutions.good/">Good working experience in test strategies, planning, estimation and test automations

Strong people management skills including building, enabling, managing, retaining highly talented team of engineers with varied level of experiences and expertise

Excellent  communication – oral, written, presentation and interpersonal skills

Good leader who believes in influencing, collaboration and teamwork

High in energy, confidence ability to adapt to fast pace development

Shows creativity and initiative to improve Test coverage and effectiveness.

Experience running teams using the Scrum method for agile software development preferred

Performance Testing

With C#/Java, and basic coding knowledge.     

At Regions, the Performance Engineer conducts a

wide range of quality control tests and analysis to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified standards and end-user requirements as well monitor the performance of the production systems.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborates with other engineers to develop

testing and monitoring approaches

• Focuses on assurance in the areas of error

rates, response times, and impact to infrastructure

• Designs, scripts, configures, and run

performance tests to validate production readiness of software applications and

infrastructure for stability and performance

• Supports testing needs of new projects,

infrastructure upgrades, and application enhancements by validating application

functionality against documented test cases

• Uses dashboards that enable efficient

monitoring of applications and systems running in production environments to

troubleshoot issues and report finding.

• Responsible for Verification Strategy, Infrastructure, Planning and Execution (Manual and Automation)
• Participate in requirements, architecture, and design reviews to come up with an appropriate test strategy.
• Author Review & execute automated tests.
• Maintenance of Automation Test Cases / Frameworks
• Excellent communication skills, ability to quickly make and influence technical decisions as part of the product development, and drive open issues to a successful closure
• Drive continuous integration by development and automated execution of verification & validation tests.
• Provide estimates of detailed level project-related verification activities.
• Understand and manage integration points with other systems that interface with your applications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or master’s degree in Software Engineering or Information Science/Technology or a related field with 4-8 years experience.
• 4+ years of experience in testing enterprise and web applications.
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages like Java.
• 4+ years of experience in working with automated tools like Selenium.
• Experience in developing different automation framework architecture, API automated tools
• Hands-on in javascript.
• Experience in writing complex SQL queries and PL/SQL knowledge.
• Familiarity with SCRUM/AGILE software development lifecycle (requirements, design, code, test)
• Ability to work with cross-functional and remote teams.

Good to Have

• Azure Cloud Dev ops experience
• Working experience on source control systems (e.g. Git)