Software Development Engineer Testing (SDET)

Company Description:

Simform is an innovative product engineering company that assists organizations of any size to identify and solve key business challenges with DevOps, cloud-native development, and quality engineering services. Founded in 2010, our agile remote teams of engineers immerse themselves in your project, maintain your company culture, and work in line with your strategic goals. At Simform, we are dedicated to developing competitiveness and agility for companies using software.

Role Description:

This is a full-time hybrid role for a Sr. Python/Cypress Automation Engineer located in Ahmedabad, India, with flexibility for some remote work. The Sr. Python/Cypress Automation Engineer will be responsible for developing, testing, and maintaining a scalable automation framework for web and mobile applications. The Sr. Python/Cypress Automation Engineer will also work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve issues, and collaborate with other QA engineers to ensure high-quality solutions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 4+ years of relevant work experience
• Strong proficiency in Python with excellent understanding of: Python unit testing frameworks (PyTest, Unittest), web-scraping (bs4, lxml), and good-to-have modules (requests, lxml, pandas, numpy, etc.)
• Good Knowledge in testing frameworks such as Cypress, Selenium, Appium, and TestNG
• Experience in End-to-End testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, and API testing
• Demonstrated experience with test reporting tools such as Allure, ExtentReports, and Cucumber
• Excellent understanding of CI/CD pipeline, build automation, and deployment pipelines
• Experience in software development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum and Kanban
• Expertise in SQL and other databases like DynamoDB, MongoDB, etc.
• An analytical mind with keen problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Why Simform?-

• Flat-hierarchical, friendly, engineering-oriented, and growth-focused culture.
• Flexible work timing, 18+12 leaves, Leaves for life events, Flexibility
• Free health insurance
• Office facility with large fully-equipped game zone, in-office kitchen with affordable lunch service, and free snacks.
• Sponsorship for certifications/events, library service, and the latest cutting-edge tech learning.

About Company :-

Our Client is the world’s largest media investment company and is a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Manager -Social to join us. As part of the largest media agency in India, you’ll have the opportunity to leverage the scale that comes with the job. You will become an integral part of this growing team and will be working with both internal teams and external parties to ensure campaign delivery objectives are met.

This team is responsible for delivering international solutions, particularly in APAC & EMEA, with some global influence. You will enjoy working in a collaborative team environment and will hold a ‘can do’ attitude with the passion to learn and grow.

At APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead QA team for effective testing, validation, and verification.

- Implement QA processes and standards.

- Design and execute test plans, cases, and automated scripts.

- Utilize SQL, Excel, and Python for data analysis and testing strategies.

- Validate data across platforms and reports.

- Analyze data for system improvement.

- Monitor and report key quality metrics.

- Develop and maintain process documentation.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, Engineering, or related field.

- 3+ years of QA experience.

- Proficient in SQL, Excel, and Python.

- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and tools.

- Experience in commerce or digital marketing preferred.

- Demonstrated leadership skills.

- Excellent problem-solving and communication.

- Proactive in task optimization.

- Systems approach to problem-solving.

- Strong attention to detail.

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.

About Apexon:

Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and delivering human-centric digital experiences. For over 17 years, Apexon has been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation. Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving our clients’ toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement. We focus on three broad areas of digital services: User Experience (UI/UX, Commerce); Engineering (QE/Automation, Cloud, Product/Platform); and Data (Foundation, Analytics, and AI/ML), and have deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences.

Apexon is backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital.

To know more about us please visit:  https://www.apexon.com/" target="_blank">https://www.apexon.com/

Responsibilities:

• C# Automation engineer with 4-6 years of experience to join our engineering team and help us develop and maintain various software/utilities products. 
• Good object-oriented programming concepts and practical knowledge. 
• Strong programming skills in C# are required. 
• Good knowledge of C# Automation is preferred. 
• Good to have experience with the Robot framework.
• Must have knowledge of API (REST APIs), and database (SQL) with the ability to write efficient queries.
• Good to have knowledge of Azure cloud. 
• Take end-to-end ownership of test automation development, execution and delivery. 

Good to have: 

• Experience in tools like SharePoint, Azure DevOps

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Other skills:    

• Strong analytical & logical thinking skills. Ability to think and act rationally when faced with challenges. 

Grounds up build REST API automation framework using best in class open source, cloud technologies. Help build automaton first Quality culture in a fast growing product team. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and operates with a high sense of ownership.

What you will do:

• Author extensible, manageable REST API automation suite.
• Works closely with the Development team to release high quality, predictable releases. 
• Develop detailed understanding of overall product architecture, engage at design time to access Automation and Test environment impact. 
• Build Test plans, create prioritized regression suites.

Experience Range: 

You have 2 - 4 years of proven automation and quality assurance experience with any product. 

Technical Expertise:

• Strong hands on programming experience in either Java or Python.
• Deep understanding of REST APIs, have built Test Suites validating product functionalities using API automation frameworks like tavern, postman etc.
• Good to have an understanding of the AWS/Mobile App Automation. environment. ALBs, VPCs, IAM roles.
• Understanding of Docker is nice to have. 
• Good understanding of Object oriented concepts.

Responsibilities:

• Lead QA engineers into developing performance & functional test plans and test scenarios using requirements and product documentation while specifying testing overview, approach, strategy, scope, architecture, environment, roles and responsibilities
• Scope projects and estimate testing needs
• Design and implement testing methods for both end to end, and individual service layers of the application stack
• Identify bottlenecks in functionality and performance, and provide actionable information and suggestions based on analysis of testing results
• Communicate technical information clearly with both technical and non-technical teams
• Work closely with development engineers and management in a fast-paced technical environment

Requirements:

• 4-7 years experience in Quality Assurance of IT products
• Hands on experience in Test Automation using Selenium
• Experience Leading Testing Teams in both Manual and Automation Testing.
• Strong work ethic and accountability on Quality Assurance
• Experience in building SCRUM/Agile skills within the Testing Team
• Exercise independent thought and judgement and adapt to new tasks
• Experience in Performance Testing is mandatory.
• Experience in Security Testing is a plus, but not mandatory