Test Automation Engineer

What will I be doing? 👩💻👨💻

1. You will be owning features through inception, design feedback, implementation, and launch. This will include building test plans for new features and improvising on existing test plans for feature updates and customer feedback.
2. You will collaborate with Product Designers, Product Managers, Backend Engineers, Data Engineers, and Customer Support
3. You will identify areas for automation and writing automated tests to ensure repeatability, coverage, reliability, and catching regressions.

 

What do I need? 🤓

1. Strong quality sense and experience working closely with web/mobile development teams
2. Excellent communication skills and passion for tough technical problems
3. Attention to detail and voice of customer experience
4. Experience automating end to end UI tests for mobile and web apps
5. Experience in championing customer feedback post-launch and bringing it to the attention of relevant teams
6. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience

 

Brownie points 🍰

1. Understanding of the importance of test plans and how to approach writing informative bug reports

Feel free to apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. As long as you're a quick learner, and are excited about changing the status quo for tech recruitment, we're happy to support you as you come up to speed with our tech stack.

Job description :

Experience in Test Automation Using Selenium 

1. Understanding Test Requirements and analyzing the Application under Test(AUT). 
2. Generating Test Cases (Test Scripts) using Selenium Element locators and WebDriver API Commands. 
3. Enhancing Test cases using Java Programming. 
4. Debugging Test Cases and Fixing Errors. 

Using test automation guidelines. Researching issues in software through testing. Collaborating with QA Analysts and Software Developers to develop solutions. 

Mandatory skills:

• Programming skills in Python, Robot framework, Selenium, Shell scripting
• Experience on L2/L3 protocols of VLAN/DHCP/LACP/IGMP/PPPoE.
• Should be familiar with device configuration protocols of CLI/NETCONF/SNMP.
• Experience in telecom technologies like DSLAM/GPON/G.fast/Next gen broadband technologies is highly recommended
• Knowledge on regression/performance/load/scale/stability test areas
• Hands on experience with Common industry equipment like Spirent test center/ixia/Abacus/Shenick(TeraVM)/N2X Traffic generators.
• Exposure to debug tools such as Wireshark/tcpdump.

Job Requirements:

• Knowledge on software Test cycle, test plan and test case creation
• Understanding of End to end test setup topology and debugging.
• Ability to perform System level Functional and Non-functional tests.
• Familiar with Manual test life cycle
• Designing and writing test automation scripts using automation frameworks
• Exposure to CI/CD pipe line implementation and maintenance using Jenkins, Groovy scripting
• Linux skills (system configuration and administration, containers, networking experience and d) such as sockets and database management
• Good debugging skills and knowledge on various debug tools
• Bug reporting/tracking and providing logs.

Agile/Safe mode of work experience.

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

Mandatory Skills

• Hands on experience with the programming language Java. (Mandatory)
• 3+ years of experience in leading a team, with professional automation testing experience using Java and Selenium.
• 5+ years of experience in automation testing and test framework development using Java and Selenium. (POM, Cucumber BDD, Hybrid etc.)
• Automation Tool: Selenium (Mandatory)
• Execution of scripts in Batch and Grid 
• Setup test automation pipelines in CI/CD tools like Jenkins, AWS, and Azure DevOps etc.
• Flexibility to learn new programming languages, tools & frameworks.

 

Other Pre-Requisites

• Shall work as an individual contributor on a need basis.
• Should contribute to defining testing best practices for the teams & projects. Responsible for defining and implementing the test strategy and test automation solutions around functional and regression testing.
• Defining, monitoring, and evaluating individual goals/KRA’s for the team members.
• Responsible for project initiation, project planning, effort estimations, hiring and team building for new projects.
• Experience with Test Management tools like Atlassian JIRA, TestRail, ALM or similar tools.
• Passion for achieving excellence in technical, process, product quality and reliability.
• Strong in troubleshooting and root cause analysis abilities
• Must be extremely detail, technology oriented and possess excellent communications skills.
• Proactive, driven individual with a strong work ethics

 

Secondary Skills:

 

• BDD Cucumber will be an added advantage
• Parallel execution and integration to cloud platforms like BrowserStack, Perfecto, Saucelabs.
• API Testing: ReadyAPI, SoapUI, Postman, Rest-Assured or similar
• SQL queries: good hands-on on SQL queries and experience in testing Databases & Batch Jobs
• Mobile testing experience is an added advantage
• Experience on load testing/performance testing.
• Experience using issue and project tracking software
• Experience working in an agile structure
• Experience in developing POC’s and participating in pre-sales activities

What You’ll Do

• Manual and automated testing of the various software components that power our robots, cloud services, and mobile and Web applications.

• “Own” the feature or product you test and be the testing expert for your features and products.

• Gather technical requirements, understand functional specification, participate in software design reviews, and validate that a feature or product meets our customers’ requirements.

• Write test plans, execute test cases, and report bugs.
• Your bug reports should describe, in detail, the conditions under which a bug manifests and how it can be reproduced, the resulting product behavior, and the extent of the bug’s impact on our customers.

• Automate software testing to the extent possible to make it more efficient.

• Reproduce and debug customer issues escalated from the field.


What We’re Looking For 

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in CS/CE/IT/EE/E&TC or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in software testing, particularly in Web, mobile, cloud, and embedded systems applications.
• Experience in writing software test plans, executing test cases, and managing the end-to-end bug life cycle.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
• Java and Python programming skills.
• Familiarity with Android and iOS mobile app testing automation using Appium, and Android and iOS emulators.
• Ability to work well in a team, including remote team members in overseas locations.
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with tools such as Eclipse (IDE), TestNG, Maven, Selenium, and JIRA.

We are a VC-funded, fast-growing supply-chain startup. In the last year or so, we have grown rapidly both in our scale and our team. We are a group of highly passionate people who are always willing to go the extra mile, and are not afraid of taking risks.

We are now looking to onboard an exceptional QA Engineer on our team. They will be an integral part of our technology function and work on challenging, cutting-edge problems, and contribute to the testing of various software systems and subsystems. They will be responsible to give a final go-ahead for new and interesting products for our B2B users and will work with the best minds in the industry.

What will you do?

• Test current products and identify deficiencies.
• Suggest solutions to identified product problems.
• Investigate product quality in order to make improvements to achieve better customer satisfaction.
• Plan, create, and manage the overall Quality Planning strategy.
• Collaborate with the Product Development team to ensure consistent project execution.
• Identify quality assurance process bottleneck and suggest actions for improvement.
• Oversee continuous improvement projects.
• Collect quality data.
• Identify key KPIs for product quality.
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts.
• Prepare and present reports and metrics to Senior Management.

Please apply, if you have:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer.
• An experience with a variety of different testing techniques such as UI Testing, Automated testing, Test Driven Development Strategies, etc
• An experience in testing tools such as Selenium, JMeter
• An experience with coding using Python, Java, Node.js.
• An experience with software QA tools and processes.
• Knowledge of MySQL
• A sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success.
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skill

We have:

• A team of aces, from top-tier schools and startups, to work with
• A fast-paced, data-driven, and fun work environment
• A huge appetite for new, disruptive, creative, and implementable ideas
• An open work culture

We offer:

• Competitive salary
• Great working environment, opportunity to work directly with the founders on very exciting real-life problems.
• Opportunity to grow really fast.
• Opportunity to hire a team & mentor them in the future.
• ESOPs

Hiring process:

1. Shortlist
2. Intro call of 15min
3. 1-2 Tech rounds
4. HR round
5. Offer rollout

PiChain is a Regtech with the mission to make compliance sustainable. We research and develop DeepTech systems that can proactively learn, solve, and automate complex problems. Essentially, this solves the problem of the service providers by simplifying digital inclusion, compliance, and building trust through our B2B technology solutions. We are helping end consumers to receive Financial and Digital Services in the most simplistic, cost-effective, and authentic way.
We provide Onboarding and KYC solution by harnessing the power of AI & Blockchain which helps Banks, NBFCs, Insurance firms, Fintech, AMFs, and other Financial Institutions.

Responsibilities:
* Need to lead a team of 2 - 4 people.
* Will be responsible for the testing for the suite of products.
* This person will be owning up the following activities.
[i] Test plan
[ii] Test setup
[iii] Test architecture
[iv] Execution and reporting
* The lead will be interacting with the development and product management team and should ensure clear communication takes place.

Minimum Requirements:
* 4+ years of experience in improving the quality of enterprise software applications.
* 4+ years of experience with the creation of test cases, test suites,
requirement matrices, and end-of-test reports.
* 4+ years of experience with developing automated application test
scripts using industry tools that include Selenium or Functional Tester.
* Experience with contributing to the delivery of testing artifacts,
including automated testing plans, performance test plans, test reports,
UAT plans, and traceability matrices.
* Experience with analyzing and documenting software test results.
* Experience with designing, implementing, tailoring, and documenting automated test frameworks used on testing projects.
* Experience with test methodologies, software release cycle, test effort estimation, and tracking.