QA Automation Engineer

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Automation Architecture & Development
• Design and build maintainable, scalable automated test frameworks using Selenium WebDriver with Java or Python, following engineering best practices.
• Apply Page Object Model (POM), BDD/Cucumber, and Data-Driven testing patterns to ensure clean, reusable code across test suites.
• Develop comprehensive regression, functional, and end-to-end test suites for the client's web and enterprise platforms.
• AI-Powered & Workflow Platform Testing
• Leverage platforms such as Marble (AI-driven fraud & AML case management) or equivalent no-code/low-code workflow automation tools to build, validate, and regression-test business scenarios.
• Design test cases for KYC/AML screening, fraud detection, case investigation, and related regulated workflows ensuring compliance with applicable standards.
• Validate AI model outputs, decision rules, and workflow triggers for correctness, auditability, and regulatory traceability.
• API & Backend Quality
• Author and execute API automation tests using REST Assured, Postman, or equivalent – covering positive, negative, boundary, and security scenarios.
• Perform database validation and backend data integrity checks using SQL.
• CI/CD & DevOps Integration
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps), enabling shift-left quality.
• Monitor pipeline health, triage flaky tests, and drive continuous improvement of test execution speed and reliability.
• Participate in trunk-based development and feature-flagged release strategies.
• Defect Management & Collaboration
• Report, prioritize, and track defects in JIRA; collaborate closely with developers and product owners for rapid resolution.
• Conduct root cause analysis for escaped defects and implement preventative automation strategies.
• Participate actively in sprint ceremonies, backlog grooming, and 3-amigo sessions.
• Documentation & Quality Governance
• Maintain comprehensive test plans, test strategies, traceability matrices, and automation runbooks.
• Produce clear, actionable test reports and quality dashboards for client stakeholders.
• Champion testing standards and best practices across the engineering team.

Qualification & Experience       

• 4 – 8 years of hands-on software quality assurance experience, with a strong focus on test automation in enterprise or regulated environments.
• Demonstrated track record of building and owning automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Core Technical Skills:
• Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver:
• Expert-level proficiency in Selenium WebDriver for web UI automation.
• Experience with Selenium Grid / cloud execution (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or similar).
• Programming Languages:
• Strong scripting proficiency in Java (preferred) and/or Python.
• Understanding of OOP, design patterns, and clean code principles.
• Testing Frameworks:
• Proven experience with BDD/Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, or PyTest.
• Experience with POM, fluent interface patterns, and data-driven approaches.
• API & Integration Testing:
• Hands-on experience with REST Assured, Postman, or similar API testing tools.
• Understanding of RESTful services, JSON, XML, OAuth 2.0.
• Databases & Data Validation:
• Ability to write SQL queries for backend and data integrity validation.
• CI/CD, DevOps & Tooling:
• Experience integrating tests in Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Version control with Git; branching strategies (GitFlow or trunk-based).
• Defect tracking and test management in JIRA/Xray or equivalent.
• Intelligent Automation: AI/Workflow Platform:
• Familiarity with AI-powered case management or no-code workflow automation platforms (Marble, Appian, Pega, ServiceNow, or similar) OR demonstrable ability to rapidly learn such platforms.
• Understanding of how to validate automated rule engines, decision trees, and AI-driven classification outputs.