QA Automation Engineer – Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Automation Testing:
- Build and maintain automated test suites using Playwright or Selenium (TypeScript/Java).
- Develop automation scripts in Python, Java, or similar languages.
- Implement service-level automation using RestAssured with Java.
- Microservices Testing:
- Hands-on experience testing Microservices architecture.
- Ability to automate tests for Java Spring Boot services.
- Functional Testing:
- Execute end-to-end functional testing and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Hands-on experience with ETL-to-UI workflows.
- ETL & Database Testing:
- Perform data validation and backend testing across SQL Server, MySQL, and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).
- Validate data pipelines involving SQL → NoSQL → Cloud buckets.
- Experience in automating data pipeline testing.
- Big Data & Streaming:
- Familiarity with Kafka or similar messaging/streaming platforms for data flow validation.
- Cloud & Data Warehousing:
- Experience with Amazon Redshift, AWS RDS, and cloud storage solutions.
- Version Control:
- Manage codebase and test scripts using Git.
- Test Management & CI/CD:
- Organize test cases in QTest and integrate with CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket, Bamboo, Git Actions).
- API Testing:
- Perform API testing using Postman and implement API automation frameworks.
- Agile & Collaboration:
- Work in Scrum teams, use JIRA for bug tracking and task management.
- Document processes and collaborate via Confluence.
Tools & Technologies:
Playwright, Selenium, RestAssured, Python, Java, Spring Boot, Git, QTest, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Postman, Kafka, Redshift, RDS, MongoDB, Cassandra, AWS Cloud Services.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized test environments.
- Knowledge of CI/CD best practices and pipeline optimization.
- Familiarity with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).
- Exposure to data streaming and real-time validation using Kafka or similar tools.
- Understanding of AWS services beyond RDS/Redshift (e.g., S3, Lambda).
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex data flows.
- Ability to write custom utilities or frameworks for automation in Python/Java.
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