Sr. QA Automation Engineer (Insourcing For UK Based Company)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

• BS degree in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• This Senior QA Engineer role, which focuses on test automation, is also applicable to Software Development Engineers in Test (SDETs) with a strong background in automation frameworks and coding.
• Experienced candidates with 8+ years in Test Automation and Manual testing 4 years and worked as Senior Quality Assurance engineer or similar role.
• 3+ years of line management experience.
• In depth knowledge and experience of Java, working with Web services and API understanding.
• Results based individual with a proven track record to proactively identify issues/problems and provide solutions.
• An innovative team member able to think outside of the box who possesses the ability to proactively identify risks and potential issues whilst having the ability to resolve them.
• An individual who can prioritise workload and can work on tasks in parallel.
• Ability to acquire subject matter expertise in assigned area of business.
• Hands on experience with aspects of both functional and non-functional test phases.
• Ability to work and collaborate in a team-based environment.
• A thought partner with the ability to drive initiatives to completion with no supervision.
• In depth understanding of using and maintain test frameworks such as Selenium/Playwright and Java
• programming and design pattern experience in Page Object Model.
• Experience using Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines and code repositories with tools such as Jenkins and GitHub.
• Experience in Agile Software Development environment with Data Driven Testing driven along with a strong
• knowledge of test management tools, test case management and defect tracking system.
• Knowledge and understanding of SQL syntax and ability to write SQL queries.
• Understanding the structure of JSON objects, the ability to work with them (create, edit), and apply JSON objects in different interpretations.
• A clear, deep understanding of Client-Server Architecture, the ability to understand and analyse problems associated with it, look for the causes of problems and have an idea of solving their causes.
• Ability to work with and vast experience in Database Management Tool such as DBeaver, Google Chrome Browser toolbox and Tariff sniffer.
• Hands on experience building test automation frameworks from scratch to Web Applications and strong Web Application testing experience.
• Experience to manually valid Restful APIs, Web Services, Apps, PostgreSQL using tools such as Postman and SwaggerUI.
• Ability to read, write, maintain, and execute both manual and automation tests.
• Contribute to the QA Guild and sharing best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Individual has the proven experience and ability to support operations team by resolving production
• incidents which are assigned to them in an appropriate time framework.
• Proven experience in supporting, coordinating, and ensuring all releases in Production have been validated successfully.

Nice to have:

• Building CI/CD pipelines for post deployment verification.
• Experience in Contract testing.
• Experience in Playwright