Test Automation Engineer to assist our west coast based retail client. This position is fully remote and requires availability during 9 AM to 6 PM PT hours (time shift is accepted for candidates available to 3PM Pacific time).
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using standard automation tools and frameworks.
· Able to develop scripts using Java/JavaScript/ Python
· Collaborate with the development team to integrate automated tests into the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
· Automation test planning and strategy.
· Work with the Test architect to design and implement the Automation framework.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and Manual test engineers, to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.
· Communicate test progress, results, and potential risks to project stakeholders.
· Investigate and debug test failures, providing detailed reports and collaborating with the development team to resolve issues promptly.
· Participates in agile ceremonies like scrum meetings, sprint planning, and project retrospectives and provides feedback.
· Attends production or live deployments and monitors deployment status after sanity testing.
· Experience using and sharing knowledge of Agile team collaboration and requirements management tools (Jira, Confluence).
· Implements best practices for test automation and shares it with the team.
· Able to execute E2E test scenarios manually.
Education and Years of Experience: 4 to 6 years
Required and Desired Skills/Certifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
· Minimum 5 years of experience as a test automation engineer or in a similar role.
· Experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, PlayWright, TestComplete, JUnit, TestNG, REST Assured, Cucumber, etc.
· Must have eCommerce retail experience.
· Adaptability in a fast-paced and changing environment.
· Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices.
· Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools.
· Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
· Strong communication and collaboration skills.
· Experience in performance testing and security testing.
· Accustomed to Agile Development