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Job Description

Job Description
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Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics).
Experience: 5 to 8 years of relevant experience.
Academic Background: Computer Science or other STEM disciplines.
Technical Skills
• Good Programming experience in Type script/Java script
• Experience in UI Test Automation using Selenium, Playwright, WebDriverIO Automation and specifically writing code in Type script or Java
• Experience testing API’s, and automation with Karate/ Rest Assured/playwright
• Be skilled in core data structures and algorithms
• Experience in writing, executing and monitoring automated test suites using a variety of
technologies including, but not limited to, Cucumber, Playwright, Selenium 

Essential Responsibilities
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Responsible for testing a feature and or a small feature set.
Contributes to the team and works with direction from Senior Team Members or management;
increasing the ability to work independently.
In this role, you will:
• Break down testing problems, estimate effort, and independently deliver high-quality
testing, test case creation, and automation for features and small feature sets.
• Apply SDLC principles and testing methodologies (Agile, Lean, XP, CI/CD, Continuous
Testing, Scalability, and Test Design techniques) throughout the software development
lifecycle.
• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance scalable UI/API automation frameworks,
reusable components, utilities, and coding standards that improve automation
efficiency, execution speed, and maintainability. 
Create, configure, and maintain automated test suites, testing tools, and CI/CD pipelines
(e.g., Jenkins), including quality gates, parallel execution, environment validation, and
system-level integration testing.
• Write effective, maintainable, and reusable automated tests that validate critical
functional requirements and remain resilient to application changes and code
refactoring.
• Analyze, debug, and troubleshoot issues across applications, APIs, automation
frameworks, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines; collaborate with development teams to
resolve defects and improve build quality.
• Collaborate with Quality Leaders and cross-functional teams to create test plans, define
automation strategies, establish quality metrics, dashboards, KPIs, and continuously
improve quality engineering practices.
• Demonstrate expertise in application domains, core data structures, algorithms, testing
tools, automation best practices, and modern Quality Engineering technologies,
including AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.
• Mentor junior QA engineers, conduct code reviews, share technical knowledge, and
provide guidance on automation frameworks, best practices, and testing methodologies.
• Take ownership of deliverables, identify opportunities for process improvement and
innovation, implement reusable automation solutions, and contribute to organizational
quality and engineering excellence.

Desired Characteristics
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• Have a solid understanding of the underlying infrastructure needed to run a large
distributed web application
• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks
• Has the ability to make technology choices based on experience
• Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry
Leadership
• Has the ability to take ownership of small tasks and deliver without supervision while
using their discretion to seek help when necessary
• Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence
• Recognizes collaborative behavior and participates in collaborative activities
• Learns organization vision statement and decision-making framework. Able to
understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization
vision

Personal Attributes
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• Demonstrate the ability to help team members
• Seeks to understand problems thoroughly before implementing solutions. Asks
questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present
• Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas. Takes the initiative to
experiment with new software frameworks
• Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed.
When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources
 

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