QA Automation Engineer evaluates tools and technology for test automation most appropriate to the project, writes, design, and executes automated tests by creating scripts that run testing functions automatically, maximizing test coverage of automated tests for the critical features of the system. Enables the transition of testing in various phases of testing process from a manual to an automated approach to minimize the manual test effort. Determines the priority for test scenarios and creates execution plans to implement these scenarios, writes documentation for automated processes including test plans, test procedures, and test cases. QA Automation Engineer does selection and building of test automation frameworks, log and document bugs in the tracking system and setting up Continuous Integration in a CI/CD (continuous integration / continuous delivery) pipeline and oversees the entire development process, which includes software testing, from start to finish. The holder of position makes sure all released products meet company and industry quality standards and supports test team with test automation know-how, stays current on modern processes, established tools, techniques, and technologies and ensures high degree of quality.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development of a plan to integrate automated tests within the testing process.
- Evaluate tools and technology for test automation most appropriate to the project.
- Create an approach and methodology for building a test automation architecture.
- Identify quality assurance process bottleneck and suggest actions for improvement
- Design and develop test automation solutions that meet the business needs (integration, functional and non-functional tests).
- Enable the transition of testing from a manual to an automated approach and constantly search for new test automation use cases.
- Write documentation for automated processes including test plans, test procedures, test cases and contribute effectively in technical reviews.
- Create automated solutions for test reporting and metrics collection, write, automate and communicate clear and understandable defect reports.
- Identify key KPIs for product quality
- Maintain automation code quality and test pipeline for CI/CD using various toolsets
- Create automation scripts to integrate into the CI/CD pipeline.
- Mentor and support test designers in test automation related tasks and evaluate their progress in regards to test automation and support test team with automated testing know-how
- Collaborate in a cross-functional Agile team being familiar with principles and basic practices of Agile software development.
- Adapt existing test automation experience and knowledge to Agile values and principles.
- Support the Agile team in planning test automation-related activities.
- Work and share information with other team members using effective communication styles and channels.