Sr. Test Automation Engineer

Accylerate is seeking a Sr. Test Automation Engineer responsible for coding and executing automation test scripts. The role involves designing automated testing frameworks, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with various teams to ensure software quality and compliance with business requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Design, improve, and maintain automated testing frameworks and methodologies, and establish modern testing best practices across multiple products
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and partner with DevOps teams to ensure stable, reliable, and scalable automated test execution environments
• Develop automation scripts using tools and technologies such as Playwright, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Sinon, Selenium, Cypress, BrowserStack, and Postman
• Build and execute automated tests for frontend applications, browser interactions, serverless Node.js backends, and APIs
• Test and validate mobile application functionality on real iOS and Android devices, ensuring compatibility, performance, and end-to-end reliability
• Develop and maintain UI automation for native mobile applications and automate backend validation for mobile workflows
• Utilize AWS services, such as Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and related components to validate application behavior, data processing, integrations and backend workflows
• Define and produce comprehensive test strategies, test plans, scenarios, and test data aligned with business and technical requirements
• Perform both automated and manual testing, including functional, regression, integration, system, exploratory, accessibility, and compatibility testing
• Investigate defects by reproducing issues, validating fixes, and documenting findings clearly for development teams
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership in QA automation, guiding team members on frameworks, tools, and best practices
• Collaborate closely with software engineers, product owners, and business analysts to identify appropriate test coverage and ensure high quality story delivery
• Validate and confirm externally reported issues, communicate details to development teams, and verify resolutions
• Contribute to the evaluation, selection, and implementation of testing tools, technologies, and methodologies to enhance automation and overall QA effectiveness
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Communicate testing progress, risks, results, and quality metrics through clear verbal and written updates
• Maintain a strong understanding of application architecture, AWS cloud components, mobile technologies, and evolving business requirements to continuously refine testing practices and coverage
• Code Automated Tests For
• Js frontend/browser interaction
• Serverless Node.js backends
• Provide guidance to others in carrying out QA duties, while performing technically advanced responsibilities
• Establish and maintain technical testing methodologies and processes
• Develop test strategies, scenarios and plans. Oversee the development of and/or develops and maintains test data
• Develop and deliver verbal and written status reports on the testing of the features
• Work with software engineers and product owners to identify tests to ensure quality and accuracy of story delivery
• Assist in the confirmation of bugs reported from outside sources, document and communicate them to the development team. Verify when resolved
• Assist in the identification, selection, and implementation of software tools and technologies, and testing techniques and procedures that facilitate automated testing and quality assurance

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or MIS
• 5 - 7 years of experience in software systems, programming, testing and quality assurance
• Working experience with tools cited above
• Strong JavaScript and Node.js development experience
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and browser DOM
• Experience working in Agile methodologies
• Working experience with CICD and DevOps
• Experience testing code running in Amazon Web Services, especially AWS Lambda
• Experience developing testing strategies and identifying comprehensive test scenarios based on business requirements
• Experience in leveraging AI tools for automated testing
• Ability to mentor development team on QA automation practices and modern testing strategies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must be able to work as a member of cross-functional project teams
• Excellent problem solving and analytical ability
• Able to function both with minimal supervision and in a team-oriented unit
• Deep interest in expanding educational opportunities for all students