Engineer Automation Quality

Empower is dedicated to transforming financial lives by providing a flexible work environment and promoting internal mobility. The Engineer Automation Quality will design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure effective quality assurance strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Design and development of moderately complex automated test scripts
• Execute moderately complex automated test cases and report results
• Identify, document and track independently, software defects to resolution using defect tracking tools like JIRA
• Provide strong documentation for test cases, test results, and defects that are clear and concise
• Collaborate with the software engineering team to gain a strong understanding of application functionality and testing requirements
• Maintain and update moderately complex, existing automated test scripts
• Ensure that automated tests are up-to-date with the latest application changes and enhancements
• Follow and make recommendations regarding automation best practices
• Provide guidance to associate automation quality engineers, helping them improve their skills and gain a better understanding of automation
• May be required to do manual testing when needed

Requirements:

• 3-5 years overall testing experience with 2-3 years automation testing experience or equivalent automation training
• Proficiency in Python programming language (Core concepts) required
• Strong understanding of and experience with requirement analysis is required
• Strong experience with automation testing tools (e.g. Collibra DQ, Selenium, Karate, JUnit, TestNG) along with debugging skills is a must
• Experience in using version control systems (e.g., Git) required
• Knowledge of BDD frameworks (e.g., Cucumber) required
• Hands on experience with SQL and database testing required
• Experience in using JIRA or similar management tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong ability to analyze test results and identify issues required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred
• Proficiency in design and estimation techniques is highly desirable
• Strong communication and teamwork skills preferred
• Good knowledge of continuous integration tools (e.g., Jenkins) a plus
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies desired
• Experience in UI/API functional testing is helpful