Position: Automation Tester / Performance Tester - Junior
Number of hours: 40 hours / week
Schedule: EST
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts under the guidance of senior QA engineers.
- Assist in maintaining automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress.
- Support performance testing activities by creating and executing basic performance test scripts using JMeter or LoadRunner.
- Perform functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing for web, mobile, and enterprise applications.
- Analyze test execution results and report defects using defect management tools.
- Validate bug fixes through automated and manual regression testing.
- Assist in preparing test plans, test cases, automation scripts, and performance test documentation.
- Collaborate with developers, manual testers, business analysts, and project teams to ensure software quality.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Support CI/CD pipeline testing and contribute to continuous testing initiatives.
- Follow QA standards, automation best practices, and secure software testing principles.
- Escalate technical issues and testing challenges to senior QA engineers when necessary.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 0–2 years of experience in software testing, automation testing, or application development.
- Basic understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
- Familiarity with test automation concepts and frameworks.
- Basic knowledge of Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar automation tools.
- Basic understanding of performance testing concepts using JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with programming or scripting languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, or C#.
- Basic knowledge of Git and version control systems.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively under close guidance and daily supervision.
Preferred Certifications
- ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- Scrum Foundations
- ITIL Foundation (Preferred)
Technical Skills
- Test Automation Fundamentals
- Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
- JMeter or LoadRunner
- Functional & Regression Testing
- Smoke & Integration Testing
- Test Script Development
- Defect Management (Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail)
- Git & Version Control
- SDLC & STLC
- Agile & Scrum Methodologies
- Basic Programming (Java, JavaScript, Python, or C#)
- CI/CD Fundamentals
- Test Documentation
