Senior Automation Quality Analyst

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Job Title: Senior Automation Quality Analyst

Location: Alabang, Muntinlupa (3 times a week RTO -Hybrid)

Mode of Hiring: 6 months Contract (Extendable)

Shift: DAY

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY

• Design and develop automated tests in a web-based environment using automation tools and scripting tools such as Selenium WebDriver and/or any automation tools.
• Review requirements and participate in architecture/design reviews with an emphasis on test automation strategy and enforcement of excellent coding standards.
• Create and enhance test automation frameworks and suites as necessary.
• Ensures that business requirement specification are analyzed, understood properly, and able to translate into automated test cases.
• Ensures that the system is released conforming to the functions and requirements set and agreed by the customer and development, supported by the Test Summary Report and/or Acceptance Test Certificate.
• Reviews automated test scripts and reports created by team members.
• Provides valuable inputs on improving processes within ESSPI and arising from system- related changes.
• Applies knowledge and experience to mostly routine situations; application of working or functional knowledge and capability in a particular process or method; performs independent action according to acceptable standards and guidelines; may require minimal assistance in unfamiliar situations.

KEY RESULTS AREAS / JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Quality Process Mastery

• Understand and comply with the defined and agreed Software Development Life Cycle and CMMI standards of the organization.
• Understands various approaches used in testing such as System, Integration and Regression.
• Develop and establish existing automation strategies and processes of the organization.
• Implement and review the design and development of all aspects of automation testing (e.g. creation, execution and maintenance of automated test scripts).
• Collaborates with the Manual Quality Team for the test cases to automate and provide feedback on test case creation improvements.
• Executes manual test cases if necessary.
• Perform test automation and setting up automation frameworks on multiple application platforms (e.g. Web, Mobile and Desktop).
• Implement and monitor all automation processes and create status reports for progress.
• Document all automation processes and design an efficient automation framework.
• Provide inputs regarding improvements of tools and environment of existing automation framework.
• Enhance the architecture of existing automation framework and test scripts.
• Handle technical communications with other teams to understand systems and APIs.m.
• Employ a variety of testing techniques to deliver product releases successfully including functional, regression and system tests.
• Collaborate with the automation engineering team and contribute to overall automation efforts.
• Research and recommend suitable automation frameworks for the project.
• Creates test plan and test effort estimation.
• Properly executes the test scripts, identifies the correct behavior of the system under test, replicates and reports uncovered defects.
• Tests and certifies software defect fixes and new functionality. Executes functional, application and regression tests for software releases.
• Writes clear and precise defect reports as required for identified software defects and functional defects based on testing results.
• Writes and submits Test Summary Report and/or Test Acceptance Certificate.
• Facilitates the Peer Review of automated Test Cases and Test Summary Report and/or Acceptance Test Certificate.
• Reviews and analyzes test results and makes recommendations.
• Enforces quality procedures and guidelines across the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of the QA procedures and guidelines.
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, break down high-level information into details, abstract up low-level information to a general understanding, and classify user requests between must have and not.
• Satisfy customer by providing clear testing specifications and quality product according to specified requirements.
• Exhibits confidence in understanding the business concerns and provides sound business suggestions and recommendations accordingly.

2. Administrative Tasks

• Records activities in ATLAS and reports/elevates issues to superior when needed.
• Conducts needed validation to ensure compliance to the procedures in CMMI.
• Prepares and submits needed reports.
• Able to lead testing activities, handle, and resolve minor risks and issues.
• Mentors and guides Junior Automation Quality Analyst, Automation Quality Analyst and/or Manual QA Team.

3. Teamwork

• Closely coordinates with other team members of the applications development and support.
• Facilitates effective team interaction adhering to the values of the company and meeting the objectives.
• Ability to adjust flexibly to help other team members to ensure continuity of providing service.

4. Learning and Development

• Expand knowledge on business process and IT related information
• Stay abreast of current technology, system information, problems, changes and updates relevant to the team.

5. Performance of other tasks as maybe assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

The candidate must have:

• Obtained a Bachelor's or College degree in either of the following - Industrial Engineering, Management Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology and/or related field.
• At least two (2) years working experience in Manual Quality Assurance and/or testing and at least five (5) years working experience in Automation Quality Assurance and/or testing with professional knowledge in any programming language (Java, JavaScript, C, C#) and shell scripting.
• Working knowledge in different types of testing, both in white box and of grey box testing.
• Working knowledge on different test automation frameworks (BDD, KDT, DDT) and backend automation frameworks (Postman, SoapUI, REST API)
• Working knowledge on any database technology (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB)
• Must have an experience in creating a Master Test plan;
• Must have an in-depth understanding of Test Design Techniques, QA methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (both Waterfall and Agile Development);
• With extensive knowledge of QA testing tools, different test design techniques, standards and processes;
• Exposure in business operations related to manufacturing, distribution and financial operations will be an advantage;
• Experience in various system development environment;
• Experience in leading a small QA Team in small to medium sized projects;
• ISTQB Testing Certification is a plus but not required;
• A competitive analytical problem solving skills and advanced communicative competence;
• Good time management and organizational skills;
• A critical thinker and detail oriented;
• Strong sense of commitment to the organization's goals and values;
• High flexibility in shifting schedule and extended working hours;
• Readiness to travel to other sites

 Thanks,

Aswini Rajesh