Senior Test Automation Engineer

As a Test Automation Engineer you will design automation tests, this include develop automation scripts and finding solutions for automation problems. To be successful as a Test Automation Engineer, one should be exceptionally accurate, possess a superior mathematical aptitude and be proficient in programming languages.

Primary Responsibilities for the Role

1. Designing and writing test automation scripts

• Design and write test automation scripts.
• Use test automation frameworks.
• Identify defects in software as a result of testing.
• Investigate the cause of defects identified through testing.
• Work with software developers to identify bugs in software and suggest solutions.

1. Quality assurance of software developed

• Review requirement definitions, specifications and manuals to ensure quality of software and tests to be developed; i.e., perform manual static testing.
• Select and develop appropriate test automation tools.
• Use risk-driven techniques to develop, maintain, and execute automated test suites.
• Work with the development team to capture and reuse automated unit test cases, test stubs and drivers, and other development test objects.
• Recognise the quality implications of known bugs and the impact of proposed changes on the testing process.
• Work with the release engineers to create and maintain an automated build verification (“smoke”) test.
• Ensure proper version control and configuration management of all test objects developed and test environments used.
• Use diagnostic tools/techniques to identify the root cause of software failures, asking pertinent questions and obtaining answers where possible.
• Perform trouble shooting and effectively resolve issues to increase solution stability and reduce intervention required over time.
• Recommend improvements to software.
• Provide resolutions to app/system issues, driving stability, efficiency and effectiveness.

1. Results Tracking and Reporting

• Document bug reports upon discovery of a quality problem.
• Update test execution status on the outcome of test iterations.
• Trace test cases and results back to specific quality risks.
• Assist in the creation of test status reports and metrics (e.g., Test Dashboard).

1. Mentorship / Training

• Provide mentorship and guidance to internal staff on technical and system processes.
• Internal training
• Ability to mentor and assist others, and to lead internal training sessions
• Mentor junior resources on specialised knowledge, sharing of novel solutions reached.

Qualification and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software development, or a related field...
  
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