Automation Tester ( Remote )

Automation Tester (Location is Remote): Role / Duties: 1. Developing Automated Testing Frameworks: Designing and implementing automated testing frameworks to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency. 2. Creating Test Scripts: Writing and maintaining automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing of software applications. 3. Integration with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and deployment. 4. Executing Test Cases: Running automated test cases to validate software quality, identify defects, and ensure adherence to requirements. 5. Identifying Test Scenarios: Analyzing software requirements and user stories to identify test scenarios suitable for automation. 6. Maintaining Test Suites: Updating and enhancing automated test suites to accommodate changes in software functionality and requirements. 7. Collaborating with Development Team: Working closely with developers to understand software design and behavior, and address issues identified during testing. 8. Performance Testing: Conducting automated performance tests to assess application performance under various conditions and workloads. 9. Security Testing: Implementing automated security tests to identify vulnerabilities and ensure the security of software applications. 10. Test Reporting and Analysis: Generating test reports, analyzing test results, and communicating findings to stakeholders for decision-making. 11. Training and Knowledge Sharing: Providing training on test automation tools and techniques to team members and sharing best practices for test automation. 12. Maintaining Test Environments: Setting up and maintaining test environments, ensuring consistency and reliability for automated testing. Skills and Experience Required: 1. Programming Skills: Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript for test script development. 2. Test Automation Tools: Experience with Selenium, Appium, or similar tools for automated testing. 3. API Testing: Knowledge of tools like Postman for testing application interfaces. 4. CI/CD Integration: Ability to integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools. 5. AI Testing: Understanding of AI testing frameworks and tools for testing machine learning models and AI-driven applications. 6. Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical skills for test case design and result interpretation. 7. Communication Skills: Clear communication for collaborating with team members and documenting test results. 8. Minimum 2+ years of experience testing in a cloud environment, GCP preferred. Verification of test conditions using backend systems, running SQL queries, navigating cloud storage objects, and checking service responses using tools like SoapUI. Additional Required Skills/Experience A minimum of eight (8) years experience in software development, software quality assurance/control, and/or related field; A degree from an accredited College/University in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is preferred; Able to perform all functional duties independently on high-visibility programs, or mission critical aspects of a given program; Able to oversee the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job; Experience training/mentoring less experienced personnel; Extensive knowledge of and experience with formal software testing for complex software applications; Extensive experience testing software applications, identifying/documenting defects, and working with developers and end users to resolve defects; Extensive experience with multiple defect tracking tools (e.g. Rational, Mercury); Extensive experience authoring software-quality-related documentation such as requirements specifications, test plans, test cases, test scripts and test reports; Able to obtain Postal clearance; Excellent communication skills. Apply To this Job