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Job Description

Overview:
Responsibilities
Play an active role in SDET during all phases of our product development from requirements elaboration, design/development, test and deployment
Responsible for manual and automated testing activities for a multi-tier web-based platform. This includes writing test cases based on business requirements, test data creation, creating and maintaining automated scripts to test front-end, APIs and database changes
Execution of the test phase consistent with the overall project schedules
Direct interaction/facilitation of bug resolution with engineering teams
Works effectively within a dynamic team environment following standards and best practices and ensure the highest level of quality
Ability to understand the technical architecture, its implementation, design patterns, data representations and infrastructure powering these systems.
Work closely with SDEs and solution architects to understand the tech stack, design and accordingly build the test frameworks, setup infra and build execution models to drive the end-to-end quality efforts of backend systems/services and client apps
Should be able to debug test failures, read through logs, network calls and make preliminary root cause analysis of defect/bug
Should be able to develop test plans, test cases, test design documents with good coverage and optimised testing approach
Should be able to identify the test cases qualifying for test automation
Creating and maintaining all QA related documentation throughout the process
Use of tracking tools to log, manage, resolve and report on bugs
Must have
Proficiency in Python
Good understanding of REST APIs and a solid experience in testing APIs. Should have built APIs at some point and practical knowledge on working with them
Must have experience in API testing tools like Postman and in setting up the prerequisites and post-execution validations using these tools
Ability to develop applications for test automation
Should have worked in a distributed micro-service environment
Hands-on experience with Python packages for testing (preferably pytest). Should be able to create fixtures, mock objects and datasets that can be used by tests across different micro-services
Proficiency in git
Strong in writing SQL queries
Tools like Jira, Asana or similar bug tracking tool, Confluence - Wiki, Jenkins - CI tool
Excellent written and oral communication and organizational skills with the ability to work within a growing company with increasing needs
At least 2-4 years of professional experience in quality assurance or/and software application development
Proven track record of ability to handle time-critical projects
Good to have
Good understanding of CI/CD
Knowledge of queues, especially Kafka
Ability to independently manage test environment deployments and handle issues around it
Performed load testing of API endpoints
Should have built an API test automation framework from scratch and maintained it
Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure
Knowledge of different browsers and cross-platform operating systems
Knowledge of JavaScript
2+ years experience in test automation using tools like TestNG, Selenium Webdriver (Grid, parallel, SauceLabs), Mocha_Chai front-end and backend test automation
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Computer Applications


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