Motion Recruitment
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A technology-focused organization is seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer to lead the adoption of full automation and CI/CD practices across software development and deployment. This hybrid role champions automated processes to reduce manual intervention, increase efficiency, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality software. You will architect robust test automation frameworks, collaborate closely with development teams, and foster a culture of quality and innovation.
Responsibilities
- 50% Test automation development and CI/CD integration
- 20% Front-end/web development support and code reviews
- 15% Performance testing, load testing, and database validation
- 15% Mentoring, process improvement, and collaboration
- Architect, implement, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and test suites
- Collaborate with developers to design and optimize code for testability and system performance
- Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies and plans for all software features
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, monitor results, and report issues
- Conduct performance/load testing and validate database integrity
- Utilize containerization to create reproducible test environments
- Track, document, and verify defect resolution
- Stay current with industry best practices and continuously improve testing processes
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of software engineering and functional automation experience
- Strong understanding of software development principles and ability to contribute to application code
- Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites for functional, regression, and performance testing
- Hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, Appium, JMeter/Neoload
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
- Strong collaboration skills for working with developers, product managers, and stakeholders
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field (preferred)
- 3+ years of DevOps or test data management experience (preferred)
- Proficiency in Python, Java, and TypeScript
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure and GCP
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of databases (MongoDB, SQL Server, DB2, PostgreSQL, Snowflake)
- Experience with performance/load testing tools and data management solutions (e.g., Delphix, IBM Optim)