Quality Engineer - Automation (Frontend)

The core responsibilities for the job include the following:

Testing Coordination and Execution:

• Develop, publish, and execute test plans, test cases, traceability matrices, automation scripts, virtualization, status reports, and defect and exit reports.
• Identify and obtain required test data and test environments.
• Develop, publish, and execute testing estimates and manage financials related to testing activities.
• Track and report QA/QE metrics and KPIs such as velocity and defect slippage.

Defect and Compliance Management:

• Manage defects throughout their lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution and documentation.
• Identify, manage, and implement remediation for any noncompliance items and deviations.
• Ensure adherence to QA/QE standards and support the implementation of new standards.
• Recognize and identify areas for process, policy, or tool improvement.

Technical Leadership:

• Provide input, feedback, and challenge to technical designs and assess impacts to testing.
• Identify and implement automation, AI, or other emerging solutions to expedite testing and improve quality.
• Lead the adoption of automation frameworks and tools.

Cross-Functional Realtionship:

• Collaborates with project managers, business analysts, developers, and other stakeholders to coordinate testing activities and ensure alignment with project objectives.
• Works closely with development teams to provide feedback on technical designs and assess testing impacts.
• Interacts with external vendors and tool providers to evaluate and integrate testing solutions.
• Partners with other QA/QE professionals across the organization to share best practices and drive continuous improvement.

Authorities/Decision Rights:

• As a key contributor to the business unit, this job has the authority to recommend changes to business processes to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Job Dimensions:

• Responsible for the delivery of testing services for assigned projects/initiatives, supporting retail banking, mobile, web-based, UX, API, and accessibility testing.
• Provides technical and process leadership to ensure quality standards are met.
• Supports achievement of business unit goals through effective quality engineering and testing practices.

Requirements:

• 5+ years QA/QE experience, 5+ years development/automation.
• Web/mobile testing, UX, accessibility.
• Experience with web technologies (HTML, CSS, web services).

Must-have skills:

• Proficiency with UI automation tools like Playwright.
• Expertise in Java.
• Writing and executing automated UI test cases.
• Version control (Git), CI/CD integration.
• Test management tools (JIRA, ALM).
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Good to Have:

• API testing (REST/SOAP).
• Mobile automation tools (Perfecto, Appium).
• Experience with Gen AI tools (GitHub Copilot).
• Experience with cross-browser/device testing.
• BDD/TDD practices.