Quality Analyst_Automation Testing

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Job Title: Quality Analyst

Location(s): Pune - Hybrid Working Model

About the Role:

• Experience designing and implementing automated test cases for new requirements as well as enhancing scripts to improve code coverage.
• Hands-on Java Programming skills & OOPS concepts.
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes and implementing strong quality processes
• Experience in API testing
• Mandatory skills: Java and Selenium
• Good to have: BDD Cucumber, Jenkins

Role Responsibilities:
 

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts to ensure software quality and functionality.
• Collaborate with development and product teams to identify and resolve issues early in the development cycle.
• Conduct functional, regression, integration, and performance testing across multiple platforms.
• Analyze test results, document defects, and work closely with developers to track and resolve issues.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and processes across the project lifecycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes and strategies within the team.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
Essential:

• 2+ years of experience in software testing, including manual and automated testing.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and QA methodologies.
• Experience with testing tools such as Selenium, JIRA, or similar.
• Proficiency in Java programming language for test automation and script development.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Desirable:

• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Familiarity with performance testing tools like JMeter.
• Knowledge of SQL
• Experience in testing web services and APIs.

What you will be doing:

Within 3 Months you will:

• Get familiar with our technology stack. Our applications are continually deployed on Cloud Foundry using Concourse.
• Get familiar with, and take part in, the team’s agile processes and ceremonies.
• Get familiar with end to end processing all the modules
• Support QA test cycles to include Manual and Automated testing of Web-based applications

By 3-6 months you will:

• Be a supportive member by debugging test failures to identify the root cause and resolution.
• Contribute to new automated tests (Pref: Selenium – Java Web-Based Testing)
• Have an understanding of the team's context within the publishing business they are working in.
• Proactively raise technical risks and suggest mitigation measures against them
• Contribute to new automated tests and provide maintenance
• Collaborate with Dev, QA, Product Management, and all key stakeholders

By 6-12 months you will:

• Proactively provide useful and actionable feedback to team members.
• Proactively raise technical risks and suggest mitigation measures
• Own and drive the qualification of new product features to include the development of tests, tools, and processes
• Execute testing to support ongoing release cadence
• Report and manage bugs for closure
• Full responsibility for product quality
• Support Product team deliverables

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