Automation Engineer 5 - IN B

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Selenium, Appium, test automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality software through automation, continuous testing, and collaboration with development teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

In this role, you will design and implement scalable test automation solutions for web and mobile applications, drive quality initiatives, mentor team members, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts within our engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation Development

Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for web and mobile applications.

Create automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver, Appium, and related automation tools.

Automate functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end testing.

Develop reusable test libraries and utilities to improve testing efficiency.

Quality Engineering Excellence

Define and implement test strategies, test plans, and quality standards.

Ensure software quality throughout the SDLC by integrating testing early in the development process.

Analyze requirements and technical designs to identify test scenarios and edge cases.

Participate in design reviews and provide quality-focused recommendations.

CI/CD and DevOps Integration

Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Collaborate with DevOps and Engineering teams to enable continuous testing.

Monitor automation execution results and provide actionable insights.

Improve release confidence by implementing shift-left testing practices.

Defect Management

Identify, document, track, and verify software defects.

Perform root cause analysis and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues.

Validate fixes and ensure no regression impact across applications.

Collaboration & Leadership

Work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, and Onshore test lead.

Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.

Mentor junior QA engineers and promote automation best practices.

Drive quality engineering culture across teams.

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.

Experience

5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation.

Strong hands-on experience with enterprise web and mobile application testing.

Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.

Experience working with globally distributed teams.

Required Technical Skills

Automation Testing

Strong expertise in:

Selenium WebDriver (preferred)

Appium (preferred)

TestNG or JUnit

Automation Framework Design

Programming

Proficiency in one or more languages:

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript (preferred)

Python

C#

Web & API Testing

REST API testing using:

Postman (preferred)

Rest Assured

Swagger/OpenAPI

Understanding of frontend technologies:

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Mobile Testing

Native Android/iOS testing

Hybrid application testing

Mobile device and emulator testing

Appium ecosystem and device cloud platforms

CI/CD & DevOps

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Git

Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing

Test Management

Jira

Azure DevOps

TestRail or equivalent test management tools

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with:

Cypress

Playwright

WebdriverIO

Robot Framework

Familiarity with Behavior Driven Development (BDD):

Cucumber

SpecFlow

Experience testing cloud-native applications.

Exposure to microservices architecture.

Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or k6.

Understanding of security testing concepts.

Desired Quality Engineering Competencies

Test strategy and planning

Risk-based testing

Exploratory testing

Defect lifecycle management

Shift-left testing practices

Test-driven quality mindset

Continuous improvement and automation-first approach

Leadership Expectations

Demonstrate ownership of quality outcomes.

Drive automation adoption and framework improvements.

Mentor junior team members and review automation code.

Influence engineering teams to adopt quality best practices.

Proactively identify risks and recommend mitigation plans.

Success Metrics

Automation test coverage and effectiveness.

Reduction in production defects.

Faster regression execution cycles.

Improved release quality and confidence.

Contribution to quality engineering standards and best practices.

Team mentoring and knowledge sharing effectiveness.

Good-to-Have Technologies

Selenium Grid

BrowserStack

Sauce Labs

Perfecto

Cypress

Playwright

Rest Assured

JMeter

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

AI-assisted testing tools

Experience - 5+ Years of experience

Location - Chennai

Shift Timings - 11 AM - 8 PM

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank Chennai location three (3) or more days per week.

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Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

This is an U.S. Bancorp India posting. U.S. Bancorp India is a part of the U.S. Bank family.