What are the responsibilities and job description for the SDET position at ALTEN?
Job function, roles & responsibilities:
Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts, web, mobile, and API testing
Ensure the automation frameworks are scalable, maintainable, and reusable
Stay current with industry trends and best practices in automation testing and QA methodologies
Prepare test documentation - Test Plans & Test Cases
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, or similar
Work closely with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, and other QA engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
Participate in design and code reviews to provide a QA perspective
Analyze test results, identify defects, and work with development teams to resolve issues.
Generate test reports and metrics to track the quality and coverage of the automation suite
MUST have:
In-depth understanding of Test Methodologies, SDLC (Waterfall, Agile), STLC, Bug Life Cycle
Hands-on experience in different techniques of Black Box Testing
Hands-on experience in using various Test Management Tools and Bug Tracking Tools (e.g., TestRail, Client ALM) in test report generation
Experience in Embedded firmware, hardware testing, and mobile applications
Test planning, estimation, and scheduling
Experience & knowledge about Python Automation Framework & hands-on experience of Python Language
Hands-on in automation testing, with a proven track record of designing and implementing test automation frameworks
Strong proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or similar
Experience with automation tools and frameworks like Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, JUnit, TestNG, etc.
Certification in automation testing (e.g. ISTQB Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Expertise in Python-based development
Understanding of data structures like lists, dictionaries, tuples, and set
Various programming techniques like list comprehension, list slicing, shallow & deep copy, eval/exec regex & lambda, modules & packages automation of remote data processing using modules like pexpect or any such tool
Parsing input files like Excel, XML, HTML, CSV, etc (any one or more)
OOP programming is a bonus
Hands-on experience & understanding of one or more Automation frameworks like Robot, GTest, py.test, etc.
Hands-on experience in custom test framework development is a plus
Understanding of various test metrics and reports
Working experience on Linux
Cloud application, Cloud Services & APIs, Inter-cloud and could interoperability testing
Experience with IoT, Thread, Azure, Nest, Apple Home Kit, etc.
Continuously improve the test automation processes and frameworks
Nice to have:
Knowledge of the following tools: Jmeter, SoupUI / Postman, Appium, QTP, Selenium
Debugging tools: Oscilloscope, Logic analyzer, GDB, PDB, Wireshark, Ixia, Spirent, Vectorcast, GTest, Monkey runner
Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
Knowledge of BDD/TDD practices and tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow.
Understanding of cloud-based testing environments and tools.
Networking protocol, Devices, and application / L2-L3 testing with hands-on experience on tools like Ixia, Spirent, Wireshark, WireEdit
Soft Skills:
Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and precision
Educational Criteria:
BE/ME/B.Tech/M.Tech – Electronics / Electronics & Communications / IT
Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts, web, mobile, and API testing
Ensure the automation frameworks are scalable, maintainable, and reusable
Stay current with industry trends and best practices in automation testing and QA methodologies
Prepare test documentation - Test Plans & Test Cases
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, or similar
Work closely with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, and other QA engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
Participate in design and code reviews to provide a QA perspective
Analyze test results, identify defects, and work with development teams to resolve issues.
Generate test reports and metrics to track the quality and coverage of the automation suite
MUST have:
In-depth understanding of Test Methodologies, SDLC (Waterfall, Agile), STLC, Bug Life Cycle
Hands-on experience in different techniques of Black Box Testing
Hands-on experience in using various Test Management Tools and Bug Tracking Tools (e.g., TestRail, Client ALM) in test report generation
Experience in Embedded firmware, hardware testing, and mobile applications
Test planning, estimation, and scheduling
Experience & knowledge about Python Automation Framework & hands-on experience of Python Language
Hands-on in automation testing, with a proven track record of designing and implementing test automation frameworks
Strong proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or similar
Experience with automation tools and frameworks like Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, JUnit, TestNG, etc.
Certification in automation testing (e.g. ISTQB Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Expertise in Python-based development
Understanding of data structures like lists, dictionaries, tuples, and set
Various programming techniques like list comprehension, list slicing, shallow & deep copy, eval/exec regex & lambda, modules & packages automation of remote data processing using modules like pexpect or any such tool
Parsing input files like Excel, XML, HTML, CSV, etc (any one or more)
OOP programming is a bonus
Hands-on experience & understanding of one or more Automation frameworks like Robot, GTest, py.test, etc.
Hands-on experience in custom test framework development is a plus
Understanding of various test metrics and reports
Working experience on Linux
Cloud application, Cloud Services & APIs, Inter-cloud and could interoperability testing
Experience with IoT, Thread, Azure, Nest, Apple Home Kit, etc.
Continuously improve the test automation processes and frameworks
Nice to have:
Knowledge of the following tools: Jmeter, SoupUI / Postman, Appium, QTP, Selenium
Debugging tools: Oscilloscope, Logic analyzer, GDB, PDB, Wireshark, Ixia, Spirent, Vectorcast, GTest, Monkey runner
Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
Knowledge of BDD/TDD practices and tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow.
Understanding of cloud-based testing environments and tools.
Networking protocol, Devices, and application / L2-L3 testing with hands-on experience on tools like Ixia, Spirent, Wireshark, WireEdit
Soft Skills:
Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and precision
Educational Criteria:
BE/ME/B.Tech/M.Tech – Electronics / Electronics & Communications / IT
