Lead Automation Engineer

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• Leadership & Team Management:
• Lead and mentor a team of testers, providing guidance on testing strategies, automation frameworks, and best practices.
• Assign tasks, track progress, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software testing outcomes.
• Facilitate team meetings and resolve roadblocks to maintain efficiency and productivity.
• Business Engagement & Requirement Analysis:
• Engage with business stakeholders to understand and gather detailed software requirements.
• Work closely with product managers and developers to align testing efforts with business goals.
• Translate business requirements into actionable test strategies and cases.
• Manual Testing:
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and exploratory testing.
• Analyze requirements, specifications, and design documents to create detailed test cases and scenarios.
• Log and track bugs in test management tools and follow up on resolutions.
• Conduct cross-browser and cross-platform testing to ensure software consistency.
• Automation Testing:
• Design, develop, and maintain automation test scripts using C# and Selenium WebDriver.
• Implement and maintain test automation frameworks to improve reusability and scalability.
• Identify and prioritize test cases for automation and ensure optimal coverage.
• Integrate test automation with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps).
• Debug and troubleshoot automation test failures and provide timely resolutions.
• Collaboration:
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other QA team members to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Reporting & Documentation:
• Document and maintain test plans, test cases, and automation scripts.
• Prepare detailed test execution reports and metrics for stakeholders.
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies.
• Required Skills and Qualifications
• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience:
• 5 years of experience in software testing (manual and automation).
• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver and C# programming for test automation.
• Expertise in manual testing processes and methodologies.
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum workflows.
• Proven experience leading a testing team and collaborating with business stakeholders.
• Technical Skills:
• Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks like NUnit, MSTest, or SpecFlow.
• Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or TeamCity.
• Knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and RESTful API testing.
• Experience with SQL for database testing.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to engage with business stakeholders and translate requirements effectively.
• Leadership capabilities to manage team members and drive quality assurance initiatives.