Software Test Engineer

Your Mission

This position will be responsible for software QA, testing the CI/CD pipeline and DevOPs . The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills in with expertise with modern testing frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, & deep experience with CI/CD pipeline integration.

What To Expect

[Technical DevOps]

• Establish and enforce robust testing frameworks, combining manual and automated testing to ensure product quality, compliance, and reliability.
• Design and develop automated test scripts that validate functionality without manual intervention
• Build and maintain automated test suites using  modern frameworks (Selenium, Playwright etc)
• Execute comprehensive QA tests across databases, networks, applications, systems, & software
• Perform regular automated testing cycles and regression tests as part of CI/CD pipeline processes
• Create test data setup and cleanup scripts for testing environments
• Champion risk-based testing methodologies to proactively identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risks, and prevent defects early in the development cycle.
• Work closely with development, DevOps, and operations teams to integrate testing seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines and across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

[Process Improvement & Analysis]

• Locate bugs and quality issues across business, development, and service-level IT processes
• Review test results and document any defects found during testing
• Present quality metrics and testing reports to stakeholder teams

[Technical Implementation]

• Drive innovation in QA by implementing AI-driven test automation, predictive analytics, and modern verification strategies to boost testing efficiency and accuracy.
• Define and configure automation tools and frameworks to enhance testing capabilities, maintain and optimize existing tools
• Develop performance and load tests to validate system scalability

[Documentation & Standards]

• Create comprehensive test plans and automation guidelines
• Establish testing best practices across development teams
• Update test documentation to reflect current processes and procedures
• Ensure compliance and security testing requirements are met through automation

[General]

• Work and collaborate with development teams, DevOps team members during agile sprint planning to manage and identify testing QA requirements. 
• Participate in agile ceremonies including stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint planning
• Coordinate with product owners/end users to validate requirements and acceptance criteria
• Partner with infrastructure teams to optimize test environment management
• Mentor development teams on automation best practices and conduct training sessions

What You'll Bring

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in quality assurance, testing methodologies, and system validation.
• 3+ years experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration, and testing tools (Jira, and other SaaS products)
• Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices, including test automation frameworks and tools.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, JavaScript, or C#
• Experience testing across multiple technology stacks (databases, networks, applications, etc.)
• Familiarity with public cloud platforms (AWS) for development & testing environments
• Experience with modern front end and back end development (React, Angular, Node.js) and/or PTC Thingworx or similar platforms
• Experience designing and architecting cloud-based data pipelines and micro services
• Experience with databases & relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and serverless architecture
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) & Ansible
• Strong knowledge of automation frameworks to enhance development workflows
• Strong understanding of security best practices and testing principles