Mobile QA Engineer (Automation)

Responsibilities:

• Design and Develop: Create, implement, and maintain well-structured, reusable, and scalable automated test scripts and frameworks for (iOS and Android) using Java and Appium.
• Execute and Analyze: Run automated test suites, manage test execution on cloud-based device farms (e.g., Digital Al, AWS Device Farm, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs), analyze results, troubleshoot failures, and accurately report defects.
• Framework Enhancement: Contribute to the evolution and enhancement of our existing mobile automation frameworks, focusing on efficiency, reliability, and ease of maintenance.
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated tests into our Continuous
• Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to provide rapid feedback to development teams and support agile development practices.
• Collaboration: Work closely with software developers, QM, and manual QA engineers to understand feature requirements, define test strategies, identify automation opportunities, and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Problem Solving: Investigate and debug complex issues found during automated testing, and collaborate with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Best Practices: Stay current with the latest industry trends, tools, and best practices in mobile automation, testing methodologies, and mobile technologies, and advocate for their adoption where appropriate.
• Mentorship (Optional, depending on seniority): Potentially guide and mentor junior team members in automation best practices and techniques.
• Documentation: Maintain clear and concise documentation for test plans, automation frameworks, and test cases.

Qualification

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years hands-on experience in Appium for mobile UI automation.
• Strong proficiency in Java/C#/Python for test automation development.
• Solid understanding of mobile application architecture, common design patterns and the mobile development lifecycle.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, GitHub, GitLab).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, agile team environment.

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