Test Automation Engineer (Python)
TekFriday · Hyderabad, India ·
- Category
- QA
- Experience
- 3+ years
TekFriday · Hyderabad, India ·
We are looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Test Automation Engineer with strong experience in building and maintaining automated test frameworks. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in Python-based automation, modern web and mobile testing tools, and a solid understanding of QA fundamentals. Manual testing experience will be an added advantage to ensure comprehensive quality coverage.
Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Python.
Create automated test scripts for web and mobile applications using Selenium, Playwright, and Appium.
Collaborate with developers, product owners, and QA teams to understand requirements and define test strategies.
Implement BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) practices using tools such as Cucumber/Behave/PyTest-BDD.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing.
Execute automated regression, smoke, and functional test suites.
Analyze test results, identify defects, and work with engineering teams for resolution.
Contribute to test planning, test case design, and quality metrics tracking.
Perform manual testing where required to validate complex scenarios and exploratory cases.
Continuously improve test coverage, execution speed, and framework reliability.
3–4 years of hands-on experience in test automation development.
Strong programming skills in Python.
Experience with Selenium WebDriver for web automation.
Experience with Playwright for modern UI automation.
Experience with Appium for mobile test automation (Android/iOS).
Good understanding of BDD frameworks and writing feature files/scenarios.
Experience with API testing and automation (e.g., requests, REST clients).
Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
Exposure to CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.).
Strong understanding of software testing principles, SDLC, and STLC.
Ability to debug issues, analyze logs, and identify root causes.