QA Automation - Senior Engineer

Job Description

• Develop and maintain automated API and UI tests and DB SQL validations using the Java/Cucumber (Raft) framework in line with agreed standards.
• Create and maintain robust test data setup/teardown routines and reusable step definitions/utilities.
• Execute and monitor automated suites locally and via GitLab pipelines; analyze failures and maintain stability (reduce flakiness).
• Implement and support Bamboo CI/CD pipeline jobs for test execution (stages, variables, artifacts, reporting outputs), working with the architect/lead as required.
• Integrate automated results with Jira/X-Ray (test cases, executions, evidence attachments where applicable) to enable traceability and reporting.
• Participate in backlog grooming and story-level acceptance criteria definition to ensure automation suitability and clear expected outcomes.
• Log defects with sufficient evidence, support triage, and collaborate with developers/SMEs on root cause analysis.
• Produce and maintain test documentation and runbooks (execution steps, troubleshooting guides, and onboarding notes).
• Contribute to non-functional/performance testing activities as needed (e.g., building/maintaining scripts on tools like JMeter)
• Continuously improve automation suite health (refactoring, removing duplication, improving assertions, and optimizing execution time).
• Support sprint demos and provide visibility into automation progress, results, and coverage.
• Adhere to security/compliance requirements for test data handling, credentials usage, and access controls during automation execution.

Mandatory Competencies