Mobile Automation Engineer

CareCone Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech solutions provider is seeking a detail-oriented Mobile Automation Tester for their Quality Assurance team in Melbourne, Australia. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and developing automated test frameworks for mobile applications, ensuring high-quality releases through robust automation. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 3+ years of experience with Appium, and strong collaboration skills in Agile settings. Interested candidates can share their CVs at the provided email address.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in mobile automation testing with Appium.
• Strong understanding of mobile app architecture and locators.
• Familiarity with test runners and assertion libraries like TestNG or JUnit.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain mobile test automation frameworks using Appium.
• Develop and execute automated test scripts for Android and iOS.
• Integrate automated tests into CI pipelines with tools like Jenkins.

Skills

Mobile automation testing

Appium

CI/CD practices

Agile methodologies

Version control (Git)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Android Studio

Xcode

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented Mobile Automation Tester to join our Quality Assurance team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks for native and hybrid mobile applications. Your primary goal is to ensure high-quality releases through robust automation using Appium and integrated CI/CD practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Framework Development: Design, implement, and maintain scalable mobile test automation frameworks from scratch using Appium.
• Script Creation: Develop and execute end-to-end automated test scripts for both Android and iOS platforms.
• Defect Management: Identify, document, and track software defects using tools like JIRA; collaborate with developers to ensure timely resolutions.
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated test suites into continuous integration pipelines using tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Collaboration: Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning and daily stand-ups, to align testing strategies with product requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in mobile automation testing specifically with Appium.
• Technical Knowledge:
• Strong understanding of mobile app architecture, locators (XPath, Accessibility IDs), and gestures.
• Experience with test runners and assertion libraries like TestNG, JUnit, Mocha, or Jest.
• Familiarity with Android Studio (ADB) and Xcode (XCUITest).
• Tools: Expert use of version control systems like Git.

Preferred Skills (Nice-to-Have)

• API Testing: Experience automating REST APIs using tools like Postman or RestAssured.
• BDD Frameworks: Knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) using Cucumber or Gherkin.
• Performance Testing: Basic experience with mobile performance or load testing tools.

Interested Candidates can share their CVs at "[e-mail]"