Associate-Front Automation QA

Acuity Analytics; Pune District; In loco; INR 600.000 - 900.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Acuity Analytics is seeking a UI Automation Engineer in Pune to lead front-office testing using Playwright and Node.js. You will automate test cases from manual QA and focus on Fixed Income trading workflows, collaborating across QA, development, and business teams.

You will contribute to building a robust automation framework, ensure test coverage, and report progress with clear metrics in a fast-paced SDLC.

Competenze

• Proven UI test automation experience for web applications.
• Strong knowledge of Playwright and modern automation stacks.
• Experience with CI/CD and test orchestration.
• Able to design robust test frameworks and reusable components.
• Effective cross-team collaboration with QA, Dev, and PMs.

Mansioni

• Automate UI test cases based on QA requirements.
• Integrate with test case management and reporting tools.
• Improve and maintain the automation framework per architecture guidance.
• Deliver consistent scripts aligned with sprint goals.
• Develop and execute tests for Fixed Income trading workflows.
• Collaborate with development, business analysts, and project managers to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
• Provide clear QA progress reports and metrics to management.
• Contribute subject matter expertise in Financial Services, notably fixed income workflows.

Conoscenze

Playwright

Node.js

Cucumber

Jenkins

Python

Strumenti

Playwright

Node.js

Cucumber

Jenkins

Python

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Purpose

The UI Automation Engineer will be responsible for front-office application testing, leveraging tools such as Playwright, Node.js, and related frameworks. This role involves close collaboration with the QA team to automate test cases transitioned from manual testing. The engineer will focus on developing and executing test scripts, with a particular emphasis on Fixed Income trading workflows.

Job Purpose

The UI Automation Engineer will be responsible for front-office application testing, leveraging tools such as Playwright, Node.js, and related frameworks. This role involves close collaboration with the QA team to automate test cases transitioned from manual testing. The engineer will focus on developing and executing test scripts, with a particular emphasis on Fixed Income trading workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate UI test cases based on requirements defined by the manual QA team
• Integrate with test case management and reporting tools
• Contribute to improving the automation framework as per architectural guidance
• Deliver consistent scripts in alignment with sprint goals
• Establish and implement comprehensive QA strategies and test plans from scratch.
• Develop and execute test cases with a focus on Fixed Income trading workflows.
• Collaborate with development, business analysts, and project managers to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
• Provide clear and concise reporting on QA progress and metrics to management.
• Bring strong subject matter expertise in the Financial Services Industry, particularly fixed income trading products and workflows.
• Ensure effective, efficient, and continuous communication (written and verbally) with global stakeholders
• Independently troubleshoot difficult and complex issues on different environments
• Responsible for end-to-end delivery of projects, coordination between client and internal offshore teams and managing client queries
• Demonstrate high attention to detail, should work in a dynamic environment whilst maintaining high quality

standards, a natural aptitude to develop good internal working relationships and a flexible work ethic

• Responsible for Quality Checks and adhering to the agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) / Turn Around Time (TAT)

Key competencies

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright or similar modern web automation tools, with a proven ability to design and implement robust UI test automation for complex web applications.
• Proficiency in Node.js, with working knowledge of Cucumber for behavior-driven development and Jenkins for continuous integration and test execution
• Experience in building and maintaining UI automation frameworks, including reusable components, test data management, and reporting mechanisms using Python
• Familiarity with test case management tools such as JIRA and XRay, including test planning, execution tracking, and defect lifecycle management.
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate across teams and articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of test orchestration and regression planning, including test suite optimization, scheduling and integration into CI/CD pipelines for scalable test execution.
• Self-driven and proactive, capable of working independently with minimal supervision while aligning with broader team objectives and timelines.

Nice to have

• Experience in SQL
• Experience working in Agile, sprint-based delivery teams, with a strong grasp of iterative development, sprint planning, and backlog grooming.