Automation Testing

Virtusa; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa in Chennai seeks an experienced testing professional to lead functional and automation testing efforts within an agile, distributed team. You will design automation frameworks, implement REST API test coverage, and ensure quality across deployments.

You will collaborate with development, QA, and product teams, maintain test data and environments, and report progress to senior management on a regular cadence.

Qualifications

• Build and enhance scalable test automation frameworks that support efficient test execution and maintenance.
• Write, execute and run manual/automated test cases regularly and analyze test results, logging any defects and providing detailed reports.
• Integrate automated tests within the CI/CD pipeline ensuring that tests run continuously with each deployment.
• Work closely with development, manual QA, and product teams to understand requirements, features, and testing needs in Agile environments.
• Utilize tools like JIRA to identify, log and prioritize defects; collaborate with developers to resolve issues promptly.
• Perform manual testing for areas not covered by automation, including exploratory and regression testing.
• Create and manage test data and ensure proper configuration of test environments for effective test execution.
• Develop test scripts and/or test frameworks using Java and JavaScript to execute RESTful API calls and SQL queries for test data setup/teardown and results validation.
• Document automated tests, processes, and test results, while adhering to QA best practices and promoting quality across the development cycle.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance scalable test automation frameworks that support efficient test execution and maintenance.
• Write , execute and run manual/automated test cases regularly and analyze test results, logging any defects and providing detailed reports.
• Integrate automated tests within the CI/CD pipeline ensuring that tests run continuously with each deployment.
• Work closely with development, manual QA, and product teams to understand requirements, features, and testing needs in Agile environments.
• Utilize tools like JIRA to identify, log and prioritize defects; collaborate with developers to resolve issues promptly.
• Perform manual testing for areas not covered by automation, including exploratory and regression testing.
• Create and manage test data and ensure proper configuration of test environments for effective test execution.
• Develop test scripts and/or test frameworks using Java and JavaScript to execute RESTful API calls and SQL queries for test data setup/teardown and results validation.
• Document automated tests, processes, and test results, while adhering to QA best practices and promoting quality across the development cycle.

Skills

Automation testing

Selenium (Java)

Cypress (JavaScript)

REST API testing

SQL

CI/CD collaboration

Agile

JIRA

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Selenium (Java)

Cypress (JavaScript)

JIRA

REST API

Job description

Is disciplined, with an eye for detail, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Triage efficiently, prioritizing issues by the highest impact and scope. You know how to get the right bugs fixed

Is comfortable in a collaborative, agile, and distributed development environment.

Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.

Takes ownership of tasks assigned and reports to senior management appropriately at regular agreed intervals.

Minimum 7-10 Years Of Relevant Experience In Testing

Minimum 5 years of hands‑on experience as a functional and automation tester.

Experience in designing and implementing automation test frameworks, test scripting, test suite execution and test reporting.

Experience in selenium (Java) or Cypress automation framework (javascript) is a key expectation for this role.

Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Build and enhance scalable test automation frameworks that support efficient test execution and maintenance.

Write , execute and run manual/automated test cases regularly and analyze test results, logging any defects and providing detailed reports.

Integrate automated tests within the CI/CD pipeline ensuring that tests run continuously with each deployment.

Work closely with development, manual QA, and product teams to understand requirements, features, and testing needs in Agile environments.

Utilize tools like JIRA to identify, log and prioritize defects; collaborate with developers to resolve issues promptly.

Perform manual testing for areas not covered by automation, including exploratory and regression testing.

Create and manage test data and ensure proper configuration of test environments for effective test execution.

Develop test scripts and/or test frameworks using Java and JavaScript to execute RESTful API calls and SQL queries for test data setup/teardown and results validation.

Document automated tests, processes, and test results, while adhering to QA best practices and promoting quality across the development cycle.