Senior QA Engineer

Creditsafe Technology; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Creditsafe Technology is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test to lead automation efforts and deliver high-quality software to customers. You will mentor Test Engineers, shape testing standards, and drive practical automation using React and .Net Core APIs.

You’ll promote best practices in test management, exploratory testing, and CI/CD integration, influencing the wider development community.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in UI and API test automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience using AI to improve productivity in STLC.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test strategies for new projects and products.
• Review and refine test processes for existing projects/products.
• Stay updated with industry trends and adopt best practices to refine testing methodologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create test plans for sprint and release cycles.
• Plan and execute testing for major releases across the organization.
• Conduct risk analysis to identify potential issues early and determine automation scope.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend tools and frameworks for automation.
• Design and develop scalable UI and API test automation frameworks.
• Define and track automation metrics to measure effectiveness and coverage.
• Stay current with updates in existing tools and frameworks.
• Conduct research and proofs of concepts for new testing tools and technologies.
• Own PR reviews to ensure high-quality automation code.
• Define meaningful testing metrics to evaluate QA efforts.
• Proficient in Git to manage test automation codebases.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for test strategies and tools.
• Work with DevOps to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide training and mentorship to team members on automation frameworks.
• Track and present reports on test coverage and risk areas.
• Advocate for appropriate levels of testing within the team.
• Document approaches to improve quality for wider test function.

Skills

UI and API automation

AI in STLC

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Test methodologies

AWS cloud

Code reviews

Mentoring Test Engineers

AI-driven testing

Pair testing

Tools

Cucumber

Cypress

Postman

JMeter

Jenkins

.NET Core

React

Job description

Creditsafe is the most used business data provider in the world, reducing risk and maximizing opportunities for our 110,000 business customers. Our journey began in Oslo, Norway in 1997, where we had a dream of using the then revolutionary internet to deliver instant access company credit reports to small and medium-sized businesses. Creditsafe realized this dream and changed the market for the better for businesses of all sizes. From there, we opened 15 more offices throughout Europe, the USA and Asia. We provide data on more than 300 million companies and provide customer notifications for billions of changes annually. We are a high growth company offering the freedom and flexibility of a start-up type culture due to the continuous innovation and new product development performed, coupled with the stability of being a profitable and growing company! With such a large customer base and breadth of data and analytics technology you will have real opportunities to help companies survive and thrive in challenging times by reducing business risk and choosing trustworthy customers and suppliers.

Experience Range - 8+ Years

Role :

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test who will become part of Creditsafe team to support organisation in delivering high quality software to customers. You will act as a primary source of guidance to All Test Engineers in all areas of testing. You will research, create automation framework required to support software delivery. Contribute to the new or existing automation framework with practical experience of implementation using established and recognised design patterns. You can confidently communicate test results with your team members and stakeholders using evidence. You act as a mentor and coach to all members of the test team. You will promote and coach leading practices in test management, design, and implementation. You are an influencer and will provide leadership in defining and implementing agreed standards and will actively promote this within your team and the wider development community.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in mentorship and leading by example and is able to communicate values consistent with the Creditsafe philosophy of engagement. You understand that skilled testing comprises more than just the automation of user-stories. You understand, and can articulate, the value of exploratory testing. You have critical thinking skills and can diplomatically communicate within, and outside their areas of responsibility, challenging assumptions where required.

We will use React to create a single unified website for our customers supplemented by .Net Core microservice APIs. You will have experience in working with modern front-end testing frameworks such as Cucumber, Cypress. You have experience with API testing using a tool such as Postman. You have experience with Performance testing using JMeter tool. You able to work with CI and CD environment. You able to research on any tool available in market.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in developing and maintaining UI and API using commercial or open-source test automation frameworks
• Hands-on experience using AI to improve productivity in STLC
• Proficiency in version control tools like Git
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Practical experience of applying industry recognised test methodologies and processes
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines
• A good understanding of cloud technology, preferably AWS
• Practical experience of conducting code reviews
• Previous experience with mentoring Test Engineers and Junior Test Engineers
• Familiarity with AI-driven testing tools or concepts
• LLM evaluation using any framework
• Practical experience of pair testing and pair programming

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test strategies for new projects and products
• Review and refine test processes for existing projects/products
• Stay updated with industry trends and adopt best practices to refine testing methodologies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create test plans for sprint and release cycles
• Plan and execute testing for major releases across the organization
• Conduct risk analysis to identify potential issues earlyAnalyze project needs to determine the scope of automation testing
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend tools and frameworks for automation
• Design and develop scalable UI and API test automation frameworks
• Define and track automation metrics to measure effectiveness and coverage
• Stay current with updates in existing tools and frameworks
• Conduct research and proof of concepts (POC) for new testing tools and technologies
• Own and drive, pull request (PR) reviews to ensure high-quality automation code
• Define meaningful testing metrics to evaluate quality assurance efforts
• Proficient in version control systems (Git) to manage and review test automation codebases
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for test strategies, frameworks, and automation tools
• Work with DevOps teams to integrate automated tests into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Provide training and mentorship to team members on automation frameworks, tools, and best practices
• Track and present reports on test coverage, automation effectiveness, and risk areas
• Is the quality specialist within test team and advocates for the appropriate levels of testing
• Documents approaches and processes that improve the quality effort for use by the wider test function
• Strong practical knowledge of software testing techniques and the ability to advise on, and select, the correct technique dependent on the problem at hand
• Conducts analysis of the teams test approach, taking a proactive role in the formulation of the relevant quality criteria in line with the team goals
• Work with team members to define standards and processes applicable to their area of responsibility
• Monitor progress of team deliverables, injecting quality concerns in a timely, effective manner
• Gain a sufficient understanding of the system architecture to inform their test approach and that of the test engineers
• Able to jump into any new and existing team and setup a quality process
• Teamwork Leads by example in the areas of cooperation, collaboration and partnerships
• Quality Improvement – Takes the initiative to deliver improvements and results of value
• Problem Solving - Identifies and prioritises problems and works to deliver workable solutions
• Seeks feedback from team members and provides feedback to team members.
• Has an appreciation of others viewpoints, frequently soliciting differing opinions to their own
• Promotes an inclusive, merit-based approach to differing opinions

Autonomy

• Can work independently
• Is able to determine when issues should be escalated
• Takes responsibility and provides rationality for own decisions

Influence

• Interacts with and influences colleagues in a positive manner.
• Undertakes supervisory activities.
• Makes decisions which impact and optimises the work assigned to individuals or projects.
• Aspires to be regarded as the SME for quality related issues

Complexity

• Can grasp complex concepts, form an understanding and explain to other team members
• Is able to articulate complex concepts to stakeholders in a non-technical manner
• Performs a range of work, sometimes complex and non-routine, in a variety of environments.
• Applies a methodical approach to issue definition and resolution.

Business skills

• Demonstrates an analytical and systematic approach to issue resolution, acting as the primary contact within their team
• Takes the initiative in identifying and negotiating appropriate personal development opportunities with less experienced test team members
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and can vary message presentation dependent on the level of stakeholder
• Plans, schedules and monitors own work (and that of others) competently within limited deadlines and according to relevant legislation, standards and procedures.
• Appreciates the wider business context, and how their own role relates to other roles and to the business objectives of CreditSafe.