QA Engineer II/III (Automation)

Arch Global Services Philippines; Philippines; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Global Services Philippines is seeking a QA Engineer to execute manual and automated testing, write scripts, and design automation scenarios for repeat execution using various automation tools. This role emphasizes building and advancing the automation framework and driving quality across features.

You will lead automation efforts, collaborate with Agile teams, document test plans, develop and maintain test scripts with Selenium WebDriver and Java, and ensure test coverage across API,

Qualifications

• Proficient in OOP concepts and hands-on automation and manual testing framework experience.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in API, microservices, integration testing and API documentation.

Responsibilities

• Document and plan test cases for regression, integration, and automation tests.
• Troubleshoot automation and optimize the framework.
• Support functional validation and sprint activities.
• Collaborate with development and product teams to ensure test coverage.
• Build and execute automated test plans; report defects for resolution.
• Continuously improve automation framework and workflows; stay updated with tech trends.
• Lead scrum test teams and mentor juniors on automation trends.

Skills

OOP concepts

Automation testing

Manual testing

Debugging

API testing

Selenium WebDriver

Java

TestNG

JUnit

Maven

Cucumber

Jenkins

Git

Bitbucket

GitHub

GitLab

JIRA

Education

BS in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Postman

Job description

The QA Engineer executes manual and automated testing by writing scripts and creating automation scenarios for repeated execution. Using different automation tools, the QA Engineer will design, test, and deploy effective test automation solutions.

Job Responsibilities

• Works with the Agile Program Manager (APM), Digital Product Manager (DPM), and Business Systems Analyst (BSA) to document and plan test cases for regression, Integration, and automation test plans and test cases.
• Troubleshoots existing automation and optimizes the automation framework.
• Supports functional validation and sprint activities.
• Communicates with development teams, other product teams, and management to ensure proper test coverage of existing and new features and functionality.
• Build upon an existing framework to develop & execute automated test plans against developed features. Identify and report defects, work with team to resolve.
• Continuous improvement of automation framework and workflow processes, keep solutions up to date with latest technologies.
• Lead scrum test teams by example - encourage collaboration, contribution, and commitment to the teams’ shared goals.
• Guide and mentor junior team members on latest trends in automation.

Required Skills

• Good understanding of OOP concepts viz. Inheritance, Abstraction, Encapsulation and Polymorphism.
• Must have very good understanding and hands-on automation and manual testing framework experience.
• Good debugging, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in API/Microservices/Integration testing (Postman or similar tool) and API Documentation
• Proficient in automation tools like Selenium WebDriver with Java, TestNG, Junit, Maven, Cucumber, Jenkins, Git/BitBucket, for testing Client-Side and Web based applications.
• Experience in developing test scripts to implement Features, Test Scenarios and Step-Definition for BDD using Cucumber/Spock Framework.
• Hands on experience with all levels of testing viz. Functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, UAT.
• Good knowledge of build management (i.e. Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, ANSIBLE etc.)
• Know how to use Xray for test management and execution in JIRA.
• Experience of any cloud repository - Bitbucket / GitHub / GitLab etc. is desirable.
• Experience of continuous integration tools (GitHub Actions / Jenkins / Azure DevOps / TeamCity etc)
• Experience in working with Agile teams (Engineering and Business) to collaborate with team members, early and frequently to define test plan/cases, execute and report.
• Good understanding Testing Life Cycle including Test Designs, Test Cases Development, Functional Testing, Defect Preparation, Test Report Preparation
• 5 - 12 years of experience with Testing / SDET / Dev (Mix will be preferred)
• Candidates with prior development experience and knowledge would have an added advantage.
• Basic Insurance Knowledge is a plus/advantage

Education

BS in Computer Science, Information Technology degree or equivalent