QA Engineer II/III (Test Automation - Java & Selenium)

Arch Global Services Philippines; Philippines; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Global Services Philippines is seeking a QA Engineer to design, implement, and execute manual and automated tests. The role focuses on building robust automation solutions using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and popular frameworks within an Agile environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong debugging skills, experience with API and microservices testing, and the ability to lead test teams while mentoring juniors on modern automation trends. BS in CS/IT or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in CS/IT or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of Testing/SDET/Dev experience preferred.
• Experience with automation and manual testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Document and plan regression, integration, and automation test plans and test cases with stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot automation and optimize the automation framework.
• Support functional validation and sprint activities.
• Coordinate with development and product teams to ensure test coverage.
• Build and extend automation framework to run automated test plans on new features.
• Continuously improve automation workflow and adapt to new technologies.
• Lead scrum test teams and mentor junior members on automation trends.

Skills

OOP concepts

automation testing

debugging

API testing

Selenium WebDriver

Java

TestNG

Junit

Maven

Cucumber

Jenkins

Git/Bitbucket

BDD (Cucumber)

BDD (Spock)

CI tools

Agile

test automation framework

Education

BS in Computer Science

Information Technology degree

equivalent

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Postman

Xray for test management

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