Senior Automation QA

Essilor Shared Services Philippines Incorporated; Muntinlupa; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Essilor Shared Services Philippines Incorporated is seeking an Automation Quality Assurance professional with strong experience in web/mobile automation. The role emphasizes building robust test frameworks, API validation, and cross-browser/device testing to ensure high-quality software releases.

The candidate should have at least 5 years in automation QA, proficiency in Java/JavaScript, and hands-on experience with Playwright/Cypress and cloud grids like BrowserStack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Management Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field.
• At least 5 years working experience in Automation Quality Assurance and/or testing with knowledge of programming languages.
• Design, write and maintain automated tests for web and mobile storefronts.
• Build and troubleshoot tests across browsers, devices, and locales including cloud grids.
• Create API-driven tests to validate backend behavior alongside the UI.
• Strong knowledge of QA testing tools, techniques, and SDLC (Waterfall/Agile).
• ISTQB certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and establish automation strategies and processes.
• Implement and review automation designs, test scripts, and maintenance.
• Execute manual tests when needed and report defects clearly.
• Collaborate with QA, development, and operations teams to improve toolchains.
• Create test plans, estimates, and test summaries for releases.
• Perform regression, functional, and system testing for product releases.
• Mentor junior QA analysts and support team.

Skills

Automation testing

Java

JavaScript

C#

Shell scripting

Playwright

Cypress

API testing

SQL

Git & CI/CD

QA leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

LambdaTest

BrowserStack

Sauce Labs

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

1. Quality Process Mastery

• Understand and comply with the defined and agreed Software Development Life Cycle and CMMI standards of the organization.
• Understands various approaches used in testing such as System, Integration and Regression.
• Develop and establish existing automation strategies and processes of the organization.
• Implement and review the design and development of all aspects of automation testing (e.g. creation, execution and maintenance of automated test scripts).
• Collaborates with the Manual Quality Team for the test cases to automate and provide feedback on test case creation improvements.
• Executes manual test cases if necessary.
• Perform test automation and setting up automation frameworks on multiple application platforms (e.g. Web, Mobile and Desktop).
• Implement and monitor all automation processes and create status reports for progress.
• Document all automation processes and design an efficient automation framework.
• Provide inputs regarding improvements of tools and environment of existing automation framework.
• Enhance the architecture of existing automation framework and test scripts.
• Handle technical communications with other teams to understand systems and APIs.
• Employ a variety of testing techniques to deliver product releases successfully including functional, regression and system tests.
• Collaborate with the automation engineering team and contribute to overall automation efforts.
• Research and recommend suitable automation frameworks for the project.
• Creates test plan and test effort estimation.
• Properly executes the test scripts, identifies the correct behavior of the system under test, replicates and reports uncovered defects.
• Tests and certifies software defect fixes and new functionality. Executes functional, application and regression tests for software releases.
• Writes clear and precise defect reports as required for identified software defects and functional defects based on testing results.
• Writes and submits Test Summary Report and/or Test Acceptance Certificate.
• Facilitates the Peer Review of automated Test Cases and Test Summary Report and/or Acceptance Test Certificate.
• Reviews and analyzes test results and makes recommendations.
• Enforces quality procedures and guidelines across the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of the QA procedures and guidelines.
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, break down high-level information into details, abstract up low-level information to a general understanding, and classify user requests between must have and not.
• Satisfy customer by providing clear testing specifications and quality product according to specified requirements.
• Exhibits confidence in understanding the business concerns and provides sound business suggestions and recommendations accordingly.

2. Administrative Tasks

• Records activities in ATLAS and reports/elevates issues to superior when needed.
• Conducts needed validation to ensure compliance to the procedures in CMMI.
• Prepares and submits needed reports.
• Mentors and guides Junior Automation Quality Analyst and/or Manual QA Team.

3. Teamwork

• Closely coordinates with other team members of the applications development and support.
• Facilitates effective team interaction adhering to the values of the company and meeting the objectives.
• Ability to adjust flexibly to help other team members to ensure continuity of providing service.

4. Learning and Development

• Expand knowledge on business process and IT related information
• Stay abreast of current technology, system information, problems, changes and updates relevant to the team.

5. Performance of other tasks as maybe assigned.

The candidate must have:

• Obtained a Bachelor’s or College degree in either of the following - Industrial Engineering, Management Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology and/or related field.
• at least 5 years working experience in Automation Quality Assurance and/or testing with professional knowledge in any programming language (Java, JavaScript, C, C#) and shell scripting.
• Design, write and maintain automated tests for web and mobile storefronts
• Build and troubleshoot tests across multiple browsers, devices and locales, including cloud device grids (e.g. LambdaTest, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs)
• Create and maintain API-driven tests to validate backend behavior alongside the UI
• Git-based workflow and CI/CD familiarity
• Strong JavaScript (Node.js) experience
• Hands-on expertise with a modern browser automation tool (e.g. Playwright, Cypress) and BDD frameworks (Cucumber/Gherkin)
• Solid understanding of e-commerce user flows
• API testing experience — building requests, validating responses, using APIs for test data setup
• Knowledge in reading/writing SQL for test data verification
• Strong manual/exploratory testing skills alongside automation
• Must have an experience in creating a Master Test plan;
• Must have an in-depth understanding of Test Design Techniques, QA methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (both Waterfall and Agile Development);
• With extensive knowledge of QA testing tools, different test design techniques, standards and processes;
• Exposure in business operations related to manufacturing, distribution and financial operations will be an advantage;
• Experience in various system development environment;
• Experience in leading a small QA Team in small to medium sized projects;
• ISTQB Testing Certification is a plus but not required;
• A competitive analytical problem solving skills and advanced communicative competence;
• Good time management and organizational skills;
• A critical thinker and detail oriented;
• Strong sense of commitment to the organization’s goals and values;
• High flexibility in shifting schedule and extended working hours;
• Readiness to travel to other sites
• Preferrably living near Alabang for RTO compliance