Associate Engineer - Technical Testing
Job Title - Associate Engineer – Technical Testing - Associate - ACS Song
Management Level: Level 12 – Associate
Location: Kochi
Must have skills: Automation Testing, API
Good to have skills: Manual testing
Experience: 1 -2 years of experience in Automation Testing
Educational Qualification: Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture)
Job Summary
As an Associate Test Engineer (Technical Testing), you will be responsible for ensuring software quality with a strong focus on test automation. You will actively contribute to identifying automation candidates, developing automation scripts, and executing automated test suites as part of the delivery lifecycle.
This role requires a strong foundation in at least one automation tool, along with a good understanding of programming concepts, and a growing understanding of automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, and modern testing practices.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Understand and analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria with a focus on automation feasibility
- Identify and prioritize test scenarios suitable for automation
- Design, develop, and execute automation test scripts using tools like Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
- Contribute to enhancing and maintaining automation frameworks
- Perform functional, regression, and smoke testing, with a focus on automation-first execution
- Execute and monitor automated test suites in CI/CD pipelines
- Perform API testing (manual and/or automated) using Postman or similar tools
- Debug and fix automation script failures and improve script stability
- Identify, log, and track defects with clear analysis and supporting evidence
- Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure testability and automation readiness
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint-level quality goals
- Maintain test artifacts, automation reports, and documentation
- Continuously contribute to improving automation coverage, efficiency, and best practices
Professional and Technical Skills:
- Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
- Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban)
- Hands-on experience or 6 months–1 year exposure to automation tools:
- Playwright / Cypress (JavaScript preferred)
- Selenium (Java acceptable)
- Good understanding of automation concepts:
- Locators, waits, assertions
- Test data handling
- Basic framework structure
- Basic to intermediate programming knowledge in JavaScript / Java / TypeScript / Python (any one)
- Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts
- Experience in API testing using Postman or similar tools
- Basic understanding of Git/version control (commit, push, pull, branching basics)
- Awareness of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) and pipeline-based execution
- Exposure to test management tools like Jira, Xray, or TestRail
- Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively within a team environment
- Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and consistently meet deadlines
- Strong eagerness to learn and grow in the testing domain
Nice to Have:
- Exposure to BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber, JUnit, etc.)
- Basic experience in framework setup or customization
- Familiarity with build tools (NPM, Maven)
- Exposure to cloud testing platforms (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs)
- Basic knowledge of performance testing (JMeter)
- Awareness of AI tools in testing / test generation tools
- Basic understanding of Docker or containerized environments
- Domain experience in E-commerce
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- Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
- Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban)
- Hands-on experience or 6 months–1 year exposure to automation tools:
- Playwright / Cypress (JavaScript preferred)
- Selenium (Java acceptable)
- Good understanding of automation concepts:
- Locators, waits, assertions
- Test data handling
- Basic framework structure
- Basic to intermediate programming knowledge in JavaScript / Java / TypeScript / Python (any one)
- Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts
- Experience in API testing using Postman or similar tools
- Basic understanding of Git/version control (commit, push, pull, branching basics)
- Awareness of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) and pipeline-based execution
- Exposure to test management tools like Jira, Xray, or TestRail
- Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively within a team environment
- Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and consistently meet deadlines
- Strong eagerness to learn and grow in the testing domain
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