Job Description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 1500000 - Rs 2000000 (ie INR 15-20 LPA)
Min Experience: 4 years
Location: Gurgaon, Gurugram
JobType: full-time
As an Automation Engineer, you will play a critical role in building scalable automation solutions that support continuous integration and delivery. You will collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and QA teams to identify test scenarios, implement automation strategies, enhance testing coverage, and troubleshoot issues. This role requires strong problem-solving abilities, a solid understanding of QA methodologies, and proficiency in executing automation across different platforms.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Automation Development

• Design, develop, and maintain automation test suites for web applications using Selenium and mobile applications using Appium.
• Create robust, scalable, and reusable automation scripts using industry-standard design patterns.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, etc.).

Test Execution & Management

• Execute automated test scripts, analyze test results, and report defects with detailed logs and steps to reproduce.
• Identify automation candidates, maintain test data, and ensure maximum coverage across regression and sanity suites.
• Continuously improve automation performance, stability, and efficiency.

Framework Enhancement

• Enhance and optimize existing automation frameworks for performance, maintainability, and extensibility.
• Implement best practices for version control, code quality, and documentation in automation projects.

Collaboration & Quality Ownership

• Partner with developers and QA leads to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and automation requirements.
• Conduct code reviews for automation scripts and support team members in solving technical challenges.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies--sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.

Required Skills & Qualifications
Technical Skills

• 4-6 years of hands-on experience in automation testing, specifically with Selenium (Web Automation) and Appium (Mobile Automation - Android/iOS).
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript (Java preferred).
• Solid understanding of testing frameworks like TestNG, JUnit, or Mocha/Jest.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, version control systems (Git), and build tools (Maven/Gradle).
• Familiarity with API automation using tools like RestAssured, Postman, or similar is a plus.
• Knowledge of mobile emulators, real device testing, and parallel test execution.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and debugging abilities.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, Agile product teams with ownership and accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud-based test platforms (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs).
• Exposure to performance testing or security testing tools.
• Contributions to QA process improvements and automation innovation.

Skills Required