Job Description

Description Ciklum is looking for a Senior Automation QA Engineer to join our team full-time in India. We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4, 000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live. About the role: As a Senior Automation QA Engineer, become a part of the Enterprise Security Engineering team. You will be part of a scrum team and work closely with them to enable and support good quality practices and build integration and system tests, both manual and automated. The goal is to ensure quality code releases that are highly resilient, scalable, and performing optimally on our state-of-the-art distributed infrastructure. Responsibilities Test automation Create white/black box test cases and develop target test applications based on identified use cases Work closely with developers to create comprehensive test plans using the developer s design spec. or bug description Building/harnessing existing testing tools and automated testing frameworks written in Java and/or Python Understand product requirements and ensure the engineering implementation covers all of them Participate in design and code reviews, software maintenance releases, and documentation of test cases and results Evaluate and test new product features according to business and functional requirements while identifying potential risks Be involved in functional (integration, system) and non-functional (usability, performance, security) testing of Akamai s products Develop new approaches to solve problems identified during Quality Engineering activities; Influence development teams with regards to prioritizing testability and operationalization aspects of the modules; collaborate with team members on testing activities Drive test efforts for major releases or within Agile sprints Work in tandem with other engineers to build advanced automated frameworks to deliver and exercise our world-class applications Requirements Bachelor s degree in computer science, Electronics or related discipline Work experience in Python, Java and/or at least one scripting language Good knowledge of Internet technologies: RESTful Web Services and HTTP proxies, HTTP and HTTPS Protocols, web servers and databases (SQL), and how to test them Good command of testing different QA Methodologies (black-box, white-box and gray-box) for both web UIs and backends, both manually and automated Experience in identifying and formulating test cases Experience in testingREST-based API interfaces and Service-Oriented Architectures both manually and automated Good command of Selenium WebDriver and TestNG, including Page Object design patterns and Selenium Grid configurations Passion for finding defects and breaking things is a must Fluency in English Desirable Knowledge of RestAssured, Selenide, or similar test libraries Experience in using testing tools like FireBug, PostMan, Charles Proxy or similar Experience with GIT source code management Highly responsible, self-disciplined, self-motivated, able to work with little or no supervision Good written and verbal communications skills Whats in it for you Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance, as well as financial and legal consultation Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy licence, language courses and company-paid certifications Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally Flexibility: hybrid work mode at Chennai or Pune Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Resourcing Team helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfil your potential Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events