**Introduction** n/a **Your role and responsibilities** An Automation Test Engineer (3-5 years experience) is responsible for designing and maintaining robust automation frameworks, developing and executing complex test scripts for web, mobile, and API testing, and integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Selenium, Appium, RestAssured, and Jenkins. They collaborate with developers, DevOps, and QA teams to enhance test coverage, optimize test execution, and ensure software quality. Additionally, they mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, analyze test results, report defects, and contribute to performance while continuously improving automation strategies. Duties: - Test Planning and Strategy: Develop comprehensive test plans and testing strategies that align with business goals, ensuring both functional and non-functional requirements are covered. - Requirement Analysis: Thoroughly understand project documents, customer demands, and product objectives to create effective test cases, ensuring all key scenarios are tested. - Requirement Clarification: Review, analyze, and resolve ambiguities in requirements during the analysis phase to ensure clear expectations are set for the team. - Test Case Design and Implementation: Plan, design, and implement test cases for new and existing software features based on business requirements, ensuring clear alignment with the project scope. - Test Case Creation and Execution: Responsible for designing, executing, and maintaining test cases, as well as efficiently tracking and reporting bugs. - Automation Framework Setup: Set up, maintain, and execute robust test automation frameworks across multiple platforms, developing test scenarios and acceptance tests to streamline testing efforts. - Automation Framework & CI/CD: Lead the development, maintenance, and optimization of test automation frameworks, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing. - Reporting and Analysis: Provide detailed, regular reports on test progress, test coverage, and automation efficiency, offering actionable insights for improving the quality process. - Traceability and Test Coverage: Create traceability matrices to ensure all requirements are covered and provide visibility into test coverage across various features. - Task Prioritization: Manage and prioritize multiple competing tasks effectively, ensuring all deadlines are met in a fast-paced environment. - Merge Request Handling: Review and handle merge requests from team members, ensuring that code changes are properly tested and meet quality standards before integration. - Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams. - Cross-functional Collaboration: Participate in cross-functional teams in a fast-paced Agile environment, ensuring smooth communication between development, QA, and product teams. **Required technical and professional expertise** '- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - 3+ years of hands-on experience in Software Testing, and Automation testing. - Good knowledge of OOP and Java programming language. - Hands-on experience in (Selenium, Appium, Tosca, RestAssured, Cypress) - Experience in CI/CD approach and it's relevant tools - Experience with TFS, ALM, Jira or any relevant Test Management tools. - Fluent in English (Written and Spoken). IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.