Automation Engineer

Introduction

IBM Cognos Analytics is a comprehensive Business Intelligence platform that transforms raw data into actionable insights through advanced reporting, AI-powered analytics, and interactive visualizations. Designed to cater to organizations of all sizes, it offers high-quality, scalable reporting capabilities, enabling users to create and share customized reports efficiently. The platform's intuitive interface allows for seamless exploration of data, uncovering hidden trends and facilitating informed decision-making without the need for advanced technical skills. With robust governance and security features, IBM Cognos Analytics ensures data integrity and confidentiality, making it a trusted solution for businesses aiming to harness the full potential of their data.

Your Role And Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated Automation Test Engineer who is passionate about learning new things and designing better ways to identify potential weak spots, inefficiencies, and issues within software systems. The ideal candidate is well-versed in test automation, agile software development, and software testing methodologies. This position will work closely with development teams and other test engineers in the implementation and delivery of software products that meet rigorous quality standards, budgets, and timelines.

You will play a central role by collaborating with development teams supporting test-driven development frameworks. The scope will include Test Plan Development, Test Case Execution, Automation Testing, Data Creation, API Validation, and incorporating test automation in the self-service and innovative pipeline infrastructure.

• Design, extend, and enhance functional, regression, integration, and automated test suites.
• Work closely with development teams to improve the software quality by identifying potential weak spots, inefficiencies, and issues within our software.
• Help define software requirements from the perspective of test and quality.
• Identify use cases within user stories, and write, implement, and execute test cases accordingly.
• Monitor and report automated test execution results throughout the software release cycle.
• Create, execute, and maintain manual test cases for required features.
  
  

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and devise solutions
• 5-10 years of experience in automated quality engineering / software development / test automation.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, Java
• Proficiency in UI automation with Selenium
• Proficiency in using automated API testing tools.
• Proficiency with shell/bash scripting and Linux/Unix command-line interface
• Proficiency in scripting on Microsoft Visual Studio Code Editor, etc.
• Experience or willingness to learn testing of cloud-native applications
• Understanding of agile development, test management, continuous integration, and continuous development environment (CICD) with tools such as: GitHub, Jira, Jenkins etc.
• Other Tools: SSH clients, container technologies (ie: Docker, Podman).
• Ability to work independently in a large matrix organization.
• Troubleshoot and solve customer issues on production deployments
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Knowledge of Mobile App Testing and Automation frameworks and tools
• Knowledge of Performance Testing and Load Testing tools
• Basic knowledge of Full Stack development, Java etc.
• Knowledge of software design patterns
• Agile software development methodologies
• Knowledge of CI/CD, Openshift, Kubernetes etc.
• Ability to adapt to and learn new technologies