QA Automation Engineer

Job Title: QA Automation Engineer

Location: Hartford, CT- Hybrid

Person needs to be in Hartford or willing to relocate with 3 days in office presence required.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Behavior Driven Development and Test-Driven Development methodologies, automation scripting, and multi-channel solution (voice \& chat) knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation Development

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium).
• Build and enhance automation frameworks to support functional, regression, and performance testing.

Quality Assurance

• Collaborate with developers and QA analysts to understand application functionality and define test coverage.
• Execute automated test suites and analyze results to identify defects and ensure compliance with quality standards.

Continuous Integration \& Delivery (CI/CD)

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Monitor and maintain test execution in CI environments to ensure timely feedback.

Defect Management

• Log, track, and verify defects using tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps.
• Work with development teams to reproduce issues and validate fixes.

Documentation \& Reporting

• Prepare detailed test plans, test cases, and automation scripts documentation.
• Generate and present test execution reports to stakeholders.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve automation coverage and efficiency.
• Stay updated with emerging trends, tools, and best practices in test automation.

Required Qualifications

3\+ years of experience in

QA automation

and software testing.

Strong technical expertise in core programming concepts

(e.g., Java OOPs, Data Structures) with the

ability to adopt

and work with multiple languages such as

Java, JavaScript, or Python

.

Hands-on experience

implementing and enhancing test automation frameworks,

including designing

scalable and maintainable

solutions.

Conversational AI Testing:

Hands-on experience or strong exposure to testing chatbots and voice-based virtual assistants across multiple platforms.

Hands-on experience with automation tools including

Hammer On Demand, Cyara and Selenium

Strong understanding of

SDLC

,

Agile methodologies

, and

QA principles

.

Experience with

CI/CD tools

and version control systems (e.g., Git).

Frameworks \& Methodologies

• BDD (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow)
• TDD

Testing Expertise:

Functional, Regression, Integration, and Performance Testing, including

proficiency in backend API test automation

and database testing

Exposure to GenAI and AI-driven tools utilized for test automation

, with an understanding of how these can be integrated into QA processes

Strong

analytical and problem-solving

skills

Excellent

communication and collaboration

abilities.

Ability to

clearly articulate technical concepts

and demonstrate practical problem-solving skills during discussions.

Preferred Qualifications

Healthcare Domain Knowledge:

Familiarity with HIPAA compliance and healthcare workflows

AI Model Evaluation:

Familiarity with key evaluation metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score for assessing AI model performance.

Experience with Agentic IDEs:

Familiarity with AI-powered development environments (e.g., Windsurf, Cursor, or similar) for creating, maintaining, and optimizing automated test scripts.

Experience with

API testing

(REST, SOAP)

Knowledge of

cloud platforms

(AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or IBM Cloud)