**Introduction** This role focuses on building and maintaining automation for testing IT systems and applications. It involves using various test automation tools and technologies to create and manage automation solutions across different testing levels. Responsibilities include understanding testing requirements, designing test scenarios, developing and executing automation, and managing test data and environments. The role also requires knowledge of contemporary technology trends like Agile, DevOps, and Containers, and the ability to integrate test automation into overall delivery processes. **Your role and responsibilities** '- 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** '- +4 years of hands-on experience in automation, or a related field. - Hands-on experience (Selenium, Python, Appium, Katalon, Cyprus, Tosca, Playwright, RestAssured) - Experience with TFS, ALM, Jira or any relevant reporting tools. - Fluent in English (Written and Spoken). **Preferred technical and professional experience** '- Good OOP knowledge and Java language.