Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job Overview::
The Senior Test Automation Engineer will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our desktop and backend solutions. We are seeking a highly skilled engineer with strong automation expertise, advanced scripting skills, and the ability to design and maintain automation frameworks tailored for desktop applications. This role requires hands-on experience in automation, database validation, and regression/manual testing, along with a proactive, quality-first mindset.

Key Responsibilities::
Automation & Scripting

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for desktop applications, regression, and integration testing.
• Build and enhance automation frameworks using desktop automation tools (e.g., WinAppDriver, TestComplete, Ranorex, White, or equivalent).
• Write and optimize scripts in C#, Python, and PowerShell to support automation, environment setup, and advanced test execution.

Database & Backend Testing

• Write and execute complex SQL queries to validate data integrity, transformations, and backend workflows.
• Collaborate with developers and DBAs to troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues.

Regression & Manual Testing

• Execute manual functional, exploratory, and regression testing for areas not yet automated.
• Continuously update and expand regression test suites with automation coverage wherever feasible.

CI/CD Integration & DevOps Collaboration

• Integrate desktop test automation into CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous quality checks.
• Work with DevOps teams to streamline execution, monitoring, and reporting across environments.

Agile Delivery & Quality Leadership

• Actively engage in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Drive shift-left testing practices, ensuring quality is built in from the start.
• Promote QA best practices, tools, and processes within the team.

Independent Ownership

• Work independently, taking ownership of QA deliverables and automation strategy.
• Proactively identify gaps, risks, and opportunities to enhance efficiency and quality.

Requirements:
Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Test Automation.
• Proven expertise in desktop test automation tools (WinAppDriver, TestComplete, Ranorex, White, or equivalent).
• Strong experience with SQL, C#, Python, and PowerShell scripting.
• Knowledge of regression testing, CI/CD pipelines, and agile methodologies.
• Selenium/Web automation experience is a plus but not mandatory.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.