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QA Engineer

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Posted on: 07-01-2025
Job description
A Quality Engineer/Automation QE works within the other QE team members to ensure the overall quality of the application and is tasked with creating documentation, designing test cases, and defining the criteria a test result should meet. He/She is also responsible for the end-to-end quality from requirements to the deployment to production. Responsible for design/develop/execute/maintain automation scripts based on the assignments by the Automation crew lead. Participate in daily scrums/DSR/follow automation guidelines and best practices. All scenarios will be automated, and any exceptions will be determined by QE leads/ management.

Job Responsibilities:

QE Responsibilities:

Attend daily scrum and provide updates on crew and automation activities
Design test cases for sprint/SIT/Regression as needed for the release and Execute test cases
Understand the functionality based on the business requirements and ensure that the QE team member has full knowledge on the requirements/functional workflows
Identify areas of improvements for enhancing the process efficiencies, continuous improvements for the crew delivery
Provide inputs to crew leads/automation leads related to the daily progress, defect descriptions so that the leads have all the data which also includes reporting the identified defects in JIRA with the appropriate evidence
Identify required test cases and prepare the test lab in Jira in or any other tool as needed as per the releases/hotfixes etc. Design and upload the test cases are uploaded in Jira x-ray tool which will be used for test execution
Support new team members by providing required application knowledge to bring them up to speed on test design/execution activities, this also includes getting them the required access
Provide necessary inputs to the UAT team to support UAT Testing as needed. Support test data needs for various test phases
Raise the risks/issues related to the test design/execution so that the risks are mitigated on a timely manner
Contribute towards development of test plan within Sprint testing/Systems Integration testing/E2E, Performance testing and UAT.
Cross train on other crews as needed to support as a backup as per agreed upon plans with the leads
Provide support for the prod deployments /Take up certifications/trainings to upskill as needed by the project

Mandatory Skills

1. Automation Testing Expertise
Proficiency in tools like Selenium, Appium, or similar automation frameworks.
Test script development using languages like Java, Python, or C.

2. Test Case Design and Execution
Strong skills in designing and executing test cases for Sprint, SIT, and Regression testing.
Experience in managing test cases within tools like JIRA and X-ray.

3. Defect Reporting and Management
Experience identifying, logging, and tracking defects in JIRA or similar defect management tools.
Ability to provide accurate defect descriptions with evidence.

4. Test Planning and Test Strategy
Ability to contribute to developing test plans for Sprint Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), E2E, and UAT phases.
Knowledge of test lab preparation and test coverage optimization.

5. Agile and Scrum Experience
Active participation in daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and sprint planning.
Understanding Agile processes and collaboration within Scrum teams.

6. Functional and Business Requirements Analysis

 Key job details

Primary Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Type
Experienced
Primary Skills
Selenium
Years of Experience
5
Travel
No
Job Posting
07/01/2025
Salary range
$85,000.00 - $90,000.00 (USD)

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