Senior QA Automation Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong expertise in JavaScript, and modern automation testing practices. The ideal candidate will have experience building scalable automation frameworks, integrating quality engineering within Agile SDLC, and leveraging AI-enabled tools to improve test efficiency, defect detection, and delivery quality.

The candidate should be comfortable working closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps teams to ensure high-quality software releases through automated testing and continuous quality practices.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Engineering

Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using JavaScript
Create automated UI, API, and end-to-end test suites.
Develop reusable test components and automation libraries.
Execute automated regression and smoke testing.
Improve automation coverage across business-critical applications.

Quality Engineering

Participate in requirement analysis and test planning activities.
Define test strategies, test data, and automation approaches.
Perform root cause analysis for defects.
Collaborate with development teams to prevent defects early in the lifecycle.
Support functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.

AI in SDLC

Utilize AI-powered testing tools to improve test generation and maintenance.
Leverage AI capabilities for:
- Test case generation
- Defect prediction
- Impact analysis
- Test optimization
- Requirement-to-test traceability
Evaluate and recommend AI solutions that improve software quality and delivery speed.

CI/CD & DevOps

Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines.
Support continuous testing within DevOps practices.
Work with tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
Generate automated test reports and quality metrics.

Agile Delivery

Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate across engineering teams to deliver high-quality software releases.

Required Skills

Mandatory

Strong JavaScript development skills.
UI and API test automation experience.
Test framework development experience.
Experience with Agile SDLC.
Git version control.
CI/CD integration experience.
REST API testing.
Defect management and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred

AI-assisted testing tools and platforms.
Experience with GenAI applications in testing.
Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
Performance testing exposure.
Cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.

Experience Required

5+ years of QA Automation experience.
Experience delivering automation solutions in large enterprise environments.
Experience working in Agile product teams.
Exposure to AI-driven software engineering practices.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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