Our Client is immediately seeking an experienced Automation Engineer in support of our enterprise telecommunications and mass media client.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead QA activities for a project, including planning, coordination, execution, reporting, and overall quality ownership
• Develop comprehensive test plans and create detailed test cases for complex applications and distributed systems
• Execute manual and automated regression testing within defined timelines and provide test execution reports and release sign-off
• Take ownership of release testing, including end-to-end validation, coordination with stakeholders, and final quality assessment
• Design, build, enhance, and maintain front-end and back-end automation frameworks using TypeScript/JavaScript, Cucumber, and Cypress
• Write automation scripts for new test scenarios and enhance existing automation coverage
• Understand and quickly adapt to existing manual and automation test suites
• Identify, troubleshoot, and stabilize flaky automation test cases to improve reliability and pass rates
• Perform detailed log analysis using tools such as Splunk to support defect investigation and root cause analysis
• Validate data using database schemas and querying tools as part of functional and backend testing
• Perform defect triage, validation, and re-testing, ensuring timely and thorough resolution
• Define, track, and report quality assurance metrics, including defect trends, defect counts, test results, and test execution status
• Ensure defects are documented with clear reproduction steps, expected versus actual results, and sufficient diagnostic details to drive efficient resolution
• Work closely with development, product, and cross-functional stakeholders throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)