Automation Engineer

At U.S. Bancorp India, we’re on a journey to do our best. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bancorp India gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Selenium, Appium, test automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality software through automation, continuous testing, and collaboration with development teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

In this role, you will design and implement scalable test automation solutions for web and mobile applications, drive quality initiatives, mentor team members, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts within our engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation Development

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for web and mobile applications.
• Create automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver, Appium, and related automation tools.
• Automate functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop reusable test libraries and utilities to improve testing efficiency.

Quality Engineering Excellence

• Define and implement test strategies, test plans, and quality standards.
• Ensure software quality throughout the SDLC by integrating testing early in the development process.
• Analyze requirements and technical designs to identify test scenarios and edge cases.
• Participate in design reviews and provide quality-focused recommendations.

CI/CD and DevOps Integration

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with DevOps and Engineering teams to enable continuous testing.
• Monitor automation execution results and provide actionable insights.
• Improve release confidence by implementing shift-left testing practices.

Defect Management

• Identify, document, track, and verify software defects.
• Perform root cause analysis and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues.
• Validate fixes and ensure no regression impact across applications.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, and Onshore test lead.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote automation best practices.
• Drive quality engineering culture across teams.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise web and mobile application testing.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams.

Required Technical Skills

Automation Testing

• Strong expertise in:
  • Selenium WebDriver (preferred)
  • Appium (preferred)
  • TestNG or JUnit
  • Automation Framework Design

Programming

• Proficiency in one or more languages:
  • Java
  • JavaScript/TypeScript (preferred)
  • Python
  • C#

Web & API Testing

• REST API testing using:
  • Postman (preferred)
  • Rest Assured
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
• Understanding of frontend technologies:
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Mobile Testing

• Native Android/iOS testing
• Hybrid application testing
• Mobile device and emulator testing
• Appium ecosystem and device cloud platforms

CI/CD & DevOps

• Jenkins
• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions
• Git
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing

Test Management

• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• TestRail or equivalent test management tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with:
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • WebdriverIO
  • Robot Framework
• Familiarity with Behavior Driven Development (BDD):
  • Cucumber
  • SpecFlow
• Experience testing cloud-native applications.
• Exposure to microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or k6.
• Understanding of security testing concepts.

Desired Quality Engineering Competencies

• Test strategy and planning
• Risk-based testing
• Exploratory testing
• Defect lifecycle management
• Shift-left testing practices
• Test-driven quality mindset
• Continuous improvement and automation-first approach

Leadership Expectations

• Demonstrate ownership of quality outcomes.
• Drive automation adoption and framework improvements.
• Mentor junior team members and review automation code.
• Influence engineering teams to adopt quality best practices.
• Proactively identify risks and recommend mitigation plans.

Success Metrics

• Automation test coverage and effectiveness.
• Reduction in production defects.
• Faster regression execution cycles.
• Improved release quality and confidence.
• Contribution to quality engineering standards and best practices.
• Team mentoring and knowledge sharing effectiveness.

Good-to-Have Technologies

• Selenium Grid
• BrowserStack
• Sauce Labs
• Perfecto
• Cypress
• Playwright
• Rest Assured
• JMeter
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions
• AI-assisted testing tools
  
  Location expectations 
  This role requires working from a U.S. Bank Chennai location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

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