QA Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Robot Framework and Python.
• Create reusable automation libraries, keywords, utilities, and test components.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and convert them into comprehensive test scenarios.
• Perform test execution in Linux-based environments.
• Validate REST APIs using tools such as Requests, Postman, or equivalent frameworks.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions.
• Investigate test failures, analyze logs, and collaborate with development teams to resolve defects.
• Report, track, and manage defects using tools such as Jira or similar platforms.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, refinement, demos, and retrospectives.
• Maintain test documentation, automation reports, traceability matrices, and execution metrics.
• Support test environment setup, configuration, troubleshooting, and release validation.
• Improve automation coverage, execution time, reliability, and maintainability.

Required Skills

• 4+ years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Robot Framework.
• Strong programming experience in Python.
• Proficiency with Linux commands, shell scripting, process management, permissions, and log analysis.
• Experience with API testing and automation.
• Good understanding of software testing life cycle, defect life cycle, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience developing data-driven, keyword-driven, and modular automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with Git and source-control practices.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools and automated test execution.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience testing financial, trading, market-data, or enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of CME or exchange-related systems and workflows.
• Experience with SQL and database validation.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud-based test environments.
• Knowledge of performance, security, or reliability testing.
• Experience with Selenium, Playwright, or other UI automation tools.
• Familiarity with message queues, event-driven systems, or streaming data.
• Experience working in distributed and hybrid Agile teams.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
• Relevant QA automation experience may be considered in place of a degree.