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Junior QE Automation Engineer
The Position:
Reporting to the QE Manager, the candidate will be responsible for ensuring on quality and on time delivery of test planning, test data preparation and execution activities in the delivery of Testing new or modified applications/systems across multiple platforms. The QE Automation Engineer will be a high-performing individual who is methodical, inquisitive and has a passion for quality. They will partner with their Scrum Team and business colleagues on a journey of continuous learning and improvement to ensure ongoing optimisation of our test automation capability in support of key strategic outcomes for our business.
Working across our International Health IT Team to deliver successful Test Automation solutions enabling all methodologies with a focus on SAFe Agile, you will work with individuals from across the world, with both in-person and remote teams.
Main Duties / Responsibilities:
Responsible for delivering the QE Automation roadmap for each team
Build & maintain the automation for critical & complex business applications
Product understanding and creating test automation scripts for In-sprint & regression testing
Creating and executing test scripts in test management tool and reporting bugs
Determine priority for test cases and create effective execution plans with maximum coverage
Participate in PI & Sprint planning and other Agile ceremonies
Track & report automation progress as per PI plan
Develop skills in new automation tools to improve the automation penetration
Contribute towards implementation of new ideas & solutions
Adheres to the organization's Quality Engineering best practices and help to drive changes to achieve more efficiency
Identify & Support Automation and DevOps opportunities; looking at efficiencies in ‘In Sprint’ Automation as well as Regression as we develop our CI/CD pipelines
Required Skills and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and at least two, typically five or more years’ experience in a system quality environment, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
2 - 4 Yrs. experience in QE - Test Automation
2 - 4 Yrs. Experience in Programming language like Java
2 - 4 Yrs. experience in automation of mobile app testing with Appium (using real devices with emulators and Browser Stack)
2 - 4 Yrs. experience of REST API testing (Manual/automation using Postman and other tools using java).
Experience of test automation in BDD process
Experience of developing custom automation solutions & functions
Experience of doing deep failure analysis to address automation failures
Good experience of working in all phases of Test Cycles (Test Design, Test Reviews, Test Execution, Defect management & reporting)
Experience of running the test execution through CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of Health Insurance Industry
Broad knowledge of the Software Delivery Lifecycle with specific expertise of Software Testing
Proven experience of working within an Agile environment
Broad knowledge of automated testing and modelling tools
Good knowledge of different web browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, MS Edge, Chrome
Competent user of Microsoft office applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Comfortable working independently, leading a team or as part of a team
Demonstrate accuracy and possess a keen eye for detail
Desirable Skills and Experience
Experience in web automation using other automation tools & frameworks
Codeless automation tools experience
Experience in implementation of CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins/Azure DevOps
About The Cigna Group
Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.