Associate Software Engineer- Automation Tester

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Design systems and programs to meet complex business needs.

- Code, test, debug, implement, and document moderately complex software programs.

- Prepare detailed specifications from which programs are developed and coded.

- Ensure that programs meet standards and technical specifications and perform technical analysis and component delivery.

- Analyze and gather information from existing systems.

- Explore new technologies and design approaches to address business requirements while supporting the assessment of time estimates and justification for assigned tasks.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Participate in test planning activities and assist with test case creation, review, and execution using a hybrid approach (manual and automated testing).

- Execute manual and automated tests for web-based and/or mobile applications under supervision.

- Log, track, and retest defects through the full defect lifecycle following established QA processes.

- Assist in identifying, preparing, and validating test data for functional, integration, and regression testing.

- Support senior QA in automation script development and maintenance.

- Provide regular testing status updates to the Test Lead or Project Manager.

- Attend project-related meetings to understand requirements, scope, and testing expectations.

- Maintain test documentation including test cases, test results, and execution evidence.

- Provide support during User Acceptance Testing (UAT), by assisting with test data setup and issue validation.

- Perform other testing-related tasks as assigned based on project needs.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 0-3 years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- 0-2 years of experience in software testing (manual and/or automation) on web-based applications.

- Basic understanding of Agile/Scrum development and testing practices.

- Experience writing and executing test cases.

- Exposure to test automation concepts and tools (Selenium preferred).

- Basic programming or scripting experience (Python preferred; Java acceptable with willingness to learn Python).

- Familiarity with REST APIs and API testing tools such as Postman/Bruno.

- Working knowledge of SQL for basic queries to support backend validation.

- Experience using defect tracking and test management tools.

- Basic Unix/Linux command-line experience.

- Introductory knowledge of cloud concepts (AWS fundamentals preferred).

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to clearly document test results and communicate issues.

- Willingness to learn and take direction from senior team members.

- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

- Organized, detail-oriented, and quality-focused.

- Comfortable collaborating with cross-functio...