Test Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & Execution: Define, maintain, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts for complex software applications.
• Automation Engineering: Build and maintain scalable, robust test automation frameworks from scratch using Selenium WebDriver
• Mobile & Cloud Testing: Utilize Perfecto Mobile (or similar cloud testing platforms) to execute cross-browser and cross-device automated testing.
• Hybrid Testing Execution: Balance manual functional testing with automation, selecting the optimal approach based on risk, timeline, and feature maturity.
• Delivery Model Coordination: Act as a key coordinator in an onshore/offshore model, assigning tasks, reviewing offshore deliverables, and ensuring seamless 24-hour test execution cycles.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner directly with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Development Leads to clarify requirements, define acceptance criteria, and communicate QA risks.
• Defect Management: Identify, isolate, log, and track defects through their entire lifecycle, providing detailed root-cause analysis to the development team.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Technical Skills

• Core Automation: 4+ years of hands-on experience developing test automation frameworks using Selenium (WebDriver, Grid).
• Cloud/Mobile Testing: Proven experience utilizing Perfecto for mobile device testing and cloud-based cross-browser execution.
• Functional Expertise: Strong background in manual functional testing, regression testing, and exploratory testing methodologies.
• API Testing: Proficient in testing RESTful APIs using tools like Postman, SoapUI, or RestAssured.
• CI/CD Integration: Experience integrating automated test suites into DevOps pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, or Azure DevOps).
• Version Control: Solid understanding of Git or SVN.

Professional & Soft Skills

• Onshore/Offshore Experience: Demonstrated success working in a globally distributed team structure, managing handovers and time-zone differences.
• Stakeholder Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present QA metrics and technical risks clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Agile Mindset: Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, sprint ceremonies, and continuous testing principles.

About Iris Software Inc.

Iris Software, Inc. (registered as SSA Infosystems in Canada) is a CMMi Level 5 New Jersey based company providing information technology solutions to clients nationwide for over 30 years. Iris has been growing at over 100% annually. In a program sponsored by Price Waterhouse, PNC Bank and Marsh, Iris has been honored for being

• One of New Jersey's Finest 25 companies for the year 2001 and 2002.
• Iris is also ranked 75th among Inc 500 s list of privately held companies for year 2001.
• NJ Technology FAST 50 Company for year 2002.

In a competitive industry, we distinguish ourselves by reliability, technical expertise and a history of successfully completed projects for clients ranging from mid-sized to Fortune 1000 companies.

Regards,

Neeraj Singh

Executive - TA