QA Automation Engineer

Company Background

Coherent Solutions is a global digital product engineering company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With a presence in nine countries and a team of more than 1,700 engineers, the company provides custom software development and engineering services across web and mobile applications, cloud, DevOps, and data. Coherent Solutions works with clients worldwide to build and scale digital products while fostering a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous professional growth.

Project Description

The engineer will join the QA Automation practice and contribute to future client projects across different technology stacks. Assignments may include web and/or API test automation, manual testing, CI/CD, and collaboration with Agile teams and distributed stakeholders.

Technologies

• Java / JavaScript / TypeScript / Python / C#
• Selenium WebDriver / Selenide / Playwright / Cypress / WebdriverIO
• Postman / Swagger / OpenAPI / REST Assured / Unirest / HTTP client libraries
• SQL
• Git
• Jenkins / GitLab CI/CD / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps / CircleCI / TeamCity
  
• TestRail / Zephyr / Xray / QMetry / Qase
• Allure / ReportPortal

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated tests for web, API, backend, integration, and/or mobile applications;
• Analyze requirements, acceptance criteria, and technical documentation to define appropriate test scenarios and coverage;
• Create and maintain test cases, checklists, test plans, regression suites, and other test documentation;
• Perform manual functional, regression, smoke, exploratory, and integration testing;
• Develop automated UI and API tests using project-specific automation frameworks;
• Support and improve existing test automation frameworks;
• Analyze automated test results, investigate failures, and stabilize flaky tests;
• Report defects with clear reproduction steps and verify fixes;
• Prepare and maintain test data for manual and automated testing;
• Run automated tests locally and in CI/CD pipelines;
• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, BAs, POs, DevOps engineers, and client stakeholders;
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including planning, refinement, demos, retrospectives, and daily meetings;
• Suggest improvements to QA processes, automation coverage, and test reliability;
• Adapt to new tools, frameworks, and project-specific technologies as required;

Job Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in QA automation;
• Practical automation experience with at least one mainstream programming language: Java / JavaScript / TypeScript / Python / C#;
• Experience creating and maintaining automated tests for web UI using Selenium WebDriver / Selenide / Playwright / Cypress / WebdriverIO or similar tools;
• Experience with REST API testing using Postman / Swagger / OpenAPI / REST Assured / Unirest / HTTP client libraries or similar;
• Basic SQL skills for test data preparation and data validation;
• Experience with Git and running and analyzing automated tests in CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins / GitLab CI/CD / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps / CircleCI / TeamCity or similar;
• Experience with Jira, at least one test management tool such as TestRail / Zephyr / Xray / QMetry / Qase, and test reporting tools such as Allure or ReportPortal;
• Experience using AI-assisted development or testing tools;
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, SDLC, STLC, OOP principles, and test automation design patterns;
• Experience with manual testing and the ability to focus on manual testing based on project needs;
• Experience analyzing requirements and test results, creating and maintaining test documentation, including test cases, checklists, and regression plans;
• Experience writing clear defect reports, verifying fixes, and providing clear status updates;
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum/Kanban teams, communicating clearly with distributed teams, and participating in client or team meetings when needed;  
• English level: B1+ or higher;

Nice To Have

• Experience with more than one programming language for automation;
• Experience building automation frameworks from scratch;
• Experience with Docker or containerized test execution;
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure / AWS / GCP;
• Experience with mobile testing or mobile automation using Appium / XCUITest / Espresso / BrowserStack;
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter / k6 / Locust;
• Experience with BDD tools such as Cucumber / Gherkin;
• Experience with microservices testing;
• Experience with data or ETL testing;
• Experience in regulated domains such as healthcare, finance, insurance, or life sciences;

What Do We Offer

The global benefits package includes:

• Technical and non-technical training for professional and personal growth;
• Internal conferences and meetups to learn from industry experts;
• Support and mentorship from an experienced employee to help you professional grow and development;
• Health insurance;
• Sports activities to promote a healthy lifestyle;
• Flexible work options, including remote and hybrid opportunities;
• Referral program for bringing in new talent;
• Work anniversary program and additional vacation days.