Automation Lead (Cypress)

Company Description:

Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital. We specialize in accelerating business transformation and delivering human-centric digital experiences. For over 17 years, Apexon has been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Job Description: 

  • We are seeking an experienced automation lead engineer with a minimum total of 8-10 years of active experience and minimum 3 years of experience in Cypress Automation, having strong modular design knowledge, OOPS, including extensive design patterns knowledge. They should have a proven track record for quality and performance of code deliverables, strong communication and client-facing skills with the ability to work in a consulting environment. They will have the opportunity to work in several different domains in a variety of different client environments.
  • Automation lead along with Automation engineers will perform the necessary test automation activities leveraging automation framework, tools, and technologies.  Team will ensure the execution of the automated test and validate test execution results. Team will track and report on automation progress. 

  Job Responsibilities

  • Strong Cypress automation with Java Script and frameworks like Chai/Mocha

  • Experience in leading the team of 4-6 team members and managing the deliverables
  • Primary Tools: Cypress with JavaScript. Eclipse, Bit Bucket, Jenkins and GIT Lab, Dockers, JIRA and QTest, Leverage AWS Cloud, AWS Toolkit, Docker, Airflow, JIRA, Zephyr (test management tool), Slack, ELK, Kibana etc. 
  • Automate Regression Test cases
  • Write and Update manual test scripts in Zephyr

  • Define automation scope based on supplied Sprint Stories, milestones, and test cases.
  • Followup on data requirements with test data team
  • Creation of Front-End UI and REST API automation scripts for Desktop web.
  • Collaboration on configuration of continuous integration job to execute Automation project on daily basis.
  • Automate test script execution on defined test environments.
  • Automate test scripts across chosen mutually agreed browsers.
  • Execute automated and manual tests and determine root cause of issues found during all types of testing.
  • Perform functional validation in conjunction with the appropriate level of automation during sprints
  • Support test script automation using chosen framework.
  • Coach/mentor junior team members enhance technical capabilities of the team  

  Basic Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field preferred 
  • 8 – 10 years of experience in automation with various tools and techniques 
  • Developmental experience of automation coding and testing
  • Experience interfacing with business partners as well as internal and external technical teams 
  • Ability to articulate business requirements and objectives and translate those into software development solutions 
  • The desired candidate should be passionate about developing, configuring, connecting, and integrating systems in a complex enterprise application environment. 
  • Ability to grasp new technologies and be able to adapt to rapid shift in priorities 
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Java/ AWS/Cypress certifications are preferred

  Disclaimer: If you feel that this is a good match for your skillsets, please submit a current word version of your resume along with a cover letter describing your skills, experience and salary expectations. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). You can read our job applicant privacy policy here . 

Disclaimer:
If you feel that this is a good match for your skillsets, please submit a current word version of your resume along with a cover letter describing your skills, experience and salary expectations. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). You can read our job applicant privacy policy here .