Quality Assurance Engineer (Desktop Solutions)

• Test Planning: Collaborate with developers, architects, and stakeholders to understand web products and API requirements and design test plans and strategies for web products and API testing on AWS.
• Test Case Development: Develop comprehensive test cases for web products and API testing, covering functional, non-functional, and edge cases, ensuring thorough test
  coverage.
• Test Automation: Implement automated tests for web products and APIs using tools like
  Cypress, Postman, Selenium, or tools such as Jenkins to improve testing efficiency and
  coverage.
• Regression Testing: Conduct regression testing to ensure that changes to web products
  and APIs do not introduce new bugs or regressions, maintaining the overall quality of
  the web products and APIs.
• Performance Testing: Conduct performance testing of web products and APIs using
  automated testing tool like Cypress and Postman and AWS tools like AWS X-Ray, to
  evaluate API performance under different loads and conditions.
• Security Testing: Perform security testing of APIs to identify vulnerabilities and ensure
  compliance with security best practices and standards.
• API Gateway Testing: Test API gateway configurations and integrations to ensure proper
  routing, transformation, and security of API requests and responses.
• Error Handling Testing: Test error handling mechanisms of web products and APIs to
  ensure they return appropriate error codes and messages in case of failures or invalid
  requests.
• Documentation: Document test plans, test cases, and test results, and collaborate with
  developers to ensure issues are properly documented and tracked.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, and other stakeholders to
  resolve issues and improve the quality of web products and APIs, following an Agile
  development process.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest trends, tools, and technologies
  related to API testing and quality assurance, and continuously improve testing processes
  and methodologies.
• Communication: Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders,
  providing clear and concise feedback on the quality of APIs and any issues found during
  testing

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Web Testing: 5+ years of experience and proficiency in testing enterprise web sites using tools like Cypress or Selenium, with a focus on functional, non-functional, and security
  testing, and a strong understanding of web technologies and standards.
• API Testing: 5+ years of experience and proficiency in testing APIs using tools like
  Postman, SoapUI, or Selenium, with a focus on functional, non-functional, and security
  testing, and a strong understanding of API technologies and standards.
• SQL: 2+ years of experiencing validating API responses and writing SQL queries from
  relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• AWS Services: Familiarity with AWS services such as Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda,
  AWS IAM, RDS, AWS CloudWatch, OpenSearch, S3, and others, and experience in testing
  web products and APIs deployed on AWS infrastructure.
• Testing Automation: Experience in implementing automated tests for APIs using tools
  like Cypress, Postman, Selenium, or AWS testing tools, to improve testing efficiency and
  coverage.
   Performance Testing: Experience in performance testing of APIs using tools like Apache
  JMeter, Gatling, or AWS X-Ray, to evaluate API performance under different loads and
  conditions.
• Security Testing: Knowledge of security testing principles and best practices for APIs,
  including authentication, authorization, encryption, and compliance with security
  standards like OWASP.
• Testing Methodologies: Familiarity with testing methodologies such as Agile testing,
  Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), and ability to
  work in Agile development environments.
• Problem-solving Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze
  complex issues, identify root causes, and propose effective solutions to ensure the
  quality and reliability of web products and APIs.
• Documentation: Ability to create and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and
  test reports, and communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, DevOps engineers, and
  other stakeholders, to resolve issues and improve the quality of web products and APIs.
• Continuous Learning: A commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with
  the latest trends, tools, and technologies related to web product and API testing and
  AWS services.
• Bachelor's Degree: A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a
  related field is often preferred, although equivalent experience and certifications can also
  be valuable