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CESIT · Chennai, Inde · Remote
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CES has 26+ years of experience in delivering Software Product Development, Quality Engineering, and Digital Transformation Consulting Services to Global SMEs & Large Enterprises. CES has been delivering services to some of the leading Fortune 500 Companies including Automotive, AgTech, Bio Science, EdTech, FinTech, Manufacturing, Online Retailers, and Investment Banks. These are long-term relationships of more than 10 years and are nurtured by not only our commitment to timely delivery of quality services but also due to our investments and innovations in their technology roadmap. As an organization, we are in an exponential growth phase with a consistent focus on continuous improvement, process-oriented culture, and a true partnership mindset with our customers. We are looking for the right qualified and committed individuals to play an exceptional role as well as to support our accelerated growth. You can learn more about us at: http://www.cesltd.com/
Job Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior QA Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience in the QA industry. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in Python automation for web, API, and data workflows, along with strong hands-on experience in Selenium, Pandas, SQL, and PDF/Excel automation. Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure Pipelines, proficiency in Git-based version control, and a solid understanding of Agile methodologies are essential to ensure efficient, scalable, and reliable automated testing that drives high-quality software delivery.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain robust Python automation scripts to streamline complex workflows.
- Utilize Pandas for advanced data manipulation, transformation, and analytical tasks.
- Automate Excel-based reporting, formatting, and data integration using Openpyxl or equivalent libraries.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts to read and extract data from PDF documents using Python libraries (e.g., PyPDF2, pdfplumber, PDFMiner).
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities and deliver scalable, reusable solutions.
- Integrate automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines and manage code using version control tools (e.g., Git, Azure Repos).
- Monitor, debug, and optimize existing automation scripts for performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for automation workflows and provide training/support to internal teams.
- Conduct functional, regression, and cross-browser testing to ensure web application quality and usability.
- Develop and maintain Microsoft SQL scripts for data validation, transformation, and automated reporting.
- Automate API testing and integration workflows using Python libraries (e.g., requests, httpx).
- Perform data-driven API testing, including authentication handling and response validation.
Ideal Candidate:
- Strong proficiency in Python, with a focus on scripting and process automation.
- In-depth experience with Pandas for data wrangling, analysis, and aggregation.
- Proficient with Openpyxl or similar libraries for Excel file manipulation (read/write, formatting, data validation).
- Proficient with any Python libraries (e.g., PyPDF2, pdfplumber, PDFMiner) for PDF Document automation.
- Solid understanding of Excel formulas, pivot tables, and data validation techniques.
- Hands-on experience with Selenium for web automation and UI testing.
- Experience with unit testing, error handling, and logging in Python.
- Familiarity with JIRA for issue tracking and Agile workflows.
- Proficient in SQL, with experience in writing and optimizing queries for data validation and reporting.
- Practical knowledge of API testing using Postman and Python-based tools.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, Azure DevOps).
- Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure Pipelines.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Why CES?
- Flexible working hours to create a work-life balance.
- Opportunity to work on advanced tools and technologies.
- Global exposure to not only collaborate with the team, but also to connect with the client portfolio and build professional relationships.
- Highly encouraged for any innovative ideas & thoughts and we support in executing the same.
- Periodical and on-spot rewards and recognitions on your performance.
- Provides a better platform for enhancing skills via many different L&D programs.
- Enabling and empowering atmosphere to work along.
