Selecting the Right Test Automation Engineers
Hiring is one of the toughest challenges any company can face, either large enterprises or new startups. There is a great deal of know-how kind of experience when hiring a Test Automation Engineer, not all companies have the right processes that can warrant best hires.
At SupportFinity, we streamlined our processes and in-house standards to make sure of having one of the top world-class hiring processes. The magic mix of skills ingredients is what separates a great hire from a not-so-good one. We came to this conclusion through consulting top technical and HR experts in addition to our years of work and exposure with most sophisticated projects across almost all tech verticals and areas of expertise. So you get one of the best recruitment processes to hire a Test Automation Engineer.
As we have created and crafted a unique method of teams’ customization, we have also perfected our signature model of matching the right skills for our customers to hire either one Test Automation Engineer or a team of Test Automation Engineers. We have a long lasting belief in the power of data analytics in creating unmatchable results, thus, we apply our analytical models on our hiring process same as we do in our business model.
Test Automation Engineer Job Description Template
Test Automation Engineer
AKA: Test Tools Engineer or Test Tools Specialist
- The Test Automation Engineer designs and implements test code; mindset is about breaking & writing code that will draw out cases that disrupt the end-user and his workflow.
- The Test Automation Engineer creates frameworks to enable developers to test for themselves at all levels of the development process and actively participate in designing the product.
- Develops test plans and tests automation that support the validation of software services.
- From a testability and quality standpoint, make decisions optimized for a broad view of the entire product, considering all of its features.
- The Test Automation Engineer participates in reviewing code written by software developers.
- The Test Automation Engineer works effectively with Project Managers and Feature Developers to ensure product quality, predictability and delivery.
- The Test Automation Engineer interacts closely with developers offering suggestions and ideas for improving the quality of products.
- The Test Automation Engineer designs, optimizes and executes test plans and tests cases based on business requirements.
- Extensive understanding of object-oriented design, patterns, and development.
- Creative with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Hands-on experience with automated testing tools.
- Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes.
- Proven work experience in software development and software quality assurance.
- Experience in both manual and automated testing with heavy concentration on web application testing support.
- Understanding of microservices architecture and related technologies.
- Hands-on experience in testing projects creating test plans, test scenarios, test cases, defect reports, status reports. .
This part mainly measures the logical, numerical and analytical aptitude of each candidate, top ones are the only ones we select for next stages.
We have a set of interview tests that measure the agreeability levels of each candidate for
Test Automation Engineer, we do so as we believe that likability of any person starts from the ability
to achieve high levels of agreeability without compromising critical thinking.
We also measure the creativity side of the Test Automation Engineer you look for, where we see when and how each
candidate can apply out-of-the-box and innovative ways of fixing problems or creating new solutions.
Some people can do well when working on their own, some others cannot!
Knowing this matters a lot when hiring a Test Automation Engineer with regard to the team size needed.
Remote work needs a special level of team work skills, so we make sure that your Test Automation Engineer can adapt and work well with your team
and be quickly part of it if needed.
We care about hiring someone who can deliver, create and perform the way you expect
with passion and enthusiasm.
We assess our people’s technical abilities on the merits of achievements more
than anything else.
Hiring the right Test Automation Engineer is an uneasy decision, we consider
measing the actual technical skills of each candidate.
Having a great resume
is just the start for us, we select candidates know what they say
they know!
We conduct advanced technical tests to make sure we cover the needed knowledge your
Test Automation Engineer needs to have to excel for your business.
We weigh academic qualifications as well, we also request our full time employees to submit their education evidence as a major hiring rule to follow. We believe having the right academic qualifications can make a great difference, especially in advanced science based areas like electronic design, engineering planning...etc.
One important metric for us is the ability of your Test Automation Engineer to learn new skills, so we make sure that we select people who are only dynamic and willing to learn new ones.
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