Silvermine Group - Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

About the Role : We are seeking a QA Engineer with a strong automation-first mindset and hands-on experience testing web applications, APIs, and data/analytics systems.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working close to the code, understands distributed systems, and thinks holistically about quality across the application, data, and reporting layers.Key Responsibilities : - Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering teams to understand requirements, clarify acceptance criteria, and define test strategies early in the development lifecycle.- Establish and maintain QA standards, processes, and best practices for consistent quality across teams.- Validate that delivered features meet functional, non-functional, and business requirements with a strong focus on usability and reliability.- Analyze test results to identify defects, behavioral risks, and edge cases, and recommend preventive solutions.- Track and report quality metrics such as defect leakage, automation coverage, release readiness, and data accuracy.- Proactively identify risks and challenges within a sprint and propose remediation or process improvements.- Drive assigned initiatives independently, with a strong sense of ownership.Test Automation & Engineering : - Design, implement, execute, and maintain automated and manual test cases across web, API, and backend systems.- Build and maintain a robust automation suite that is used consistently across releases.- Drive in-sprint automation, ensuring that new features are automated as part of development rather than post-release.- Partner with developers to improve testability, observability, and environment stability.- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery.Data & Analytics Quality Assurance : - Basic validation of data flows between source systems and reports or dashboards.- Verify correctness of key data fields in reports and analytics views.- Perform simple data checks by comparing source data with reporting outputs (OLTP databases, payment gateways, CRM systems like HubSpot) and downstream analytics platforms.- Validate reports, dashboards and metrics for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.- Identify and help prevent common analytics issues such as data drift, duplication, late-arriving data and broken joins.- Collaborate with developers and analysts to clarify data-related test scenarios.- Hands-on experience in writing SQL queries with joins for data validation and testing.Non-Functional Testing : - Execute and guide performance, reliability, and basic security testing.- Validate system behavior under load, stress, and failure scenarios.- Work with Engineering and DevOps teams to identify and mitigate production risks early.Required Skills : - 5 - 7 years of hands-on experience in software quality engineering.- Strong experience testing modern web applications and APIs.- Experience testing data-intensive or analytics-driven systems is required.- Mobile application testing experience is a plus.Automation & Programming : - Proficiency in at least one programming language : Java, C#, or Python.- Hands-on experience with automation frameworks : Selenium and Appium for Mobile automation.- Strong understanding of automation design patterns and best practices.- Hands-on use of AI-assisted tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) for test design, automation or analysis.Technical Stack Exposure : - RESTful APIs and microservices-based architectures.- Relational databases and SQL (advanced querying for validation).- Cloud-based environments (AWS preferred).- CI/CD pipelines and version control systems.What Success Looks Like : - Defects are caught early, not in production.- Automation is reliable, fast, and meaningful.- Data and reports are trusted by business and leadership.- QA is a partner in engineering, not a downstream function.- You influence how quality is built, measured, and sustained.Why Join Silvermine : - Work on real-world, business-critical systems with meaningful impact.- Opportunity to shape QA strategy across application and data platforms.- Collaborative culture that values ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.- Clear growth path toward technical leadership or QA platform ownership.Perks : - Supportive Culture : We value teamwork, mentorship, and professional development.- Work-Life Balance : We support a hybrid work model.- Rewards : Competitive compensation, annual and spot bonuses.- Comprehensive insurance for health (incl. parents), life and personal accident.Contact : View email address on hirist.com (ref:hirist.tech)