Senior Consultant | Mobile Application Testing | Pune | Quality Engineering

The Team

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Your work profile

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Consultant – Mobile Automation SDET with 6–10 years of Software Quality Engineering experience to lead Mobile Automation initiatives.
• The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in Appium, drive automation strategy, mentor engineering teams, and establish quality engineering best practices to ensure successful delivery of enterprise mobile applications. 
• Lead the design, development, enhancement, and maintenance of scalable Mobile Automation frameworks using Appium.
• Define and drive Mobile Automation strategy across multiple projects and releases.
• Review automation scripts and ensure adherence to coding standards and engineering best practices.
• Mentor and guide automation engineers through technical reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, product owners, and client stakeholders throughout the SDLC.
• Lead automation planning, estimation, execution, and release activities.
• Integrate automation suites with GitHub and Jenkins.
• Drive code quality initiatives using SonarQube.
• Perform API validation using Postman.
• Utilize Charles Proxy for mobile application debugging and network analysis.
• Collaborate with UI/UX teams to validate application designs using Figma.
• Support release validation activities and deployment readiness.
• Analyze automation execution results, lead defect triage discussions, and perform root cause analysis.
• Drive continuous improvements in automation frameworks, engineering practices, and quality processes.
• Participate in Sprint Planning, Release Planning, and technical discussions.

Key skills required 

Mobile Technology Landscape

• Expert-level experience with Appium for Android and iOS automation
• Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Minimum two (2) years of Appium mobile automation or other mobile automation tools like Selenium, though Appium is preferred
• Minimum One (1) year experience in Native UI test tools such as Espresso and XCUI
• Minimum One (1) years of device emulation & simulator tools like Perfecto or BrowserStack
• Minimum three (3) years of Test automation using Java
• Minimum three (3) years of Test management tools like Qtest or QualityCenter
• Minimum three (3) years of Defect management tools like JIRA or Rally
• Minimum three (3) years of API Test / Debugging tools like Postman, etc
• Minimum one (1) year in an informal lead role working with technical teams.
• Functional testing is mandatory
• MANADATORY – Appium & Preferred - XCUITest OR Espresso

Good to Have Skills

• Exposure to release management using Stamps
• Knowledge of Mobile CI/CD practices
• UI validation using Figma
• Experience mentoring automation engineers
• Strong stakeholder management skills

Soft Skills

• Technical leadership and mentoring
• Strong stakeholder and client management
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Ownership and decision-making capability
• Cross-functional collaboration

 Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, CIS, or related field