Job Overview
Role: Associate Software Test Engineer Location: Pune Experience: 1 Year Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent Key Skills: Test Automation, Java, Selenium, JUnit, GitLab, Jenkins, Maven, CI/CD, JIRA, Eclipse, SVN, qTest, TDD, BDD, SAFe, Agile, Containerization, Virtualization, Rapid Prototyping
Job Description
As an Associate Software Test Engineer at Rockwell Automation in Pune, you will contribute to different stages of the software development lifecycle, including test design, test automation, software verification, and defect management. The role requires designing and maintaining tests, developing automated testing solutions using tools like Selenium, monitoring test results, and identifying software defects for industrial automation solutions, particularly for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). This hybrid role also involves working with Java, data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, JUnit, GitLab, Jenkins, and Maven.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Test Design & Maintenance: Design and maintain software tests throughout the development lifecycle.
- Automation Development: Develop automated tests for new products and software systems.
- Execution & Monitoring: Execute automated test suites and monitor their results.
- Defect Management: Identify, investigate, and report software defects.
- Documentation: Develop and maintain test documentation required by the software development process.
- Verification: Participate in software verification activities.
- Requirements & Estimates: Participate in requirements development and verification activities; provide work estimates for assigned testing activities.
- Communication: Prepare and communicate project status updates.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with developers, testers, and other engineering teams; work effectively with large, globally distributed project teams.
- Quality Contribution: Contribute to software quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Modern Practices: Apply modern engineering practices including CI/CD and automated testing.
- System Support: Support software solutions associated with manufacturing execution and automation systems.
Skills and Eligibility Criteria
Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent field.
Experience: Approximately 1 year of experience in test automation for new products or software systems.
Mandatory Technical Skills:
- Knowledge of Java, including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
- Experience with test automation and scripting languages.
- Knowledge of Selenium or Marathon is preferred (Automation Tools).
- Familiarity with test management tools such as qTest.
- Knowledge of JUnit (Testing Frameworks).
- Familiarity with GitLab and SVN (Version Control).
- Understanding of Jenkins and modern continuous integration and delivery practices (CI/CD).
- Familiarity with Maven and ANT (Build Tools).
- Exposure to Eclipse and other common software development tools (Development Tools).
- Familiarity with JIRA (Defect Tracking).
- Understanding of design patterns used in enterprise applications.
- Familiarity with TDD and BDD (Testing Strategies).
- Understanding of CI/CD, containerization, virtualization, and rapid prototyping (Modern Development).
- Experience or familiarity with SAFe methodology (Agile).
Competencies:
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Ability to collaborate with developers, testers, and other engineering teams.