PLENO TEST AUTOMATION ANALYST

Pleno Test Automation Analyst - - Design estimates (time /effort) based on the requirements analysis. In case of critical technology, create test scripts and seek review inputs from the test lead. - Understand and analyze the requirements (through review of requirement document) to identify the testable requirements. - Prioritize the requirements based on the time required. - Prepare highlevel flow documents. - Organize and drive the requirement walkthrough session. Prepare/Review the flow diagrams. - Seek clarification on the requirements from the customer. Perform Proof of concepts or evaluate different tools if required. **Test Strategy and Test Planning**:- Document the test plan based on the understanding of test strategy (covering project details, items under scope, items out of scope, type of testing, assumptions, dependencies, risks foreseen, entry/exit criteria) for each cycle. - Seek signoff on the test plan from the client. - Provide inputs for test plan creation including number of test scenarios and test cases used for estimation of the test cycles /schedule, dependencies etcin addition to the other dependencies from various teams like environment availability, third party interfaces and test data etc. - Participate in collaborative sprint goal definition session to determine what the team plans to achieve during the sprint. Participation in status calls/meetings between onsite and offshore teams to discuss the project status. **Test Design Techniques (Design principles/tools/patterns)**:- Identify end to end business critical scenarios. - Assist / support development team in unit test automation, identify environment dependencies, deployment strategies, build release cycle, test data dependencies etc. - Create/Review the test scenarios (created by the Quality Engineer. - Identify and validate test scenarios for automation. - Perform In Sprint automation. - Perform Automation Script Maintenance. - Share created test scripts with test lead for review. - Conduct pilot automation test run to validate the test scripts. - Validate the test environment set up. - Participate in customer review meetings and seek sign off by customer on the review comments. - Identify regression scenario and the impacted areas on need basis. - Perform effective automation through automated code coverage tools/ manual code review with mínimal review comments. - Develop supporting structures for all test automation including mocks, stubs, & test harnesses. **Coding Practices & Defect Management**:- Able to estimate and commit task level effort and deliver activities on time. - Effective technical communication by participating in architectural/design reviews. - Performance Development Process. - Comprehensive understanding of full development lifecycle and is actively involved in all phases. - Participate in the defect triages to gather evidence for defect identification on periodic basis for defect prioritization and fix. - Track defect metrics to ensure testing effectiveness as generated by tool. - Involvement with development teams, architects early in the project life cycle to identify the dependencies on architecture design, coding standards, deployment environment, deployment methodologies. **Test Execution (Automation/Specialized testing)**:- Test the defect and update the status, if required. - Conduct root cause analysis of the defects logged. - Conduct dry run/smoke testing to ensure scripts readiness. - Perform high level/Sanity testing to ensure testing is intact. - Provide automation/white box and other status to Test Lead/Test Manager. - Develop automated test scripts using technology concepts. - Incorporate the automated tests into continuous integration process. - Coordinate with the stakeholders to make gono go decision based on test results and test closure summary report. - Possess knowlesdge on continous integration practices & identify appropriate CI tools based on project development model. - Ensure CI Setup is done for each round and job creation is done using CI tools. - Perform Frequent monitoring & Failure analysis will be done. - Perform Script fixing for any errors/issues. - Status is shared to onsite across all teams. - Frequent Optimization /Maintenance. **Technology consulting Research & analysis**:- Support business on faster timetomarket activities. - Adopt best practices to maximize savings and minimize redundancy. Feasibility Study - new technology/ framework concept. Code coverage analysis. **People Management**:- Develop and sustain positive relationships with peers. - Identify training needs of team members. - Identify, groom, reward and develop high performers. - Resolve escalated conflicts and grievances. **Knowled