Accenture—Technical Test Engineer

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Description: Job Title: Technical Test Engineer - Analyst - ACS SONG Management Level: Level 11 - Analyst Location: Kochi Must have skills: Cypress/Playwright - Javascript Good to have skills: API automation Experience: 1.5-3 years of experience is required Educational Qualification: Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture) Job Summary At Accenture Song, delivering top-notch solutions means ensuring development outcomes align with expectations. While manual testing is still important, there's an increasing focus on automating various testing types - functional, regression, visual, performance, and compatibility. As a Technical Test Engineer, you will contribute to our automation efforts, helping enhance overall quality and efficiency. Roles and Responsibilities - Work in Agile environments, preferably using Scrum or Kanban methodologies. - Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for web applications using Playwright and Cypress. - Assist in creating and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on business requirements and acceptance criteria. - Perform UI, functional, regression, smoke, and exploratory testing. - Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and QA team members to understand requirements and report issues effectively. - Execute automated test suites and analyze test results to identify defects and improve software quality. - Log defects and provide clear, concise documentation of test execution results. - Contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of existing automation frameworks and reusable test components. - Demonstrate a proactive mindset, willingness to learn, and continuously improve automation and testing skills. - Maintain high standards of professionalism, ownership, and quality throughout the Software Testing Life Cycle. Professional and Technical Skills - 1.5–3 years of experience across the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). - Hands-on experience with both Playwright and Cypress for UI automation. - Basic knowledge of developing and maintaining automation frameworks. - Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript; experience with Java is an added advantage. Knowledge of Python is a plus. - Good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts and coding best practices. - Familiarity with automation frameworks such as Cucumber, JUnit, or TestNG. - Basic understanding of RESTful API testing. - Experience working with Git-based version control systems such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. - Good understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban). - Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. Additional Information - Good to have experience in API testing and API automation using tools/frameworks such as Playwright API, Karate, Rest Assured, or Postman. - Familiarity with AI-assisted Software Testing and AI-powered engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, or equivalent. - Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or equivalent. - Exposure to build tools such as NPM, Maven, or Gradle. - Experience with Selenium and Java-based automation will be an added advantage - Exposure to cloud testing platforms such as BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or AWS Device Farm. - Basic experience with mobile automation tools such as Appium. - Understanding of performance testing tools such as k6, JMeter, or Gatling. - Experience generating reports using Allure Reports, Extent Reports, or equivalent. - Awareness of Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized environments. - Basic understanding of application security testing practices and tools such as OWASP ZAP. - Good to have knowledge or experience in the E-commerce domain. About Our Company | Accenture (do not remove the hyperlink) About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.