Python Automation Engineer – Tech Next – Full Job Description

Company: Tech Next
Location: Remote
Job Type: Contractual / Temporary, Full-time
Salary: ₹1,00,000 a month

JOB DESCRIPTION: Python Automation Engineer

Job Location: Noida –62, Gurgaon

Mode: WFO (Monday – Friday)

Job Type: Contractual (onsite)

Tenure: 6 months (extendable)

Experience: 4+ Years

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain automated test suites using Python and Selenium for web applications.
• Utilize pytest and behave for test automation and behavior-driven development.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and YAML-based configurations for automated testing and deployment.
• Work with version control systems such as Git, handling merge conflicts and pull requests.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile environments, participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Write and maintain robust test scripts, applying OOP principles in test frameworks for scalable automation.
• Utilize locators (ID, name, XPath, CSS selectors) and XPath techniques to write efficient automation scripts.
• Design automated tests to handle dynamic elements, such as selecting the cheapest flight on the MakeMyTrip website.
• Define virtual machines in YAML for test execution in CI/CD pipelines.
• Generate test reports and handle bug reporting using Jira and other tools.

Requirements:

• 4-5 years of experience as a Python Automation Engineer, with strong proficiency in Python programming.
• Extensive experience with Selenium WebDriver for web automation testing.
• Knowledge of pytest and behave for test automation, including familiarity with conftest.py for managing fixtures.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, using Jenkins and Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency in Git, handling commands such as git add, git commit, git push, resolving merge conflicts, and working with remote branches.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, experience participating in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and retrospective issue resolution.
• Familiarity with test data types in Python, understanding mutable and immutable types (strings, lists, dictionaries), and proficient in data structure manipulation.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize test cases based on requirements or QA team guidance.

Job Types: Full-time, Contractual / Temporary

Contract length: 6 months

Pay: ₹100,000.00 per month

Experience:

• Python automation engineer: 4 years (Required)
• python: 4 years (Required)
• ci/cd: 4 years (Required)
• azure devops: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote