Automation Engineer

Role: Automation Engineer
Duration: Long-term
Location: Plano, TX/Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Overview
  We are looking for a hands-on Automation Engineer to support testing of a critical Data Governance platform for Telcom company. 

• The platform includes multiple applications responsible for metadata collection, classification, and data quality, used by business stakeholders across the organization.

• The role focuses on API, UI, and integration automation across a distributed, cloud-based system to ensure high quality, reliability, and seamless end-to-end workflows.

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• Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation for REST APIs, Angular-based UI, and cross-application workflows
• Validate end-to-end flows including metadata ingestion, classification, enrichment, and search
• Perform API testing using tools such as Postman or similar
• Execute performance testing (e.g., JMeter) to validate system scalability
• Collaborate with developers and business teams to ensure coverage of critical scenarios
• Investigate and debug issues across UI, backend services, and databases
• Develop and maintain automated regression suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines
• Support validation activities related to platform changes (e.g., search engine migration)

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• Required Skills

• Strong experience in API and UI test automation
• Working knowledge of Java or Python (ability to read and extend automation code)
• Experience using tools such as Postman (or equivalent) for API testing
• Performance testing experience with JMeter or similar tools
• Solid understanding of REST APIs and how to test them
• Experience testing Angular-based applications
• Understanding of backend services (Java / Node.js) and end-to-end flows
• Strong SQL skills (MySQL / PostgreSQL) for data validation
• Experience working in Azure-based environments and CI/CD pipelines

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• Nice to Have

• Understanding of data governance concepts (metadata, classification, lineage)
• Experience with search platforms (SOLR, Azure AI Search)
• Telecom domain experience