Automation QA Engineer

Armenian Card is looking for a smart, proactive, organized, disciplined and result-oriented person with analytical mindset who will join our team as a QA Specialist. The candidate will work closely with our software development team and business analysts to test our software solutions.

• functionality across frontend and backend services.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test scripts (UI, API, and Integration tests) for new features and existing components, primarily using C# and relevant testing frameworks.
• Utilize Postman and Newman to implement API test automation, and integrate these or C#-based API tests (e.g., using RestSharp or HttpClient) into Azure Pipelines (CI/CD).
• Contribute actively to the development and maintenance of scalable Azure Pipelines for efficient and reliable automated test execution.
• Analyze and report defects with clear, reproducible steps and logs in Azure DevOps, verify fixes, and ensure comprehensive regression coverage through automation.
• Design and execute test cases, test plans, and test strategies, utilizing Azure Test Plans functionality.
• Collaborate closely with Developers, DevOps, and Product teams to identify, reproduce, and resolve quality issues early in the development lifecycle.

• Proven work experience (3+ years suggested) as a QA Engineer, with at least 2 years focused on test automation.
• Strong proficiency in C# and the .NET ecosystem is mandatory.
• Hands-on experience with popular C# UI automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium WebDriver with NUnit/xUnit, or Playwright for .NET).
• Solid understanding of API testing tools, with experience in C# frameworks like RestSharp or native HttpClient for creating automated API tests.
• Mandatory experience with Azure DevOps, specifically Azure Repos and Azure Pipelines (CI/CD).
• Expertise in version control systems (Git).
• Strong ability to write complex SQL queries for data validation in relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL).
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB) and data retrieval techniques.
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes, particularly within an Agile/Scrum environment.

• Direct experience with Azure Cloud Services (e.g., Azure Functions, App Services) and monitoring tools.
• Experience with non-functional testing/performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter or k6).
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker) within the Azure ecosystem.
• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining an automation framework from scratch.