QA Test Engineer

Core Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated tests for Yum services and related applications
• Lead the creation of comprehensive test scenarios covering functional use cases for new and existing features
• Test messaging and Pub/Sub technologies, including MQTT and similar interfaces such as WebSockets and SSE
• Develop and maintain automated tests for GraphQL APIs, including complex queries and functional workflows
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to triage defects, investigate failures, and identify root causes across environments
• Monitor and maintain test pipelines, analyze application and service logs, and troubleshoot failures using observability tools
• Communicate defects clearly and proactively collaborate with development and QA teams to drive issue resolution

Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)

• Solid proficiency with Node.js and TypeScript, including experience with test runners such as Mocha
• Hands-on experience with UI test automation frameworks, particularly Playwright
• Experience testing MQTT or similar Pub/Sub interfaces, including WebSockets or SSE
• Experience testing GraphQL APIs, including complex queries and automated test development
• Working knowledge of cloud environments and containerized deployments, including Docker images and container registries
• Familiarity with Git, Git-based workflows, and CI/CD pipelines, such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
• Working knowledge of observability tools and application/service logs analysis

Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves)

• Familiarity with Android test automation using Appium or similar frameworks
• Experience working with Amazon SQS or other cloud-based messaging services
• Experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with NATS/JetStream or similar messaging platforms
• Experience working with distributed, microservice-based applications
• Experience using Jira or similar task and defect-tracking platforms
• Experience leveraging AI-powered development and testing tools to improve automation, troubleshooting, and delivery velocity