SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to guide junior testers and influence QA strategy.
• 10+ years of experience in automation testing with a proven ability to lead test planning and execution efforts.
• Strong expertise in building end-to-end automation frameworks using Selenium with C# and BDD (SpecFlow).
• Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM or Salesforce, particularly in validating workflows, integrations, and custom entities.
• Proficient in writing modular, maintainable, and cross-browser compatible automation test cases.
• Experience with performance testing tools (preferably JMeter) and scripting languages relevant for performance/load testing.
• Familiar with defect management, root cause analysis, and working in close collaboration with developers.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and integrating automation tests within pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar).
• Strong analytical skills with a keen attention to detail and an ability to assess risk-based testing priorities.

• Lead the design and implementation of strategic test automation plans across enterprise-level applications, with a focus on Dynamics CRM.
• Collaborate closely with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into testable features and BDD scenarios.
• Develop and maintain robust and scalable test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, SpecFlow, and C#.
• Define and enforce automation testing standards, ensuring alignment with Agile project goals and best practices.
• Prioritise and direct automation efforts based on sprint goals and high-risk areas, ensuring optimal test coverage.
• Build and execute .
• Deliver QA sign-off by validating testing coverage, identifying gaps, and highlighting potential quality risks across releases.
• Support manual testing as required for exploratory or non-automatable test cases.
• Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps) to support automated test execution, reporting, and scheduling.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies and assist in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and estimation activities.
• Work with analysts and developers to support early involvement in feature development and prepare necessary test data and environments.
• Ensure test readiness by coordinating test data preparation and environment provisioning across the QA lifecycle.