Automation Tester
Automation Tester
An Automation Tester is an IT professional who is responsible for executing automation testing on a specific software project, or within a company or organisation. Automation Testers are specialist individuals, whose skillset is founded upon proficiency in manual testing. So, many Automation Testers are Manual Testers / QAs before becoming an Automation Tester.
The concept of Automation has been a cornerstone of the manufacturing industry for decades. However, automation is relatively new to business, healthcare and finance industries, which gives leverage to the job opportunities available to an Automation Tester.
Parallel to this, testing is an integral part of any successful software project. The type of testing adopted is dependent on a number of factors including project requirements, budget, timeline, expertise, sustainability etc. Essentially the goal would be to reduce the cost and time required to successfully complete a project without compromising on quality of output.
Automation testing is a process that involves an automated tool to execute the test case suite and predefined actions on a software application. Automation testing can be achieved by writing test scripts or using any automation tool. Test automation is used to automate repetitive tasks and other testing tasks which are difficult to perform manually. Ultimately, the goal of an Automation Tester is to eliminate defects, errors and problems with product or software development and with business or customer service processes.
Automated testing is advantageous over manual testing for a number of reasons, the primary reason being time and cost effectiveness. In an Automation Tester could reuse their test scripts and the powerful test reports run by an Automation Tester are thorough and time-saving. Automated testing is preferred in regression testing (due to frequent code changes and ability to run regressions in a time-effective way), load testing (efficiency), repeated execution and performance testing.
As companies are increasingly looking to automate their processes, an Automation Tester may come in to assist with a general transition from manual to automated testing. Alternatively, an Automation Tester may hold a permanent residency within a company, to take ownership of general tasks associated with the automation of processes and the subsequent tests required.
Automation Testers (like any Software Tester) will need to be well versed in common programming languages, like C, C++, Java, SQL and Python. An Automation Tester would have a strong inventory of skills (also constituting that of a Manual Tester) including; test architecture, test design, performance testing, configuration management, manual testing agility interaction, continuous delivery and more.
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