Senior Quality Assurance Analyst (Mobile Automation)

Ensuring that native, hybrid and mobile web applications are delivered to specification and quality goals by leveraging mobile-first tools, frameworks and programmatic techniques

• 5+ years of experience in QA with at least 3+ years dedicated to mobile test automation across iOS & Android platforms (native, hybrid) and mobile web
• Strong expertise in WebdriverIO as the primary automation framework, including configuration, custom reporters, service integrations and writing maintainable Page Object Model (POM)-based test suites
• Strong hands-on experience with Appium 2.x for automating native, hybrid and mobile web applications across iOS and Android platforms, including setup and maintenance of local and cloud-based execution environments
• Experience writing automation scripts in JavaScript / TypeScript within the WebdriverIO ecosystem
• Experience designing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks, reusable test utilities, custom commands and reporting integrations
• Proficiency in executing manual test cases for mobile products under development using test management tools such as TestRail, Zephyr or similar
• Experience testing mobile web and responsive experiences across real devices and simulators/emulators
• Experience validating RESTful APIs using Postman, Newman, or equivalent API automation frameworks, including test data validation and contract verification
• Experience integrating mobile automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as TeamCity / GitHub Actions etc
• Experience using cloud device farms such as BrowserStack App Automate, Sauce Labs etc. to achieve broad device and OS coverage
• Experience testing mobile-specific capabilities such as deep links, push notifications, authentication flows, permissions, offline behaviour and device-specific functionality
• Experience in estimating, planning and coordinating mobile testing activities for small to medium complexity projects
• Experience in creating detailed test plans and test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements, including device coverage matrices
• Exposure to visual regression testing for mobile interfaces using tools such as Applitools Eyes or equivalent solutions
• Exposure to NFR testing areas relevant to mobile, including performance profiling, battery/memory usage and security scanning using tools such as Android Profiler, Xcode Instruments or OWASP Mobile Security Testing Guide (MSTG)
• Exposure to mobile accessibility testing standards (WCAG 2.x, iOS Accessibility Inspector, Android Accessibility Scanner)

Familiarity with CMS or headless content platforms (e.g. Contentful, AEM) as part of mobile application technology stacks is a plus