What are the responsibilities and job description for the MOBILE APPS QA - SENIOR AUTOMATION ENGINEER(Only Locals to NJ) position at Vings Technologies?
Role Objective
We are looking for a highly hands-on Mobile Automation Engineer with strong real-world experience building and maintaining Appium-based automation frameworks for iOS and Android applications.
This role is 70 80% hands-on automation coding.
Mandatory Core Requirements (Non-Negotiable) 1. Strong Hands-On Mobile Automation (Appium Mandatory)
Candidate must have:
- 3 years of hands-on Appium automation
- Built or significantly contributed to a mobile automation framework
- Automated native or hybrid apps on iOS and Android
- Experience running automation on real devices and/or device farms
- Debugged flaky mobile tests and improved stability
Must clearly explain:
- How framework was structured
- How drivers were initialized
- How locators were handled (XPath, accessibility id, etc.)
- How parallel execution was achieved
- How failures were handled
2. Strong Programming Skills
- Proficient in Java (mandatory)
- Experience using TestNG or JUnit
- Understanding of object-oriented design
- Experience implementing Page Object Model or similar design pattern
Candidate must be able to:
- Write automation code live if required
- Explain framework design decisions
3. Real Project-Level Mobile Testing Experience
Must have tested:
- Native mobile apps (iOS and Android)
- API-integrated mobile features
- End-to-end user journeys
Experience in:
- Handling dynamic elements
- Synchronization issues
- Handling network delays
- Validating mobile-specific behavior (gestures, scroll, swipe)
4. CI/CD Integration Experience
Hands-on experience integrating mobile automation into:
- Jenkins or similar CI tool
- Git-based version control
- Nightly regression execution
Must explain:
- How automation was triggered
- How reports were generated
- How failures were analyzed
Good to Have (Secondary Not Primary Focus)
- Performance testing exposure
- Charles / Fiddler debugging
- SQL basics
- API automation exposure
- Agile environment experience
What We Are NOT Evaluating Primarily
The following are NOT core selection criteria:
- Coaching / mentoring
- KPI reporting
- Knowledge management
- Test plan documentation leadership
- Offshore coordination
- Security testing certifications
- Process-heavy QA management
These are secondary and will not compensate for weak Appium expertise.
Experience Required
- 5 years overall QE experience
- Minimum 3 years deep hands-on Appium mobile automation
- Experience working on production-grade mobile applications
What a Strong Candidate Should Demonstrate in following area:
- Clear know-how on:
- Complete Appium setup flow
- How tests are structured
- How test data is managed
- How parallel execution is handled
- Candidate has debugged real production mobile issues.
- Candidate understands:
- Difference between mobile web vs native automation
- Android vs iOS automation differences
- Real device vs emulator challenges
- Candidate speaks from real implementation experience not theoretical knowledge.