Must Have Skills (Non Negotiable)
·Core Java: OOP, collections, exceptions, streams, debugging.
·UI Automation: Playwright with Java, framework usage and implementation.
·Version Control: Git basics, code coverage tools, handling code conflicts, performing code reviews.
·Functional Testing: End-to-end functional validation, test design, testing methodologies
·API Testing: Manual API testing, request/response validation.
·SQL: Querying, joins, data validation.
·CI/CD: TeamCity or Jenkins pipelines.
·Build & Test: Maven, TestNG (parallel runs, annotations, reports).
·Manual Testing Basics: Understanding test design, edge cases, exploratory testing.
·Framework Designing: Ability to design or enhance test automation frameworks.
·Exploration & Ownership: Capability to explore new applications and take ownership of QA strategy.
Good to Have Skills
·Playwright MCP
·API Automation (beyond manual API testing), Selenium