**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences. **Your role and responsibilities** * As an Automation Testing Practitioner, you will design, build, test and deploy effective testing solutions which reduce the amount of manual effort in the testing process. * You are responsible for applying automated tools in testing of applications across all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). * Support the test team by recommending tools and processes * To automate other test activities, such as test management, reporting, test data generation and defect management. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Minimum 4+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Software Testing * Profound knowledge of Software Development Processes and Testing life cycle. * Working knowledge of Java 1.7 with Selenium/Appium, Cucumber, and BDD Tools along with an understanding of TestNG/Junit, Ant/Maven and Jenkins * Hands-on experience in the development of application changes, testing the changes, and driving continuous delivery transformation within Scrum teams.m **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Knowledge of the commercial product ARIC from the Feature space will be an advantage * Experience in Python and WebServices testing is highly desired * Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.