In this article, we are going to see what technologies and what skills must be acquired in order to work as a test automation engineer. Before starting I would like to explain what a test automation engineer is.
What is a test automation engineer?
In IT, a test automation engineer refers to someone who offers automated solutions for specific software processes. As an automation engineer, you should work closely with your team and other teams to help discover and eliminate problems by meeting requirements and implementing processes in an automated way. Sometimes this will include hardware or software, but other times you may be asked to automate services or business processes. As a test automation engineer, you are expected to:
- Identify automation opportunities within software processes.
- Design and run QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality.
- Run tests for databases, systems, networks, applications, hardware, and software.
- Identify errors and quality problems in the development, service, or business processes.
- Install relevant applications and databases for automation. Collaborate with other business units to understand how automation can improve workflow.
- Meet the requirements of customers, clients, or end-users to develop the best automation solutions.
How do I become a test automation engineer?
In this article, I am going to introduce training and courses which are focused on the most used automation tools on the market.
Test automation university
Test Automation University offers a variety of free test automation courses covering codeless, AI, mobile, visual, AI, and web automation frameworks and offers free training in multiple programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, C #, Python, Ruby, and Swift. Organizers also host a growing Slack channel of over 4,000 members to help students get started with courses, answer questions and stay engaged with the automation community.
Linkedin learning
LinkedIn Learning is an American website that offers video courses taught by industry experts in software, creativity, and business skills. On this platform, there are several automation courses. The How to Become an Automation Engineer course is based on 13 hours of videos that explain from automation basics to how to program and robotFramework.
