In today’s world, everything is automatic. Whether it is a tech giant or a small business all of them pursue automation to reduce the cost and increase their efficiency. This has created a massive opportunity for technical persons around the world in automation testing. 

So are you one of them who is planning to have a career path in the automation testing field, but don’t know where to start? Then you are in the right place today in this article you will get some useful tips to create a successful career in Automation testing. 

So let’s start with seeing what Automation Testing is and its importance. 

What is Automation Testing? 

Automation testing is nothing but the introduction of automation into the testing process. Automation testing uses various types of tools and software to test an application or program. It makes the report of the test and sometimes even provides suggestions or solutions for the errors found in the testing. 

Though it’s called Automation Testing, there is still a need for manual work, and this is where you play your part as an automation testing professional. In manual testing, humans need to sit before systems and carry out every step of the tests, however, in automation testing the machine undertakes the test and compares the result with the expected one, and prepares reports.

Automation testing requires a huge investment but it gives a great Return On Investments (ROI) by saving time and expenses. And the Automation testing market is to reach its top around 2024 creating a high demand for Automation professionals. So let’s what an automation professional does – 

What does an Automation professional do? 

An automation tester evaluates the automated system process and ensures its stability and efficiency to support business functions. They prepare reports showing the vulnerabilities or weaknesses in the present automation process and work with the development team to develop and configure the automation process to develop IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities of the automation testers

Here are the responsibility of the automation testers:

• Design and develop test structure for web services and API validation 
• Execution of Selenium tests on UNIX machine 
• Create forms to collect and validate from the user in HTML or Java Script
• And perform test-driven on the data collected from the users. 
• Manage, and troubleshoot reporting and inventory issues. 
• Convert manual test script into an automation process using WebDriver or Java Code. 

Tips to follow to create a career path in Automation testing? 

Here are some steps you should follow to create a successful automation testing career…

Learn different programming languages 

As with any other technical job, the first thing you need to do is to get proficient in various programming languages, as it will help you to practice different types of testing like task automation, unit testing Code review, etc… 

Know the basics well and start practicing earlier 

You need a good foundation for an automation test career, so get through with basic concepts of computer science engineering and start practicing them. Don’t wait for an automation project to come your way, you should start practicing them on your personal computer using google, or Amazon Tools. 

Understand SQL Queries and Databases

You should have knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL), Data Manipulation Language (DML), Transactional Control Language, Aggregate Functions and Data Definition Language, etc… and any other database-related contents. 

Get to know about the Automation testing Tools 

You need to understand the crucial things of the Automation Testing Life Cycle concepts and processes carried out at each phase. The ATLC has generally has 6 phases as follows – 

• • Defining and scope setting phase 
  • Picking out the relevant tools 
  • Designing a test plan or strategy
  • Setting up the test environment 
  • Development and execution of Automation Test Script
  • Test analysis and report generation. 

Get used to the Automation tools 

There are various types of Automation tools available in the market, getting your hands-on experience in automation tools related to your career industry can give you a great chance of getting hired. 

Get manual testing practice

Don’t forget automation originates from manual testing so it is compulsory to get experience in manual testing to understand the concerts and mechanism of the automation testing. 

After getting done all the above steps, shortlist your preferred automation companies and start applying to them. Hope you will get hired and land your dream job, If you have any further doubts please leave them in the comment section below. 

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