This document discusses the anatomy of an outsourced automation developer, including their roles, skills, and evolution. It describes the developer as scripting test automation and setting up environments and platforms. The tester works with test cases and bug reporting. Automation quality assurance focuses on supportability and handling constant system under test changes. It also discusses the need for various programming languages and skills like communication, problem solving, and understanding the overall project situation and goals.

1. THE ANATOMY OF
OUTSOURCED
AUTOMATION
DEVELOPER
2014

2. PROCESS…
PROCESS?
PROCESS!

3. • Developer
– Scripting
– Platforms
– Environment setups
• Tester
– Work with test cases
– Bugs reporting
• Auto QA
– Supportability
– Constant SUT changes
Automation specifics

4. Hands
Instruments:
• More instruments
– more hands!
• Sometimes to
fanatic
– I used this before,
it will work now!

5. Legs
Platforms/languages
• More languages – faster rump
up
• Automation language is just
syntax
• Transition should be easy

6. Automation directions
• UI testing
• Services
• Performance/Load
• Security
Back

7. Reporting & Analysis
• Descriptive outputs
• Easy to analyze logs
Eyes

8. • Attitude to work
Heart

9. • Communication
• Negotiation
• Goal definition
Face

10. Brain Structure
Ambitions
- Where I came from?
Overall situation
understanding
- What?
Tester
- hm, Ok
Development
- Should I know
OOP?
Problem solving skills
- fffff*ck… again?

11. Tester Evolution?

12. • Communication & Client Facing
• Do the right process
• Practice alignment
• Process alignment
– RUP?
– Context driven testing?
– Agile environment?
– Do the testing, бл...?
• Guidance-guidance-guidance
And successful projects?

13. THANK YOU!