Building and developing a test automation platform for an international mobile telecommunications company

The platform handled mobile testing by monitoring test implementation on devices like phones and tablets. The team specifically supported testing mobile applications on iOS and Android operating systems.

The key architecture elements included a graphical user interface (GUI) for data access and a test execution functionality supporting various environments and scheduling options (parallel, cyclical). This was supported by a queue feature for managing test jobs. Other core modules included a test script repository (Git-based), integration capabilities (Jira, Confluence, HP ALM), a user management tool with permissions, and a mechanism for reporting test results to different platforms.

The primary goals were to enable the implementation, execution, and monitoring of automated tests across diverse platforms (physical, virtual, mobile) and environments. The project aimed to centralize test management via a GUI, a Git-based script repository, and a user management tool. Key objectives included facilitating flexible test execution (scheduled, parallel, series) with a queuing feature, integrating test reporting with tools like Jira and Confluence, and migrating existing scripts to the new BDD-based platform.

The core technologies chosen were Java, Cucumber (for BDD methodology), Karate (for API testing), Selenide, and Selenium. The platform also utilized a Git-based control tool for the test script repository and integrated with management and reporting tools, specifically Jira, Confluence, and HP ALM.

Companies in sectors like telecommunications, finance (FinTech), e-commerce, and large-scale SaaS providers would be best positioned. These industries typically manage complex, multi-platform ecosystems (web, desktop, mobile) and test across diverse environments (physical, VDI, multiple OS). They also require the ability to run high-volume, scheduled, and parallel tests on APIs and GUIs.