Robot Framework is an open-source test automation framework for acceptance testing and Acceptance Test-driven Development (ATDD). It follows different test case styles – keyword-driven, behaviour-driven and data-driven for writing test cases. This feature makes it very easy to understand. Test cases are written using keyword style in a tabular format. Robot Framework provides good support for external libraries, tools that are open source and can be used for automation testing.
Robot Framework is open and extensible and can be integrated with virtually any other tool to create powerful and flexible automation testing solutions. Robot Framework has easy syntax, utilizing human-readable keywords. Its capabilities can be extended by libraries implemented with Python or Java. This framework also has a rich ecosystem around it, consisting of libraries and tools. It is a combination of powerful RF scripting facilities and the IDE functions of RIDE. This combination makes Robot Framework a powerful tool. This tool enables even professionals with limited programming language, to write mid-level test functions.
The combination of power, versatility, simplicity, performance and elegance that the RF has to offer has made it a popular tool.
Robot framework is widely used to test Web-based and mobile-based applications, nowadays a lot of IT companies are moving towards Automation testing. Some of the popular companies that already use Robot framework with automation tools are, Aricent, Infosys, Infoedge(naukri.com), Hughes Systique, MagicBricks, Jabong. Many more businesses and companies are moving towards using Robot framework for Automation Testing. Thus the demand for qualified professionals in this domain is bound to increase in the near future.
Some of the well-known profiles for professionals of Robot Framework Test Automation are QA Automation Engineer, Automation Test Engineer, Software Engineer in Test, Test Analyst, Senior Test Engineer, Automation Tester, Network Automation Engineer, Validation Automation Engineer, QA and Test Engineer.
Salary packages for skilled professionals are attractive in this field. Freshers can expect a salary between INR 4,00,000 to 5,00,000. Skilled professionals with a few years of experience can expect a salary between INR 7,00,000 to 10,00,000. Salary packages depend on several factors like location, qualification, skill-set and experience. Our course ensures that our candidates are trained well to land in good, high paying jobs.
