Location - Chennai Tamil Nadu
Experience - 3-5 years
Job Description
We are looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust automated testing frameworks across UI, API, performance, and security layers. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure software releases through end-to-end test automation.This role offers an opportunity to work on scalable, real-world systems, with ownership of test automation and overall quality processes. You will collaborate closely with engineering, DevOps, and product teams in a collaborative engineering culture.The candidate should have hands-on experience in defining test strategies, building regression automation suites, performing UI and API automation, executing performance tests, and conducting API interception/intrusion testing for security validation.
Key Responsibilities
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Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for:
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UI testing (Selenium, Playwright)
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API test automation (Postman, REST tools)
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Regression test automation
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Implement parameterized and data-driven testing approaches.
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Define and own the overall test strategy, including test planning, coverage, and execution.
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Good to have: Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or other build pipelines.
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Perform API automation testing and validation, including request/response verification, schema validation, and negative testing using scripting - Java, Python, Javascript.
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Conduct performance and load testing using JMeter or similar tools.
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Perform API intercept/intrude to identify security vulnerabilities (auth issues, rate limiting, data exposure, payload manipulation etc.).
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Execute end-to-end automated regression suites for each release.
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Analyze test results, identify root causes, and collaborate with developers to resolve defects.
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Ensure test automation best practices, maintainability, and scalability.
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Participate in release readiness, quality metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong experience with automation tools:
- Selenium and/or Playwright for UI automation using scripting
- Postman or similar API testing tools
- Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter.
- Solid understanding of API automation frameworks (RESTful services, JSON, with all HTTP methods).
- Expertise in regression testing and test suite maintenance.
- Experience with parameterized/data-driven testing techniques.
- Knowledge of security testing concepts, including API interception, intrusion testing, and vulnerability detection.
- Good understanding of test strategy, test planning, and quality assurance processes.
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
Good to Have
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Experience with containerized or any cloud-based environments.
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Experience in CICD pipeline - Jenkins/ Bitbucket or any other tools
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Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and basic security testing tools like ZAP.
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Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Pay: ₹500,000.00 - ₹650,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
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