Sr. QA Engineer - (Automation Testing)

Experience: 4+ Years

Job Location: WFH / Hybrid

No. of Positions: Multiple

Qualifications: B Tech / M Tech / MCA

Work Timings: 1:30 PM IST to 10:30 PM IST

We are seeking a highly skilled Web Automation Tester with a strong foundation in UI and API automation and hands-on experience in testing modern web applications. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring the quality, performance, and stability of web-based products and backend services through robust automation strategies and close collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with QA leads and product teams to define and execute test plans for web applications and backend APIs.
• Design and implement automated tests for web UI using modern automation frameworks and tools.
• Design and implement automated tests for backend services (REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices, databases).
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and cross-browser testing for web applications.
• Identify, report, and track defects using tools like JIRA or Mantis.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage for functional, regression, integration, and performance scenarios.
• Develop and maintain SQL queries for data validation during testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous feedback and faster release cycles.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies to ensure QA readiness and quality ownership in every sprint.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• 4+ Years of extensive experience in functional and regression testing across Web, API, and Database
• 1–2 years of hands-on experience architecting and maintaining scalable frameworks using modern tools like Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Katalon, Karate or similar
• Hands-on experience with web automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar.
• Strong understanding of RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs, including schema validation and automated API test flows.
• Experience in cross-browser testing and validating web applications across different environments.
• Strong experience with SQL and backend data validation (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) to verify data flow between the UI and back-end systems
• Proficiency in leveraging AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) for rapid script generation, self-healing test logic, and synthetic test data creation is a plus.
• Proven ability to use log-analysis and monitoring tools like Splunk, Datadog, or New Relic to identify production issues and perform root-cause analysis (RCA).
• Proven ability to deliver high-standard technical documentation.
• Solid understanding of Git workflows (Branching, Pull Requests, and Merge Conflict resolution) within a distributed engineering team.
• Familiarity with BDD tools and frameworks (e.g., Karate, Katalon, Cucumber, Postman).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub actions).
• Previous experience working in Agile teams and with US/European clients is a plus.