Senior Automation Engineer

Job Title: Senior Test Automation Engineer (7+ Years)

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Test Automation Engineer with 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance, functional testing, and automation engineering. The ideal candidate will have expertise in designing scalable automation frameworks, API testing, CI/CD integration, and ensuring high-quality software delivery in Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to develop comprehensive test strategies, test cases, and test data.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing to validate end-to-end application functionality.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright for end-to-end web application testing.
• Perform API integration testing using Postman, validating REST APIs, authentication, request/response payloads, and error handling.
• Develop and maintain unit/UI automation using Cypress to improve application quality and test coverage.
• Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks and integrate automated test suites into GitHub Actions CI pipelines while supporting deployments through ArgoCD (GitOps Controller).
• Identify, log, track, and verify software defects using defect management tools while collaborating with development teams for timely resolution.
• Optimize automation coverage, reduce manual testing effort, and continuously improve testing standards and quality engineering practices.
• Support Agile/Scrum ceremonies, participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, mentor junior QA engineers, and prepare quality dashboards and test execution reports.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Software Testing, Test Automation, and Quality Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright for end-to-end web automation.
• Experience with Postman for API and integration testing.
• Experience with Cypress for unit/UI testing and automation.
• Strong knowledge of functional, integration, regression, system, and UAT testing.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into GitHub Actions CI pipelines and supporting deployments through ArgoCD (GitOps Controller).
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Git-based version control.
• Experience with defect management tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience testing containerized applications running on Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and microservices architecture.
• Understanding of GitOps, DevSecOps, and quality gates within CI/CD pipelines.
• ISTQB or equivalent QA certification is a plus.