Senior Software Test Engineer

Job Description - Test Automation Engineer
Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and scripts for functional, regression, integration, API, and platform testing.
• Develop automation scripts using Python, Shell scripting, and Playwright.
• Integrate automated test suites with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable execution.
• Work with Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes environments for test deployment, execution, and validation.
• Perform automation testing and validation on RHEL-based platforms, including installation, configuration, upgrades, and platform-level functionality.
• Develop and execute automation for platform security validation and security compliance requirements.
• Validate security configurations, hardening requirements, system configurations, and compliance-related test scenarios on RHEL platforms.
• Analyze test results, identify failures, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with development and platform/security teams to resolve issues.
• Maintain automation code, test data, configurations, and supporting documentation.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude, and Gemini to improve automation productivity, code quality, test coverage, and troubleshooting.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve test automation coverage, execution time, reliability, security validation, and maintainability.

• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python and Shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright and web test automation.
• Experience with Jenkins and CI/CD automation.
• Working knowledge of RHEL/Linux administration and troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of Linux/RHEL platform security, system hardening, and security configurations.
• Understanding of security compliance requirements and compliance validation/testing.
• Good understanding of software testing methodologies, test design, debugging, and defect management.
• Practical experience using AI coding assistants/tools such as Cursor, Claude, or Gemini.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience building or enhancing automation frameworks from scratch.
• API/REST automation experience.
• Experience with RHEL security hardening and compliance frameworks/tools.
• Experience validating platform security controls and security configurations through automation.
• Knowledge of security compliance standards and requirements relevant to enterprise/Linux platforms.
• Git/GitHub/GitLab experience.
• Familiarity with cloud-native applications and microservices.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of containerized test environments and Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Experience troubleshooting Linux/RHEL platform, security, and compliance issues.

• Experience
  3-7 years of relevant experience in Test Automation / SDET / Software Quality Engineering, with hands-on experience in Linux/RHEL-based environments.
  Role Summary
  The ideal candidate should be a hands-on automation engineer who can write robust Python/Playwright automation, integrate it into Jenkins pipelines, execute and troubleshoot tests in RHEL, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes environments, validate platform security and compliance requirements, and effectively leverage modern AI tools to accelerate test automation development.