Senior Test Automation Engineer

 

Company Name: WillwareTechnologies

Role:Test Automation Engineer

Experience:6+ Years

Location: Chennai

WorkMode:Hybrid

Job Descriptio

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We are looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented Test Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Selenium, Postman, Kafka, and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) to design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for web, API, and messaging systems. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring software quality by integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and collaborating closely with Development, QA, and DevOps teams.

Key Responsibilities: Test Automation Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, reusable, and scalable automation test scripts for web applications, APIs, and Kafka-based systems.
• Build automation frameworks for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Ensure automation code quality, maintainability, and long-term usability.

Selenium & API Testing:

• Develop UI automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver.
• Create and execute API automation scripts using Postman/Newman or similar tools.
• Validate front-end and back-end system behavior across multiple environments.

Kafka / Event-Driven Architecture Testing:

• Design and implement automation for Kafka producers, consumers, and message validation.
• Validate event publishing, subscription models, schema validations, and consumer workflows.
• Test asynchronous workflows and distributed system integrations.

CI/CD Integration:

• Integrate automation suites into Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar pipelines.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to enable continuous testing and seamless deployments.
• Support test execution in multiple environments including staging and production-like setups.

Reporting & Defect Analysis:

• Generate automation execution reports and dashboards.
• Analyze failures, identify root causes, and work with development teams on issue resolution.
• Clearly communicate testing status, risks, and blockers to stakeholders.

Required Skills:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in Test Automation Engineering.
• Strong expertise in Selenium WebDriver.
• Advanced API testing experience using Postman/Newman.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka testing (producer/consumer validation, EDA concepts).
• Strong programming skills in Java / Python / JavaScript.
• Experience with TestNG / JUnit / Cucumber / BDD frameworks.
• CI/CD tools experience (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Version control systems like Git/GitHub/GitLab.
• Agile/Scrum methodology experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Performance testing experience (JMeter, LoadRunner, etc.).
• Cloud platform exposure (AWS / Azure).
• Experience in eCommerce, logistics, or product-based environments.
• Knowledge of containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on quality.