Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Automation QA Engineer with 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Playwright, Selenium, ReadyAPI, and Postman, with hands-on experience in designing scalable automation frameworks, API testing, and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

The candidate should possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication, and the ability to lead QA initiatives across Agile teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for web and API testing.
• Create and execute automated test scripts using Playwright and Selenium WebDriver.
• Perform comprehensive API testing using ReadyAPI (SoapUI Pro) and Postman.
• Validate REST and SOAP APIs, ensuring data integrity and service reliability.
• Develop reusable test suites for functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business analysts to understand requirements and define test strategies.
• Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.).
• Analyze test failures, identify root causes, and work closely with development teams for timely resolution.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and Agile ceremonies.
• Review test cases, automation scripts, and mentor junior QA engineers.
• Prepare test execution reports, defect metrics, and quality dashboards.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright for modern web automation.
• Extensive experience with Selenium WebDriver using Java, C#, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Strong experience using ReadyAPI for REST and SOAP API automation.
• Hands-on experience with Postman for API validation and automation.
• Experience in API testing, JSON, XML, REST, SOAP, OAuth, JWT, and authentication mechanisms.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and database validation.
• Experience with version control tools such as Git.
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools like JMeter.
• Experience with Docker and containerized test execution.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience testing microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of accessibility and cross-browser testing.
• Exposure to mobile automation using Appium is a plus.