API Testing-Senior Software Engineer III

Position Title: API Testing-Senior Software Engineer III- GR Job Family: IFT > Engineering /Dev Shift: Job Title Senior Software Engineer III Requirement Type Full-Time Employee Job Location Bangalore/Hyderabad/Gurugram Requirement Level Senior Associate Hiring Manager Assistant Manager Product Management II Primary Skill API Testing, DB Testing Test Automation. Business VBC, Health OS Skill Category Super Super Niche JOB POSITION Carelon Global Solutions India is seeking a Senior Software Engineer III API Testing, DB Testing Test Automation. Reporting to the Asst Mgr Product Mgmt II (IND), you will design and implement automated testing solutions for healthcare-grade systems, focusing on API validation, database testing (data reconciliation/quality checks), and end-to-end automation, partnering with engineering, data, and QA teams to ensure test coverage and release readiness. You will contribute to end-to-end delivery (scope, milestones, RAID inputs, and status updates), drive engineering excellence (defect prevention, cycle time, release stability), and help ensure secure, compliant, and resilient releases and production support through robust test strategy and automation. JOB RESPONSIBILITY Key responsibilities: Contribute to planning and execution for API testing, DB testing, and test automation workstreams, supporting sprint planning inputs, milestone tracking, and delivery forecasting for releases. Support delivery governance by providing accurate technical updates for plans and RAID items; proactively raise risks and dependencies related to test data, environment readiness, and automation stability. Drive end-to-end SDLC testing execution: requirements/test scenario readiness, test design, automation development, peer reviews, test strategy (smoke/regression), release sign-off support, and production validation/hypercare. Design and maintain an automation framework for API and integration testing (functional + negative + contract), and integrate automated suites into CI/CD for continuous testing and reporting. Perform and automate database testing: data validation, reconciliation between source/target, SQL-based checks, data quality rules, and downstream impact analysis (including Snowflake validations where applicable). Drive engineering excellence and compliance by improving defect leakage/DRE, cycle time, and release stability, while ensuring alignment with security, privacy, and healthcare compliance expectations in partnership with InfoSec/Compliance. QUALIFICATION Bachelor s degree in computer science/engineering (or equivalent practical experience). 6+ years of experience in QA automation / test engineering with strong hands-on expertise in API testing, database testing, and automation frameworks for enterprise applications. Strong experience in API validation (REST) including functional, negative, regression, and basic contract testing using tools/frameworks such as Postman/Newman, Rest Assured, Karate, or similar. Strong database testing skills (SQL proficiency) including data validation/reconciliation, data quality checks, and troubleshooting across relational databases and Snowflake (preferred). Proven experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks (Java/Python/JS) and integrating automated suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins/GitLab/GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps) with clear reporting. Experience with test strategy and execution across environments: test data management, environment readiness, defect management, and release sign-off support. Exposure to cloud-based testing setups (AWS concepts such as logging/monitoring, networking basics) is a plus; ability to diagnose issues using logs and metrics. Experience working in Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban) with strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills. EXPERIENCE Minimum relevant experience 5+ years Preferred total experience 6+ years SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Experience testing event-driven and streaming integrations (e.g., Kafka, AWS SNS/SQS, Kinesis, ActiveMQ), including validation of ordering, retries, idempotency, and DLQ scenarios. Familiarity with data validation for AWS/Snowflake workloads: ETL/ELT reconciliation, batch vs streaming checks, lineage/traceability requirements, and automated data quality rule enforcement. Exposure to DevOps/SRE-aligned QA practices: CI/CD-based continuous testing, release orchestration, observability-driven debugging (logs/metrics/traces), incident triage, and reliability measures (SLO/SLI awareness). Healthcare domain experience (claims, eligibility, provider/member data) with strong awareness of HIPAA/PHI handling, security, auditability, and compliance expectations. Experience with containerized test execution (Docker) and running automation. Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.