Senior Automation QA 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 GCP). • Experience testing microservices architecture. • Knowledge of accessibility and cross-browser testing. • Exposure to mobile automation using Appium is a plus.