Description

Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reusable automation frameworks using Python.
• Develop automated test scripts for UI, API, backend, and integration testing using Selenium, Playwright, and PyTest.
• Build reusable automation libraries, utilities, and test infrastructure components.
• Perform Functional, Regression, Integration, End-to-End (E2E), and System Integration Testing (SIT).
• Design and execute automated API tests for RESTful services and microservices.
• Validate APIs, databases, backend services, and data integrity.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and enable Continuous Testing.
• Analyze test coverage, automation effectiveness, and quality metrics.
• Participate in architecture reviews and provide quality engineering recommendations.
• Conduct root cause analysis of defects and work closely with development teams to drive resolution.
• Define test strategies, estimation, and quality plans for releases.
• Review automation code and enforce coding standards and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive adoption of quality engineering practices across teams.
• Participate actively in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills
Python & Software Engineering
• 8+ years of Software QA/Test Automation experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Python programming experience.
• Strong understanding of OOP, Design Patterns, Exception Handling, Multithreading, Generators, Decorators, Context Managers, and Package Management.

Test Automation
• Strong expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, and PyTest.
• Experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Experience with Page Object Model (POM), Data-Driven, Keyword-Driven, and Hybrid Frameworks.
• Test reporting using Allure or similar reporting tools.
• Experience implementing parallel and distributed test execution.

API & Integration Testing
• Strong experience in REST API automation.
• Hands-on experience with Python Requests library and Postman.
• Experience with OAuth2, JWT Authentication, API Contract Testing, Schema Validation, API Mocking, and Service Virtualization.
• Experience testing microservices-based applications.

Database & Backend Testing
• Strong SQL knowledge.
• Experience validating backend services and data integrity.
• Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.

CI/CD & DevOps
• Hands-on experience with Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Linux environments and shell scripting.

Quality Engineering & Leadership
• Experience defining test strategies and automation roadmaps.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead quality initiatives and mentor team members.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills
• Robot Framework or Behave (BDD).
• Docker and Kubernetes.
• AWS or Azure Cloud platforms.
• Performance testing using JMeter or Gatling.
• Kafka/Event-Driven Architecture testing.
• Contract Testing using Pact.
• Security testing awareness and OWASP fundamentals.
• AI-assisted testing tools and automation accelerators.
Success Metrics
• Automation Coverage
• Automation Stability
• Defect Leakage
• Defect Detection Efficiency
• Test Execution Efficiency
• CI/CD Pipeline Success Rate
• Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR)
• Release Quality and Production Defect Reduction

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree