Description

Job Description :

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior API Automation Engineer with strong experience in Agile/Scrum environments and a background in the Financial Services industry. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in API automation, automation framework development, CI/CD, and backend/DB validation.
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Must-Have Skills
Programming & Scripting
• Core Java (Primary), Good to have: Python, JavaScript
• Cucumber (BDD)
• REST API Automation Tools such as:
o Postman / Newman
o Rest Assured (Java)
o SOAP UI
• Swagger / Open API for API contract validation
• Microservices testing
• GIT, Bitbucket
• JIRA or equivalent Agile project tracking tools
• Strong SQL knowledge
Other Technical Competencies
• Server-side automation & manual validation
• Understanding of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
• Exposure to Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

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Key Responsibilities 
1. Agile/Scrum Delivery
• 4+ years working in a SCRUM / Agile engineering environment, preferably within the Financial Services sector.
• Develop Test Strategy, Test Plans, and perform both Functional and Non-Functional Testing.
• Execute testing at API, backend, and database layers.
• Design, develop, and maintain API automation frameworks, backend automation suites, and database validation frameworks.
• Create reusable automation components and ensure framework scalability.
• Perform API Automation, including validation of REST-based microservices.
• Leverage API specification tools (Swagger/Open API) for test coverage and scenario design.
• Document test results, defects, and technical findings clearly.
• Conduct preliminary root cause analysis and recommend improvements for defects.
• Ensure all corrective actions are assigned, documented, and tracked to completion.
• Ensure project standards, procedures, and documentation are created, maintained, and followed across SDLC.
• Collect, analyze, and publish quality engineering metrics for continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines on cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP).
• Integrate automated test suites into continuous delivery pipelines.

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Nice-To-Have Skills
• Prior experience as a developer or performance engineer
• Exposure to API security testing (OAuth2, JWT, SSL)
• Understanding of container technologies (Docker/Kubernetes)

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate