Automation Quality Engineer (SDET)

This role is for one of our clientsIndustry: Technology, Information and MediaSeniority level: Associate levelMin Experience: 2 yearsLocation: GurgaonJobType: full-time

About The Role

We’re looking for a highly analytical and automation-focused

SDET

to help elevate the quality of our digital products across web, mobile, and API platforms. As an Automation Quality Engineer, you will work at the intersection of software development and test engineering—driving test architecture, automation coverage, and continuous validation strategies for fast-paced product teams.This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on solving complex quality problems, building robust automation systems, and collaborating across functions to deliver seamless, high-performance user experiences.

What You’ll Do

✅

Test Automation Engineering

Build and maintain scalable, modular test automation frameworks for web, mobile, and backend platforms.Design reusable test libraries for UI and API automation using modern frameworks like

Playwright

,

Cypress

,

Appium

, or

REST Assured

.Implement mocking, stubbing, and test data strategies to simulate real-world scenarios.🔁

CI/CD Integration & DevOps Collaboration

Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar).Enable early defect detection through shift-left testing, commit-level validation, and build health dashboards.Partner with DevOps to manage test environments and execute automated tests in parallel and distributed environments.📊

Quality Strategy & Test Coverage

Define quality metrics, evaluate test effectiveness, and optimize regression coverage.Conduct a mix of automated and exploratory testing, including functional, integration, performance, and compatibility tests.Collaborate with product and engineering teams to refine acceptance criteria and embed quality into every user story.👨‍🏫

Mentorship & Best Practices

Guide developers and junior QA engineers in automation tools, test strategies, and coding standards.Champion testability, code quality, and continuous improvement within cross-functional squads.

What You Bring

💡

Core Skills & Experience

2–5 years of hands-on experience in

test automation, SDET

, or quality engineering roles.Proficiency in a major programming language (e.g.,

Java

,

Python

,

JavaScript/TypeScript

).Strong command of UI and API test frameworks such as

Selenium

,

Playwright

,

Cypress

,

Appium

, or

Postman/REST Assured

.Deep understanding of

RESTful APIs

, microservices architecture, and structured API validation.Experience working in

Agile/Scrum

teams with ownership of sprint-level quality.🛠

Tooling & Workflow Knowledge

Familiarity with version control (

Git

) and CI/CD systems (

Jenkins

,

GitHub Actions

,

CircleCI

).Experience with test reporting frameworks like

Allure

,

Extent Reports

, or similar.Ability to analyze failures quickly and perform root-cause analysis independently.

Nice to Have

Exposure to

performance testing

tools like

k6

,

JMeter

, or

Gatling

.Experience working in

containerized environments

(Docker, Kubernetes).Familiarity with

cloud services

(AWS, GCP, or Azure) and test environment provisioning.Experience with

GraphQL testing

,

WebSockets

, or

BDD tools

(e.g., Cucumber, Behave).