Devops Architect

About NeST Digital

NeST Digital, a subsidiary of the NeST Group, delivers customized and innovative software solutions and services to customers across the globe. Backed by over three decades of engineering and manufacturing excellence, the NeST Group provides end-to-end solutions covering contract manufacturing and product engineering services. The group serves customers ranging from small and medium enterprises to Fortune 500 organizations across SCM & Logistics, aerospace, defense, healthcare, power, industrial, and BFSI domains.

Role Overview

We are looking for experienced Software Development Engineers in Test (SDETs) to design and build robust test automation frameworks covering web browser, desktop application and API testing.

The role will work closely with development, QA, DevOps and delivery teams to build scalable automation, improve product quality and enable faster, more reliable releases.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Framework Development

• Design, develop and maintain scalable and reusable test automation frameworks for web, desktop and API testing.
• Build framework components such as reusable libraries, utilities, reporting, configuration and test data management.
• Define automation strategy, standards and best practices for projects and teams.

Test Automation & Quality

• Develop and execute automated tests for web browser applications across browsers and environments.
• Automate testing of Windows desktop applications, including UI and functional workflows.
• Build and maintain API test suites for REST and other service interfaces, including functional, integration and regression coverage.
• Analyse test results, triage failures and work with developers to drive defect resolution and root cause analysis.

CI/CD & Collaboration

• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and quick feedback.
• Collaborate with development, product and delivery teams to improve test coverage, testability and quality practices.
• Review code and test designs, and mentor junior engineers on automation practices.

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years of experience in software testing and test automation, with significant experience in an SDET or automation engineering role.
• Strong programming skills in at least one language such as Java, C#, Python or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Proven experience in designing and building test automation frameworks from the ground up (data-driven, keyword-driven, Page Object, BDD or similar approaches).
• Hands-on experience in web browser automation using tools such as Selenium, Playwright or Cypress.
• Hands-on experience in desktop application automation using tools such as WinAppDriver, Appium for Windows, FlaUI, pywinauto or similar.
• Strong experience in API testing and automation using tools such as Postman, REST Assured or similar.
• Good working knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI or similar) and Git-based version control.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile practices and test design techniques.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience with performance, security or accessibility testing tools.
• Exposure to containerized test environments (Docker) and cloud platforms.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools for test generation, maintenance or analysis.
• Experience working with global customers in an IT services environment.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to architect and build automation frameworks and influence quality engineering practices.
• Opportunity to work with global customers and diverse technology stacks.
• A technically challenging role with strong learning and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science, information technology, or engineering
• Interest in learning new tools, languages, workflows, and philosophies
• Professional certifications (e.g., ISTQB) are an added advantage

Preferred Work location: Bangalore