Mulesoft QA lead

QA Lead who will be part of an Integration & API testing POD.

Quality Assurance Lead - Muelsoft

Duration: 1 Year

Experience - 8+ years

Type - Contract

Location - Remote

Timings - 2pm to 12am - 4 hours overlap to US timings

Requirements:

Automation & MuleSoft experience is a must

Automation Tools -> Test NG + Rest Assured

Testing scope -> Integration & API Automation testing (EAPI/PAPI/SAPI), Salesforce integration experience is required

Mulesoft experience -> Knowledge of API-led architecture, API specification knowledge, Anypoint platform experience - Runtime Manager/Exchange/API Manager/Anypoint Monitoring/Visualizer & Experience with Anypoint Studio is required for the QA Lead

DevOps automation -> Integrating automated test to DevOps pipelines (Jenkinds/GitHub Actions). GitHub actions experience is a plus.

Below are additional skills/requirements shared by the team:

Core Technical Skills

Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript, or C# for writing automation scripts.

API Testing Tools: Expertise in Postman, REST Assured, Karate, and similar tools for REST API validation and automation.

Automation Frameworks: Hands-on experience with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit, and BDD frameworks like Cucumber or SpecFlow.

CI/CD Integration: Ability to integrate automated tests into pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.

Version Control: Familiarity with Git, Bitbucket, and branching strategies for collaborative development.

Database Knowledge: SQL for data validation and backend testing.

Testing Expertise

API Automation: Design and execute automated API tests, validate endpoints, and ensure reliability across environments.

Functional & Regression Testing: Strong understanding of test types including smoke, sanity, and integration testing.

Defect Management: Experience with tools like Jira and TestRail for tracking and reporting.

Preferred Skills

Cloud & Containerization: Exposure to AWS, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes for modern deployment environments.

Performance Testing: Knowledge of tools like JMeter or Gatling.

Security Testing: Familiarity with API security principles and tools.

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional teamwork.

Additional Responsibility for Lead Role

Ability to mentor junior engineers and drive best practices.

Create detailed test strategies, plans, and cases according to project requirements.

Perform manual and automated tests to confirm coverage and quality.

Document and monitor defects in JIRA, working with stakeholders for resolution.

Apply test management and defect management practices, maintaining prioritization, tracking, and closure of issues throughout the lifecycle.

Skills Shared from Manager QE resources:

Good analytical skills.

Able to create test strategy, test plan, test scenarios, test cases.

Good understanding of Database.

Excellent written and verbal communications.

Creative problem solver and quick learner.

Be able to work independently or collaborate with others on project team

Good understanding in Confluence, JIRA and JTMF.

Understanding of QE automation framework development using JAVA and Selenium.

Experience working in GitHub.

Practical of automation development tool sets (e.g. Selenium, SOAPUI, TestNG, Maven)

Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.

Understanding of mainstream and emerging technology standards and Advancements in software test automation.

Understanding of continuous integration and delivery

Experience in working with SQL and Oracle Databases.

• Manage QA team & resources
• Ensure software quality through testing
• Collaborate with dev & product teams on test strategy
• Lead automation initiatives using Selenium & Python