QA Automation Tester

QA Automation Engineer (Python/Django)

Location: Nerul, Navi Mumbai
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience: 1+ Years

1. About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic QA Automation Engineer with 1+ year of professional experience in Python-based test automation. This role is critical for ensuring the stability and scalability of our high-traffic Django application during its architectural refactoring into microservices. You will be instrumental in building and maintaining API and End-to-End (E2E) test coverage.

2. Key Responsibilities

Your primary focus will be on execution, quality assurance, and integration within the automated testing pipeline.

Automation Execution & Framework

• Framework Execution: Assist in implementing and maintaining the automated testing framework, focusing on the core API and End-to-End (E2E) layers.
• API Testing (Django Focus): Develop and execute comprehensive automated test scripts for all RESTful APIs, leveraging Python-based testing tools (e.g., requests, pytest) that integrate seamlessly with the Django backend.
• Regression Prevention: Build and maintain automated regression test suites to ensure that refactoring efforts do not introduce new defects into existing functionality.

Integration & Performance

• E2E Validation: Develop and execute End-to-End test cases using browser automation tools (Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium) to simulate critical user paths, ensuring the full system works correctly.
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated test suites directly into the CI/CD pipelines to enforce quality gates before deployment.
• Performance Support: Assist the DevOps Engineer by learning and running initial load and stress tests (using tools like Locust or JMeter) to measure the performance of our new microservices.

3. Required Skills & Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Experience: Minimum 1 year of professional experience in a dedicated QA Automation role.
• Programming & Testing Stack (Critical): Strong proficiency in Python for test automation. Practical experience with Python-based testing frameworks, particularly pytest, and familiarity with testing in the Django environment.
• API & E2E Tools: Hands-on experience building API tests and familiarity with an E2E browser automation tool.
• Testing Fundamentals: Strong understanding of testing methodologies and the structure of an effective testing pyramid.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Git for version control and basic CI/CD concepts.
• Basic SQL knowledge for checking data integrity and validating database operations.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Experience:

• QA Automation Engineer : 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person