QE Automation Engineer

Experience: 8+ Years

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana

Mandate Skills: very strong API automation skills, API, Web UI, and Mobile test automation, building robust automation frameworks, integrating with CI/CD pipelines, and driving quality across multiple platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• API Automation
• Design and maintain API automation frameworks (REST/SOAP) using tools like REST Assured, Karate, or Postman/Newman.
• Validate functional, performance, and security aspects of APIs.
• UI Automation
• Develop and maintain web UI automation scripts using Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Ensure cross-browser and responsive testing coverage.
• Mobile Automation
• Create and manage mobile test automation frameworks using Appium, Espresso, or XCUITest.
• Test across iOS and Android platforms for functionality, performance, and usability.
• General Responsibilities
• Build and execute automated regression, smoke, and integration test suites.
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Collaborate with QA, Dev, and Product teams to define automation strategy and coverage.
• Monitor, report, and analyze test execution results and quality metrics.
• Ensure scalable, maintainable, and reusable test scripts across projects.
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of QA automation experience across API, UI, and Mobile platforms.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Expertise with automation tools:
• API → REST Assured, Karate, Postman/Newman.
• UI → Selenium, Cypress, Playwright.
• Mobile → Appium, Espresso, XCUI Test.
• Proficient in Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, JBehave) and test reporting tools (Allure, Extent Reports).
• Familiarity with cloud-based device farms (Browser Stack, Sauce Labs, AWS Device Farm).
  

Good to Have

• Experience with performance and load testing (JMeter, Gatling).
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of security testing practices for APIs and mobile apps.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Grafana, Kibana, Datadog) for test observability.