QE Automation Engineer

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6 Months of contract position

Role Summary

We are hiring an experienced QA Automation Engineer for our client — a leading USA-based global bank. This is an Individual Contributor (IC) role based in Hyderabad with a hybrid work arrangement.You will be embedded within agile squads and play a critical role in validating UI flows, API integrations, and backend data consistency through a mix of manual and automation testing. The ideal candidate will have strong fundamentals in Selenium with Java, practical experience in writing or adapting automation scripts, and foundational knowledge of databases and API validation.

Must-Have Skills

Skill

Skill Depth – Specific Components/Modules

Selenium with Java (UI)

Able to create and run basic Selenium test cases using Java. Should be comfortable working with element locators (XPath, CSS), waits (explicit/implicit), assertions, reusable methods, and PageFactory/PageObjectModel patterns. Full framework ownership not required.

Cucumber (BDD)

Able to work with Gherkin syntax (Given/When/Then) and write or modify basic step definitions in Java. Should have used Cucumber in at least one project. Knowledge of tag filters or advanced hooks is not required.

Postman (API Testing)

Able to send REST API requests and validate response bodies, headers, and status codes. Should understand basic parameterization and JSON response inspection. Scripting or Postman tests are optional.

SQL / DB Testing

Should be able to run SELECT queries with WHERE clauses to validate database values. Familiarity with basic JOINs is preferred but not mandatory. Advanced query tuning or DB procedures not expected.

Agile Methodology

Participated in sprints and agile ceremonies such as stand-ups and retrospectives. Should understand user stories, estimation basics, and defect lifecycle in an iterative context.

Jira

Able to log bugs, update user stories, and track ticket status using Jira. Understanding of workflows or advanced filters is not required.

SDLC/STLC Knowledge

Should understand phases like test planning, test case creation, execution, and defect logging. Familiarity with regression planning and release cycles is expected.

Communication Skills

Able to clearly describe bugs, test coverage, and task updates in internal meetings or stand-ups. Client presentations or documentation ownership not expected.

Nice-to-Have Skills

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Skill Depth – Specific Components/Modules

Karate (API Automation)

Awareness of Karate DSL syntax and structure. Experience with Postman/REST-assured accepted as a substitute. Full test suite ownership not required.

TestNG / JUnit

Familiarity with organizing test cases using annotations like @Test, @BeforeClass. Ability to run tests via IDE or build tools. Advanced grouping or parallel execution not required.

CI/CD Integration (Jenkins / GitHub Actions)

Exposure to automated test runs triggered via Jenkins or GitHub Actions. Ability to modify or create CI jobs is not necessary.

Maven / Gradle

Should know how to run automated test scripts using mvn test or Gradle from the terminal or within IDEs like IntelliJ/Eclipse. Dependency configuration is not required.

Git

Ability to pull latest test code, commit, and push. Merge conflict handling or rebase familiarity is optional.

Cloud Testing Concepts

General awareness of testing applications hosted in cloud environments like AWS or Azure. Environment provisioning or SaaS-layer testing not required.