Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Role: QA / API Automation Engineer

Location: India

Position Summary:

QA / API Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

API Automation (Must):

• Design, develop, and execute automated API test suites for RESTful services.
• Validate API responses, status codes, headers, and schemas using automation frameworks.
• Implement automated tests covering authentication, authorization, error handling, and edge cases.
• Perform request chaining, data extraction, and dynamic validations.

Cucumber (BDD) (Must):

• Write clear and structured Gherkin feature files and maintain step definitions.
• Integrate BDD scenarios with API automation frameworks like RestAssured.
• Ensure feature files serve as living documentation for business and technical stakeholders.

RestAssured Framework (Must):

• Build and optimize API automation scripts using RestAssured.
• Create reusable request and response specifications.
• Handle JSON/XML parsing and validations.

BDD Practices (Nice to Have):

• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and testers to translate requirements into executable BDD scenarios.
• Advocate and maintain best BDD practices across teams.

Test Data & Environment Management (Nice to Have):

• Manage API test data aligned with test scenarios.
• Work with mocks/stubs to simulate dependent services.
• Maintain environment configurations and ensure consistency across stages.

CI/CD Integration:

• Integrate automated API test suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions).
• Implement fail-fast testing strategies for quicker feedback loops.
• Generate detailed automation reports and ensure stable pipeline executions.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in API Automation, RESTful testing, and automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with RestAssured, Cucumber, and Java-based automation.
• Good understanding of BDD principles, test design techniques, and scenario structuring.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and build tools (Maven/Gradle).
• Ability to troubleshoot API failures, analyze logs, and debug effectively.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with test data management tools or stubbing frameworks.
• Knowledge of containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Exposure to cloud-based CI/CD systems.