Senior Automation Engineer

Senior Automation Engineer

Skills: Selenium | Java | API and UI Automation Testing | Karate | Rest assured| Performance Testing using JMeter| Banking Domain Expertise

Position: Senior Automation Engineer

Location: Pune (Work From Office Monday to Friday)

Experience: 6+ Years

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Automation Engineer to lead quality engineering excellence in a modern, agile, and microservices-driven environment. This is a hands-on individual contributor role where you will design robust test strategies, develop automation frameworks, and promote engineering best practices across teams.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and user-focused solutions, particularly within the banking and payments domain. The role also involves supporting cloud migration initiatives, ensuring end-to-end quality, scalability, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead in-sprint testing, shift-left quality, and test automation initiatives.
• Design and implement scalable test frameworks using Karate, Selenium, Playwright, and Rest Assured.
• Drive API and UI automation testing using Java-based frameworks.
• Perform performance and load testing using JMeter and contribute to chaos testing strategies.
• Define and monitor Quality KPIs such as test coverage, defect leakage, MTTR, and release readiness.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Developers to ensure smooth product delivery.
• Integrate testing with CI/CD pipelines and support release management for seamless deployments.
• Support cloud migration efforts and validate applications for scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Promote TDD (Test-Driven Development) and BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) methodologies.
• Utilize SonarQube and quality gates to enforce code quality standards.
• Continuously evaluate and improve testing tools, strategies, and processes to enhance efficiency.
• Stay updated with emerging quality engineering trends, automation tools, and technologies.
• Required Skills and Qualifications
• Minimum 6 years of experience in software quality engineering, automation testing, or software development.
• Strong understanding of Agile development, microservices architecture, and modern testing methodologies.

Hands-on experience with:

• Automation Tools: Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured
• Performance Testing: JMeter, Chaos Testing tools
• Languages: Java (preferred)
• CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Monitoring & Quality Tools: SonarQube, AI-based testing platforms
• Proven experience in contract testing, API testing, and end-to-end service validation.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong passion for innovation, continuous learning, and driving quality through engineering excellence.

Preferred Domain Expertise

Experience in the Banking or Payments domain is highly desirable.