Senior Automation test engineer

Job Title: Senior Automation Test Engineer

Location: [Hyderabad – Hybrid]

Experience Level: 6–10 years

Employment Type: Full-time

Industry: Mortgage / Financial Services / Lending Technology

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Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Automation Test Engineer to lead and expand our automation testing efforts across core mortgage technology platforms. This is a hands-on role focused on designing and building test automation frameworks using Python, Playwright, and Pytest, while working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the quality and compliance of critical systems such as Loan Origination Systems (LOS), document processing tools, underwriting engines, and customer portals.

You will play a key role in delivering stable, accurate, and scalable automation that supports our business in delivering compliant and high-quality mortgage solutions.

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Key Responsibilities:

· Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end test automation frameworks using Playwright (Python) and Pytest

· Automate complex workflows in the mortgage lifecycle, including loan applications, underwriting, disclosures, and servicing processes

· Validate API integrations between mortgage systems (e.g., LOS, CRM, credit bureaus, document engines)

· Ensure comprehensive test coverage for both frontend (UI) and backend (API, database) components

· Collaborate with developers, QA analysts, business analysts, and product managers to understand mortgage-specific use cases and edge conditions

· Work closely with DevOps teams to integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps

· Perform test data management and backend validation using SQL/XML as needed

· Provide technical leadership within the QA team and help establish best practices for test automation in a regulatory-compliant environment

· Participate in sprint planning, grooming sessions, and demos to ensure testing is aligned with Agile delivery cycles

· Create reusable libraries, utilities, and maintain test documentation

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Required Skills & Qualifications:

· 6-10 years of QA experience, with at least 3 years in test automation using Python

· Strong experience using Playwright for browser automation and Pytest for test structuring

· Proven background in automating web applications and APIs, ideally within mortgage or financial services

· Understanding of mortgage domain processes such as loan origination, underwriting, disclosures, and compliance validations

· Experience validating API integrations and backend workflows in complex environments

· Proficient in SQL and comfortable working with XML/JSON data structures

· Familiarity with CI/CD tools and integration of automation into pipelines

· Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills

· Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams

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Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):

· Prior experience with systems like Encompass, ICE Mortgage Technology, Calyx, Blend, etc.

· Experience in highly regulated environments with focus on compliance and audit trails

· Familiarity with test case management tools (e.g., ADO, Zephyr)

· Exposure to performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner)

· Working knowledge of cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, Azure)