Senior Automation Testing Engineer

Photon(https://www.photon.com) is a fast growing global technology company, leading the industry in Digital Transformation for Enterprise. Photon is known for creating amazing mobile-first digital customer experiences and designs; and delivers technical expertise across all levels of corporate infrastructure

About the Automation Testing Engineer:

JavaScript, Postman, and Newman

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute automated API test scripts using

  Postman and JavaScript

  .
• Build and maintain

  Newman-based collections

  for CI/CD execution.
• Write strong

  JavaScript assertions

  to validate API response status, payload structure, business logic, and performance.
• Design and maintain reusable

  test frameworks, utilities, and libraries

  for API testing.
• Collaborate with development and product teams to understand API contracts and ensure effective test coverage.
• Perform

  API mocking and stubbing

  using Postman and related tools.
• Implement

  data-driven testing

  and parameterization for scalable test suites.
• Identify, track, and troubleshoot API defects and work with cross-functional teams for resolution.
• Optimize test suites for

  performance, reliability, and maintainability

  .
• Actively participate in

  Agile/Scrum ceremonies

  including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in

  API automation testing

  .
• Strong experience using

  Postman and Newman

  for API test automation.
• Proficiency in

  JavaScript

  including writing complex

  assertions and custom test scripts

  .
• Strong understanding of

  RESTful APIs

  and microservices architecture.
• Experience with

  API validations

  including headers, tokens, authentication (OAuth, JWT, API keys).
• Experience working with

  CI/CD tools

  (Jenkins & Azure DevOps).
• Experience working with cloud platforms, preferably

  GCP

• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in

  retail or e-commerce domain applications

  .
• Exposure to

  API governance

  , security best practices, and secure coding principles.
• Experience with

  Rest Assured (Java)

  added advantage.
• Familiarity with

  contract testing tools

  (Swagger/OpenAPI)
• Experience with

  performance testing of APIs

  using tools like JMeter, k6, or Gatling.

Education

Computer Science