Sr. Test Engineer - API Testing Job

4 - 6 years

12 - 13 Lacs

Indore Bengaluru

Posted:9 months ago

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Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled API Tester with 4 -6 years of experience in testing web services, REST and SOAP APIs, and backend integrations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing and executing automated and manual API test cases, ensuring system reliability, scalability, and performance across projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, execute, and maintain API test cases (manual and automated) to validate business logic and data flows.
  • Perform functional, integration, regression, and performance testing on REST/SOAP APIs.
  • Create and maintain test data and conduct data validation against different data sources (SQL/NoSQL).
  • Work with tools such as Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, or similar for API testing and automation.
  • Develop automated API testing scripts using tools/languages like Rest Assured, Karate, Python, or Java.
  • Collaborate closely with developers, QA engineers, and DevOps teams to ensure quality across the delivery pipeline.
  • Understand API documentation (Swagger, OpenAPI) and provide feedback to improve clarity and coverage.
  • Identify, report, and track defects using bug tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla).
  • Contribute to continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines by integrating API test suites.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards, security practices, and project requirements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
  • 3 5 years of professional experience in API testing.
  • Strong knowledge of RESTful and SOAP APIs, HTTP methods, response codes, and authentication mechanisms.
  • Experience with API testing tools (Postman, SoapUI, JMeter).
  • Hands-on expertise in test automation frameworks (e.g., Rest Assured, Karate, Cypress, or similar).
  • Good knowledge of SQL for backend data validation.
  • Understanding of JSON, XML, and data parsing techniques.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.
  • Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.

Good to Have

  • Knowledge of performance testing and API load testing.
  • Experience with microservices architecture.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based APIs (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Knowledge of security testing for APIs (OAuth2, JWT, token-based authentication).

Skills Required

jmeter sql java postman karate xml design jenkins debugging json api communication skills rest python soap ui authentication protocols nosql web services testing rest assured test automation framework integration http gitlab aws api testing soap

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